Hello! Hannah here, checking in here from Bozeman, MT. The snow is starting to fly, and I’m getting stoked for the season to begin! This fall as flown by insanely fast and has been filled with lots of intensity, some quality training hours at camp, a good amount of work and coffee, along with some time for rest. At the end of September, I was able to compete in my first (and only) running race of the summer/fall. The Jim Bridger Trail run was a 10 mile, point to point race in the Bridger mountains right above Bozeman. It felt great to put a bib on again and got me excited for races this winter! At the beginning of October, my team (the BSF Pro Team) drove to Park City for a two-week training camp. In Utah we were joined by the Sun Valley Gold Team, the Crosscut Pro Team and the skiers from the University of Utah. During this camp we were able to do a lot of great interval intensity sessions, log some quality training hours, and gear up for two time trials at Solder Hollow. My time in Utah was one of the most valuable training camps I have ever been to. Being around so many fast skiers and fun energy really helped me to make some nice improvements in my fitness. I was also able to nail down and fix some technique problems that I have been struggling with all summer long. Although training camps are not completely necessary, I think that getting yourself out of your normal routine and into a new environment can prompt and inspire you to push yourself and make changes in your skiing that you otherwise wouldn’t have. After camp was over, I was sufficiently tired and in need of some rest and recovery. This year, I am trying to make a better effort at prioritizing my recovery- especially after big training blocks like the one I just had. I’ve been working on going to bed a bit earlier, taking naps (which I’m still so bad at doing), not overscheduling myself, and making sure I am getting enough electrolytes and fuel. After making some of these small adjustments over the past few months, I have been recovering a lot faster, have more energy, and am able to train more in the long run. After some covid testing, I ventured up to Alaska to visit my college teammates. And I arrived just in time for the first snow in town! Now I am heading back home to start training with my team again and hopefully get on snow soon in Bozeman!!
Thanks so much for reading, and I hope to see you all on the trails soon!-Hannah Rudd
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