Hi all! Also apologies that I am super late in contributing. My name is Sophia and I live in Rockport, WA, in the Upper Skagit valley/North Cascades. I am not training for a specific event, but rather to increase my aerobic base and strength without injuring myself for the hundredth time. I’ve done a couple other virtual training programs this past year through Cascade Endurance (Methow-based) which were good but I think I have too many physical asymmetries to jump into harder programs without working on the base first. So I’m starting at the lowest level and will hopefully progress through time while also being able to ski as much as possible once the snow flies in earnest.
I do forestry research and have spent my career hiking around the deserts/mountains/forests and collecting data. The past several years, my job has become a more even split of office/field time and I’ve noticed I cannot simply keep up my fitness from work alone like I used to and so cannot just jump right into ski season full blast or train injury-free for a running race without first building that base. I like to ski my brains out but somehow always feel like I’m lagging behind the dudes I’m with and can’t keep up on the uphills. To that end, if anyone is based in northern WA and would like to connect, let me know. Always on the lookout for more women to ski with!! I live in a pretty rural area – there just aren’t many folks here.
I am definitely one of those people who always underestimates what they’re capable of while simultaneously working way too hard in training activities. It’s really great to be part of this program with all you inspiring women to help build confidence and knowledge, while also being reminded to slow it down!
Cheers,
Sophia