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April 3 & 4, we went to Sheep Mountain Lodge for the Oosik Classic Ski Race. The race itself was hectic - we drove up the morning of because I was sick the day before. So we didn’t get many pictures of the race, but we took plenty the next day to make up for it.
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The Little Su 50K is the shorter version of the Susitna 100 race through frozen Alaska.
March 1
I was determined to not let the fact that this weekend’s Tour Of Anchorage was canceled ruin my weekend. I had to develop a plan to break the downward spiral that was my emotional state. Linda and I thought about heading north into the mountains for a couple days of skiing, while staying at a rustic mountain lodge. Sounds great, doesn’t it? But our other option was to stay in town and watch the ceremonial start of the Iditarod.
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February 1
It has been many months since I last wrote a journal entry. It seems that when my dream of making the 2002 Olympic Team ended, I felt like there was no reason to keep sharing my story with everyone. But after quite a few months away, I am now in the middle of another winter and I have the urge to write again. Actually, I’ve had the urge all along - just look at all my work on my new general ski racing site, FasterSkier.com. But FasterSkier, as well as my job as a website designer and maintainer, meant that this site suffered from neglect. But I now realize that all those other sites are for, and about, other skiers. This site is simply about me, with no ads to sell or website sponsors to please or censures to tell me what I can and can’t say, and there is something very rewarding and therapeutic in that. (more…)
Tuesday, Jan 6
Partly Cloudy
Currently: -16˚ F
Feels Like: N/A˚ F
Hi: N/A˚, Lo: -19˚
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