Biography

I started cross country skiing at the age of seven. I was asked at my local daycare in Pakenham, ON if I would like to try the sport by Heinz Niederhauser, who soon became my first coach. I started skiing and racing in the National Capital Division and loved it. Every weekend there was a different race somewhere and a chance to meet up with all my friends and team mates.

When I was 14, I started racing the Ontario Cup series races. I qualified for the Ontario team that year and represented the province at my first national championships, held in Canmore, AB.

I spent 2 seasons training with the National Team Development Centre in Thunder Bay, ON before I made the move to Canmore last spring to train as a member of the newly formed Alberta World Cup Academy team. I am now starting my second season on the Academy.

With 2 world junior championships, an under 23 world championship, and four world cup races under my belt I am looking forward to another great racing season that will be filled with new adventures and hopefully some new opportunities that will lead me closer to achieving my goal of representing Canada at the Olympics.

Thursday, November 26, 2009

First Race

Hey Everybody,
Yesterday was my first race of the 2009/2010 season. We are currently in the U.S. racing in West Yellowstone at an altitude of somewhere around 7000 feet (aka HIGH!). Yesterday we had a sprint qualifier (only the qualifier, because USA is picking their Olympic sprinters based on just qualifying results--not heats). It was the longest sprint that I have ever done. It was 1.4km and it took the women over 5min!!! This is a huge difference compared to the normal 3min sprints. I suffered through and ended up in 24th. Eeee... I've got some work to do. I felt pretty flat throughout the race, but hopefully that is just because I am knocking off the rust from not having raced in 6 1/2 months.

Tomorrow I will sit out the 10km skate race, as was planned, to give my body a bit more of a rest before the 5km classic race on Saturday.

Now, I think it is time for me to go and cash in on some American thanksgiving chow!

Later,
Kate
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