It was pointed out to me the other day that most of you are unaware of my... Other Blog. Gasp! as if one lauravalaas blog wasn't enough of a nuisance! Anyway, my other blog is one that I keep up for In The Arena. It has some stuff from this blog but also some different posts. There's also a talented roster of my fellow ITA teammates that have blogs and are doing fantastic things with their sport and with their community:

Tim Broe, Runner
Matt Chisam, Decathlete
Nicole DeYoung, Nordic Skier
Karl Erickson, Shot/Discus Thrower
Zoila Gomez, Marathon Runner
Sarah Groff, Triathlete
Sara Hall, Runner
Mike Hazle, Javelin Thrower
Gabriel Jennings, Runner
Zack Simons, Nordic Skier
Laura Valaas, Nordic Skier
Kate Whitcomb, Nordic Skier

Also, Wednesday is the deadline to turn in your application for the Salomon Athlete Force. If you are interested in or already use Salomon skis, boots, or bindings and want to be a part of the Salomon Athlete Force check out the Salomon AF Information sheet. There's room for applications at several levels of support for athletes, coaches and hometown heroes. If you want to apply you can download the application here and make sure to send it in to Andy by April 30th.

On an even more random note: I'm in the market for some lime green bar tape. yeah... I haven't seen any anywhere so if you happen to have noticed some in your local bike shop or know who makes it, I would love to have a phone number of such a bike shop or any hints as to how I might obtain such a fabulous new look for my road bike.