I am at the U.S. Ski Team training camp in Whistler, British Columbia, Canada. (Also known as the home of the 2010 Olympic Games!!!) We are training hard and sharpening our skills for this upcoming season. With the Olympics less than 6 months away, its impossible to ignore the excitement that is growing in all the athletes and the coaches.

Yesterday morning our workout was classic intervals around the Olympic Sprint course. We split into groups and hammered around the course and raced to the finish line. It was extremely exciting to have the opportunity to rollerski HARD with the best in the world on the Olympic venue.

Because sometimes chasing your dreams involves chasing the best in the world!

Liz Stevens, me, Kikkan Randall, and Morgan Arritola

Yesterday I hopped onto a plane and flew to Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada to meet up with my teammates and coaches for an offical US ski team training camp. We loaded up the van and made the drive up to Whister (the home of the 2010 Olympics, which is just a few short months away!) When we arrived we unloaded the van, changed into running clothes and went for a run that ended at a lake. After we all jumpped in and swam around for a while we were told to ’shower right away and scrub really well, because that lake gives people swimmers itch’. (So far, so good… I made it through the night and I am still itch free!!!)
This morning we had a nice distance rollerski and this afternoon we will be lifting some heavy weights in the gym. We will be training our butts off the next several days, and I’m looking forward to some great workouts!

Sorry about the technical difficulties I was having with my website. It should be all fixed now, and I will do my best to get you up to speed…
I spent 5 weeks training out in Park City, Utah with the U.S. Ski Team Coaches earlier this summer. Training was going awesome out here, and when it was time for me to fly back home I didn’t really want to leave. So I talked to my coaches and told them that I wanted to move out here! They were excited and so was I!
I flew back to Minnesota, spent a week with the family and I visited Allergy Associates of LaCrosse (my headgear sponsor from last season). Then I drove to Marquette to gather my belongings and spend a week there, then I drove back to Minnesota to spend another week with my parents.
Then I packed my car and drove across the country!!! Now I am back out in Park City training hard and feeling great.
That should help get you up to speed for now… much more to come!