A New Season, A New Team

After a long silence on my blog, I am back and I am here to touch on a new topic: my cross country skiing experiences! This year will be my first year skiing as a professional skier on the CXC elite team. I will take a moment to introduce myself as a skier.

I have been skiing for about nine years. I started my freshman year of high school on the Peak Nordic ski team based out of Southeastern Wisconsin. After watching how much my older brother Luke enjoyed being part of the team, I decided to join. Tagging along to the Birkie in middle school was my first ski memory. I remember how exciting the atmosphere was on Main Street as I watched finishers ski in. After graduating high school, I stayed active with the Peak Nordic team coaching summer camps.

I went on to ski at Northern Michigan University, where I am studying elementary education. I will be completing my student teaching in the spring. This gives me the opportunity to focus on training during the fall and racing over the winter.

I am really excited to have the opportunity to ski again this upcoming year! I am ready for some excellent summer training. I have spent most of May training in Wisconsin where I have enjoyed the variety of great roller skiing terrains offered. It is amazing how many lakes I can go by in one distance ski. This is especially convenient for cooling down at the end of a long ski. This upcoming month, I am traveling to Europe where I will be training with some former NMU teammates in Germany, Austria and Sweden! More pictures and adventures to share in the upcoming months.