Well fall is in the air and that makes us ski racers a
little jumpy. We are both excited and nervous for what is to come. I always go
through twice as many emotions as leaves this time of year. Ski racers
everywhere are putting the final touches on our physical conditioning, moving
from strength to more power based workouts. Some of us raced in South America
and New Zealand but everyone else is left with the question: ‘how will I stack
up?’ Luckily we still have a little time to polish ourselves, both our mind and
our body, before snow covers the slopes.
Hopefully our
skis have come in and we are getting them prepared for Colorado. As a speed
skier I spend a lot of time and wax around now to get speed skis as fast as
possible before going out of the gate in November. It is a pain in the ass,
especially for those of us who don’t have a technician but at the end of the
day you need fast skis and so I do it.
Some of us are back in school now and trying to adjust to a
new year. Though I am not one of these people anymore (phew) this was always
the time of year where you needed to both get on top of everything and present
a good front to your teachers (a good impression now will do you wonders after
a month away in December).
I am always happy to see the backside of summer. The cooler
temperatures do wonders when I am working out. I can finally cook delicious
soups for dinner. When evening comes I get to snuggle in front of a warm fire,
perhaps with a cozy cat on my lap. Luckily we have a green house so I still get
to enjoy fresh basil and tomatoes even despite the hard frosts we have begun to
get. Yes fall is great and despite the fact that I only get to enjoy about 5
weeks of it I enjoy every minute.
It is almost time for Soelden! Good luck to all the world
cup racers out there I know I am excited to see who is hot this season. Soelden
has often given insight on who will be hot this season and I expect no less
when the World Cup descends upon the glacier for the season opener. I’m excited…
are you?
