There has been much going on this spring. To start out, I am excited to say I am moving to Bozeman, Montana and joining the BSF ski team. This year has been mentally and physically taxing (look at past blogs for more details), and I need a new start...
I always have a to-do list. There is never a time without a task. I don’t understand you people who are bored. There is always something on the list that should have been done yesterday. The tasks never sound like much, but are all necessary in running the “Jennie...
Sooo….. this happened on our Scando Trip….great team bonding, great entertainment, great way to chill out when it’s easy to over stress! Boys cabin vs girls cabin music video contest. (Dont forget to up the video Quality on your page, click the small wheel below the video!) Girls video…....
There are times when I just don’t feel like writing, so here’s a picture book for ya: My Tour de Twin cities week was packed. I have been gone alot of the winter, so when I am back, there is so much I want to fit in. I held...
Two races down, three more to go. My distance is coming back! Thank god. It’s really fun knowing so may people out there being apart of the race scene in some shape or form, and having a great cheering squad of Midwesterners. Thanks guys (: Womans podium todays classic...
Skate Sprint! So CLOSE in the A-final! Need to work on that skate lunge apparently. Inches away from two national titles. Speaking of, check out my Concept2 Blog HERE
Life is unpredictable, so might as well roll with it. Jennie Bender, Classic Sprint US National Champion, happened this week. Was I excited? OH hell yeah. Am I ready for more? You betcha. Am I back to my old self? No, definitely not. This is what’s scary. I don’t know...
I get sports massage when I can, especially during the race season. Sometimes my body gets to a point where I cant stretch enough to get it back to equilibrium, so a massage helps speed up this process. If you are in Minneapolis, and want a quality sports...
On Saturday night a couple weeks ago, post the Bozeman sprint, the house was a bustle with packing and making plan B travel arrangements. I decided to head home early to Vermont, but wanted to watch the Quebec races, especially since home is only an hour from the Canadian...
I chuckle to myself as I think of the emotional roller coaster I have conveyed recently through this blog. Starting in July it has been 1) Shocked 2) Angry 3) Hopeful 4) Antsy 5) Despair 6) Determined 7) Frustrated 8) Sad, and currently but surely not lastly 9) Worn-out with...
They say a blogger should write about the bad, as well as the good, so here I go. Facts: Skate sprint. Qualified 18th (not good). Captured second in my quarter final (good). Dead last in my semi final (not good). Health: Today I am tired. Not normal sprint day...
Winning the Classic Birkie - a great moment (and a very cold one!)