Shakespeare and Shamrock Shakes in the Arena
Resilience is that superpower you can’t buy or fake or put on a resumé. Showing up in the ski racing arena builds an arsenal of it.
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Four Tips for Sanity on the Long Road
It’s crunch time. How can you have high aspirations, without tanking performance? Polyvagal Theory can help.
For the Love of Ski Dads
For Valentine’s season, a tribute to my fave ski dads, and a love letter to the all the ski Dads who light the fire in us.
Looking for Light in the Wintry Mix
It’s that time of year, when we all could use some color and a little inspiration. This reading list may help. So would sunshine.
The Cargo Net to Success
Last weekend served up some of the most inspiring moments in ski racing, thanks to some unlikely, hard-won successes.
Gifting Time
As in all sports, ski racing has as many paths as players. It would be grand if we could celebrate them all.
Thanks, Turkeys
A Thanksgiving shout-out to all the moms, dads, friends and support crew who bring their A game to the table.
It’s Fire (up) Season
It’s cold and the snow guns are firing! We’re prepping for ski season nice and easy here, with a recap of some fave recent articles and some familiar themes.
Chill Out, Re-Boot, Spring Forward
Sometimes it feels like the chilly treadmill that is winter will never end. The car will always be wet and filthy, the socks will stay stinky, the dry skin will remain stuffed under layers of fleece, and the weekends will be a blur of thawing feet and reheated leftovers. And then finally, it happens. The ice releases all the snow off the roof, spontaneous on-mountain picnics appear, parking lot tailgates pop up, the costumes come … » read more
The Long Road: Friends, Fans and Family Edition
It’s March 1, which means it is time for the annual re-posting of “The Long Road,” a RacereX post that originally appeared 11 years ago. It is timed to coincide with the beginning of “Champs Season”—when anxieties reach a fever pitch in the ski racing world—as a way to give some perspective. The Long Road is part treatise/part plea to chill out; to look beyond the results that tend to drive us into a frenzy, … » read more