6/15/10
Who knew how much Massachusetts had to offer?
I am happy to report that I am once again back in our little house in Caribou. The past ten days or so I have been residing at my sisters in Worcester, MA. I enjoyed some quality time with my family there, including my new born niece, Jaclyn. I also enjoyed exploring what Massachusetts has to offer for the outdoor enthusiast. With some help from my brother-in-law, Nick, I was pleasantly surprised with what I found.
Mount Wachusett was just down the road and offered a great deal of trails to run on. I was also able to get a great ski walking interval session in going up the alpine hill. The roads, while rather narrow, provided good rolling terrain and some beautiful outlooks, (when not totally fogged in), while biking.
Below are a few snap shots taken during or after different training sessions. I enjoyed my time there but am now happy to be back on the roads of Caribou rollerskiing and biking and the trails of Nordic Heritage running and of course shooting!
cheers,
BethAnn
6.6.10
Mars Hill and so much more
The last few weeks have brought lots of new adventures, of all different kinds. I always enjoy the variety in training through May. Mountain biking, paddling, ski walking, swimming and so much more. The sunny skis of May have made these great adventures even more enjoyable, not to mention have helped my garden grow greatly and quickly. May has also brought a great deal of new teammates to the County, creating some great company and support through all these hours of training. I am looking forward to spending more time training with both the biathlon crew in Fort Kent and the Nordic team in "the South" of Aroostook.
A good number of the biathlon crew and Nordic crew came together last weekend in the first official race up Mars Hill. While it is quick, it is always guaranteed to also be painful. It is also a great workout to push you into that painful place most of us haven't visited since the end of last years racing season. Doing it this early in the year also gives us all a great marker of our fitness. I, for one, am looking forward to running Mars Hill again after a few more weeks of training under my belt. I've got many great goals to work towards in the months ahead, and a p.r. in the Mars Hill run is one stepping stone to reaching those goals.
Thanks for checking in. New pictures coming shortly,
BethAnn
5.3.2010
Happy (belated)May Day!
Things are officially rolling again. Last week things seem to pile on quicker and higher than I ever would have imagined. Thankfully they were pretty much all good things. I am back in training mode, or at least slowly getting there. It is a fun time of year to get mostly easy hours in doing all sorts of different activities. I only wish I could get a better workout while gardening. I can't quite justify writing those hours in on my training log.
This weekend I had the opportunity to get a lot of hours in on my bike while helping out with Fresh Track Adventures first trip! We were in Notre-Damn-Du-Lac, Quebec staying at an amazing place called Auberge la DolceVita. Amazing food, great accommodations and a ton of enthusiasm from all the riders made for a fun trip. Fresh Tracks Adventures is a new company my husband, David is a part of. (Check out their web-site at www.makefreshtracks.com). It is a bike tour company focusing on lifelong fitness and living well through cycling tours. They have number of great trips planned for the year ahead, including two trips to biking through Italy.
It was great to get a chance to ride with new faces from different backgrounds. While we all live very different lives we all share an excitement for healthy, active living. This weekend trip gave us all a chance to do just that. Thanks to all the riders for a great weekend.
Cheers to making many more Fresh Tracks!
BethAnn
