I can definitely say that I have never traveled this much in my life. It has been a crazy couple of months. Don't take me wrong, I love it! It just takes a little getting used to. Last night was the 3rd night in five weeks that I have slept in my own bed. It felt real nice!

This last trip to the Midwest was very good to me. It started off with an interesting travel day that resulted in being upgraded and given free round trip tickets anywhere that Alaska/Horizon flys. And we still got to Minneapolis at the same time that we planned on. Needless to say Brayton and I were pretty excited. From there we rented a car and waited for Marshall and Evelyn to arrive before crashing at Mickey Scott's house. Thank you Mickey!!! The next morning we drove up to Grand Rapids, MN and found the cheapest hotel in town that had availability and a kitchenette. It was a bit of a dive but worked out just fine.

Mt. Itasca had the best 2.5Km loop of the yea ... Read More »

Special Violet and Nickel during todays ski. The skate course looks like it will be a 5k, twice around for the men. A shorter loop is being preped for the classic since the snow is too thin to lay tracks in the woods. After a poor showing for the women's sprint (13 athletes), this weekend looks to be shaping up for some great competition. NMU's girls, inluding the Lindsays along with Morgan Smyth are rumored to be attending. The CXC, Caitlyn and Laura, duo will be ready to tear it up again after their 1,2 finish in the freestyle sprint. And Nicole DeYong will be back on course after sitting Wednesday out. Currently being housed by Dennis Kruse and his pups, Franklin and Ella (seen above), Colin, NIcole and I woul ... Read More »

We came, we skied, we were on the podium! Read More »

The most fun I've had since i slammed my hand in the car door a few years ago. Read More »

Don't know why only one photograph came up on those last two...Ill give it one more shot. Read More »

A day's story, told mostly through photographs, inside... Read More »

I don't have results but here are some photos from this mornings Madison Spuare Sprints qualifications. Photos by Zack Simons. Also a photo, taken by Rick Kapala, of last night's women's team sprint podium. Check inside now and later. More to come post finals. Read More »

It was a good day for FSx. Nicole DeYong and I pulled through in second, while Caitlyn Compton and Laura Valaas took the top step. In the boys race, Rodgers and Simons finished up in an impressive third (Zack has been sick this week and is taking tomorrow off). It is after 10pm, we just finished dinner and start up again with the qualifiers in the morning at 9am. Hammer. Photos inside... Read More »

<> This is the street at 5:30pm. Moving into the hotel an hour ago, a man mentioned the cold weather. I suggested we might have snow on the road by morning. He said "no way!" I said "want to bet?" 6pm, the dump trucks rolled in.<><><> and then there was snow...<><> and the kids were happy...<><> they spread it around...<><> and built bridges... ... Read More »

Houghton version 1.0 has concluded and the FSx team has found a spacious cabin to train from until the Madison races. The snow is plentiful and the temperatures are characteristic of winter, which is nice. Photos to come from our new abode. Here are the shots from the men’s team sprint, pretty much the only race I was able to photograph during Nationals. Enjoy. Photos inside. Read More »