So I have this habit (its more of a problem/disorder actually) of collecting roadside items, mostly useless junk, whenever I’m out training. (more…)

If you read many of the other ski team blogs out there, you may think that I’m speaking metaphorically: that I can’t wait for the season to start and that I’m praying for snow and that I have some deep desire to win.  That’s not what I’m talking about.  (more…)

We’re in the midst of lactate testing here in Bend to try and figure out some training zones for the fall. This summer we did a field test on roller skis, but yesterday I was in the XC Oregon (and by that I mean COCC) Physiology Lab to do a test on the treadmill. My last treadmill test was 3 years ago at SMS, (more…)

After spending a week on the east coast scraping together the pieces of my life that I left there (skis, winter jackets), I’m back in Bend. I made the decision to not return to the life of the collegiate racer this year and instead race for XC Oregon. (more…)

• 7800:  pole plants during a 2.5 hour double pole rollerski (approx 52. poles per minute)
• 4:        poles or tips broken between Marshall, Levi and Brayton in the last week, none of which resulted from a crash
• 15:      approx. speed in MPH that Jason Tedrow averaged in the uphill XC Oregon skate time trial to set the current course record
• $160:  Retail price to replace all 4 wheels on Marshall’s classic skis
• 3:        Rollerski INTERVAL workouts done by Brayton and Marshall  in the last 4 days
• ???:      Number of times circumnavigated Awbrey Butte in the last three months

Five elite athletes, covering three endurance sports gathered today at the base of Pilot Butte to contest the inagural Pilot Butte Challenge. This challenge, not to be confused with (more…)

I’ve just finished a high volume week in what has been a great month of training.  Thought I might share how much (and what) I’m doing. (more…)