As I have previously written, the most common question I have been asked this summer has been “how do you train for skiing during the summer?” Somewhat to my surprise, […]

Last Saturday the weather was beautiful and perfect for a kayaking day trip on Lake Ontario – stable high pressure, neither too hot nor humid, a moderate SW wind, and […]

For most of this summer I have been training on my own, so it was high time to visit my coach Petr in Orillia. A week and a half ago, […]

Two weeks ago I had the pleasure of heading to Vermont for a change in training routine. Vermont is an American state known (at the risk of perpetuating stereotypes) for […]

As skiers, we do a lot of training on hills. Running up hills, hiking up mountains, cycling up hills, or striding up hills with ski poles – we do it […]

As part of my training I have been traveling to Ottawa to compete in the Ottawa Lions Track and Field Club Twilight Series races. These are track meets open to […]

Some say they become inevitable with all the training and various activities that we take part in as athletes. I am speaking of accidents and injuries. Last Sunday I was […]

On Sunday June 16th I participated in something called a Spartan Race. Specifically this was a Spartan “Sprint” event. It was advertised as 5km run with 15 or more obstacles […]