I'm finally getting settled into my new home as an athlete with MWSC. I was lucky enough to get free housing in a cool little farmhouse along with a few other athletes. Technically it's in Fort Fairfield for those of you who care, but we're right on the town line with Presque Isle. It's a great place. We have a ton of rhubarb growing, and we've already frozen some. I've tilled a nice big garden plot, and I'll start planting this week. We are about 100 yards from the ski trails at the Nordic Heritage Center (where we do most of our skiing), and we have access to tons of single-track trails for running and biking. It's awesome! We also have a ton of land that we can explore and do stuff with. Hopefully, we'll be able to build a climbing wall in the barn too.
This weekend, I have blood-lactate testing and an uphill time trial. Then we're going camping for a couple days to do some paddling... should be fun. I've been doing a lot of odd jobs around town so far, but not official employment. I modeled for the UMPI drawing class's final exam, I've worked at four local track meets, and I've been picking rocks for a local potato farmer. I'm not getting rich, but at least I'm not starving yet either. I've also applied to coach a local middle school xc running team in the fall, which would be fun. I should hear about that in the next few days. I really hope I get that one.
Anyway, it's been hot and sunny here, and I need to get outside again now.
Love and Adventures,
Toast
1 comment:
That blood lactate thing sounds delicious.
Post a Comment