Nationals are coming

As most of you have heard or experience first hand here in Anchorage this week, it is cold. That aside the skiing has been sweet! Classic tracks were finally put in around the classic course and everything is in really good shape for the races. 

It has been fun to see everyone from Outside up here. They seem to be dealing with the dark and unusually cold temps pretty well and are pretty fired up to be here. The moose have been keeping them entertained out there as well.

The forecast looks cold for the races but it should be above zero on the days I go. I will only be doing the two distance races next week. It was a tough call to sit out the team sprint. Anders and I are both skiing well, but this year I am trying to race a little less and focus on preparing to perform well when I do race. That part sounds a little obvious but if you race all the races you can, the chances of skiing well in late February are pretty slim. 

Baby Hazel is doing really well and is letting Mama Annie sleep most of the night. She's starting to smile as well which is cool to see.