I survived my first classic practice with Vakava last night! Whew, what a relief. I was incredibly nervous, not going to lie. We skied for an entire hour an a half, with very few breaks. Very unlike any other classic workout I’ve done! With Sisu skiers, we tended to rest fairly often. When I’ve skied…
Wow, what a whirlwind of a two week period. I applied and interviewed for a postion with Red Wing Shoe Company mid-May. I wasn’t really looking for a position, I just came across it one day. The posting was for a “business unit controller” — they were looking for someone to provide analysis and recommendations…
I’m exhausted! I have no reason to be — I’ve been sleeping decently (well, decent by my weekday standards, which probably aren’t that decent) and haven’t been running or skiing hard. My only guess is that I came back after the marathon too quickly. Last Thursday I noticed that I was a little dizzy after…
Gotta love long weekends — especially long weekends where the weather is as nice as it was! 🙂 My goal was to do 2 workouts a day Fri, Sat, Sun, and Monday. I want to start back into the running, but also try to rollerski a little (I feel so behind!). Goal almost accomplished, and…
I’ve decided: I’m going to try a fall marathon. I gave myself a while to think about it, so I could be sure that I’d be committed. It’s really demanding to train for one, and I wanted to make sure I was mentally ready to start another cycle. It’s been really nice to take time…
if I didn’t spend as much time as I do on running and skiing. This week has been really nice — taking the first half of the week off and then running whenever I felt like it/however far I felt like during the 2nd half. It’s great! I actually have time to run errands and…