Here is a short list of the many items available at tonight’s silent auction.
There will of course be much more stuff available, be sure to bid early and bid often!
Hello Everyone,
Since I’ve been getting a number of emails asking how to donate funds to my “Pathway to the Olympics,” here are a few ways that is possible:
A huge thanks to everyone who contributes. If you have any questions about thoughts on other ways to sponsor please see the Sponsorship page for information and how to contact me further. Thanks, Caitlin
Classic Rollerskiing – Level 3 Intervals – Edina, MN
Well, it has been far too long since I have updated but I have not been wasting any time. After a few months of feeling awful and a very long break from training I woke up one morning feeling great again. I made the difficult decision as an athlete to not train and let myself return to 100% before I resumed training again. I had a few people urging me to just keep training but I have been training and racing for a long time and I realized that I was not getting better or faster by doing this. So I hung up the the shoes and rollerskis and just waited.
I have now been training and working with Piotr Bednarski and feeling like my old self again! We have been conservative in our approach but kept our goals high and the results have been awesome. I am happy to be working with Piotr (I have known him as my coach and friend longer then any other coach). Piotr exemplifies a great coach, he took me under his wing this fall and helped me when others thought I wouldn’t make it. Thanks, Piotr
Pre-Season Ski Party and Birthday Bash/Fundraiser for Caitlin Compton
Please come to our Pre-Season Ski Party and Birthday Bash/Fundraiser for Caitlin Compton. Proceeds go to Caitlin’s Pathway to the Olympics – covering costs specific to training and competitions. Everyone is welcome; there will be lots of fun, food and drink (including some great homebrews). A silent auction will include goods from Caitlin and her journey this far, as well as items/services from ski companies and local businesses. Everyone will receive a free, limited-edition poster, signed by Caitlin.
When: 7PM – November 7, 2009 (Caitlin’s Birthday!)
Where: 20 Black Oak Rd, North Oaks (Cheryl and Jeff DuBois’ home)
RSVP: Please RSVP at evite.com: Brew-Ski for Caitlin
Questions? Call Cheryl @ 651-486-9585
If you can’t make it, but would still like to donate to the cause, click here for more information. (You can still get a signed poster, too.)
Co-Hosts:
Ahvo Taipale/Finn Sisu
Gear West
Andy Turnbull/Hoigaards
Piotr Bednarski
Ben Popp
Dave Christopherson
Hilary Patzer
Angie Robinson
Mary Beth Tuttle
Mary Vancura
Michele and Brent Oja
Kevin Ivens
In just under 2 weeks I will once again be moving. I have moved about 8 times in the past 4 years and I am hoping to stay put for a little longer this time. I am not moving very far from where I live now, only about two miles, but the area is quite a bit different.
I currently live in a part of Minneapolis known as Uptown. It is a vibrant area just southwest of Downtown that boasts tons of small shops, coffee houses, art galleries and restaurants. It is a fun place to live with so much going on all within walking distance. The only trouble with living in Uptown is the cost of living here. Ben and I don’t get to experience Uptown the way others do because we are always on a budget but it’s fun to be around it all.
Last year Ben and I were lucky to get our current apartment because they needed an on-site caretaker. We had a huge reduction in rent but the work was pretty hard and sometimes really gross. When we heard, after a year of living here, that they no-longer needed us to care-take we knew immediately that we couldn’t afford to live here! So it was time to move elsewhere.
Our budget is pretty tight so we ended up searching through tons of apartments and most were too much for us. I finally found the perfect spot last week! We had a list of criteria that we were looking for but most important was the price.
It is an upper unit in a duplex located in the Harrison Neighborhood of Minneapolis. We now have a big backyard, a huge basement, free laundry and the ski trails are a block and a half from my door! We will care-take at our new apartment too so we will be saving some on rent but doing some extra work too.
With Theodore Wirth Park (the site of the 2011 XC Junior Olympics) outside my back door there are countless recreational activities available. I will be contacting the local high school called Harrison Academy and will begin working with their students this fall. I will update soon about what the plans are for the upcoming weeks.
I am also happy to report that my symptoms have subsided and I am back to feeling like myself. Training has been going well and my energy has been great!
Lahti entered his first phase of training ever this past month. He began with some easy walks and is now up to about an hour and a half of running with some short sniff and water breaks.
Thanks to the support of Midwest Mountaineering I was able to outfit Lahti with his brand new Skijoring Harness, shock leads, and his high performance training food:) I also got him some saddlebags so that he can carry his own water and snacks on the long runs.
While a lot of skiers are vacationing in tropical or unique places I am staying home to start my kid’s programs and play with my new dog.
Well the season is over and I am very very tired. The women have raced almost 60K this week and the men over 100K! Our season ended up in Fairbanks, AK. The weather, snow, and trails were perfect for every event.
We have all packed our bags in the excitement of getting home, however we are also at the mercy of a volcano!
Mt. Redoubt has been sending plumes of ash all week almost 50,000ft in the air. The airport has been canceling flights all week so we are all hoping to get home sooner than later.
We have a new member of the household here in Minneapolis. His name is…well he doesn’t have an official name yet! We have been calling him anything from “dog” to “sable” to “Kate Moss.”
He is a 3 year old Alaskan Husky that Ben, my boyfriend, and I rescued from the Minneapolis Animal Humane Society. He was a transfer from another agency and arrived with a few other Huskies that were all rescued together. He is going to make a great running and skiing companion someday. Right now though he is very skinny and extremely shy. The goal will be to start him with a few walks a day and gradually increase to short runs once he starts to gain weight and get adjusted to being on a leash. Hopefully we can get him out in the woods, although still on a leash, by early summer!
We are excited to give him a second chance and hope he enjoys living with us.
Just a quick update. I just returned home from the award ceremony where Kikkan Randall made history! She was second today in the Skate Sprints here at the World Championships! Very inspiring.
After a tough 15K I learned that a few more days to adjust to the time change is a good idea, expensive, but a worthwhile investment in the future. I am also excited to be skiing the Anchor Skate Leg in the Women’s 4 X 5K relay on Thursday!!! The team will be Kikkan Randall, Morgan Arritola, Liz Stephan, and Me:)
Pictures soon!