Heeeere’s Tommy!
A win for Tommy Ford is a win for old style ski racing, where great skiing, a good club, community support and perseverance can be enough.
A win for Tommy Ford is a win for old style ski racing, where great skiing, a good club, community support and perseverance can be enough.
Recently, a reporter asked me what makes ski racing so uniquely challenging. In case you need to remind yourself, or anyone else, here are a few reasons why.
If you are new to “championship season” welcome to the show! And now, relax–you’re in for a long ride.
Last year I spent the most spectacular weekend of fall standing around on a landfill. I was not alone. Many parents were there too, watching our many children chase soccer balls back and forth across said landfill, and a host of other once-barren areas that had been repurposed into mega soccer complexes. These fields are needed to accommodate the seemingly bottomless rosters of young soccer players, many of whom were in the process of kicking … » read more
It was a typical evening scene in our house. My husband and I were chatting about current events lite—weather, gas prices, potential carpet colors—while my youngest son was ensconced in a project at the kitchen table, paying us little to no attention. That is, until the conversation turned to Tyler Hamilton’s newly released book, The Secret Race, and Lance Armstrong’s demise. From his seat at the table my son suddenly engaged into our discussion. “You … » read more