After many many hours training with my small CXC group in Hayward, WI this summer and fall, there is only one week until our first race of the season! Next Friday we get to race a 10km classic race on the Rendezvous ski trails and finally see if all of our training has resulted in faster skiing. We made it through the boring, lonely training season and now the real fun starts!

Plus, now is the time that we get to reconnect with all of our skiing friends from around the country. I can't wait to get to see my old Whitman teamates and coaches, as well as a few other Whitman Alumni! Racing is a great way to make friends, and every race weekend is a small reunion. I'm excited about all of the old friends I will get to see this race season as well as the new friends I will assuredly make.