Justin Freeman made his first trip on skis at the age of about 30 hours. He has been self powered on skis since 27 months, and has been racing continuously since he was seven years old. While Justin is still in retirement denial, he became a father in October of 2006, and lives with his wife and daughter at New Hampton School in New Hampton, NH, where he teaches mathematics and physics and coaches cycling. His primary goal this season is to win his second significant ski marathon (and first since 1999).

I love cross country skiing for it's dynamic and health-oriented nature, and find learning technique and how to use it both meditative and gratifying. I'm really excited to have a place to post my adventures and training experiences here on FasterSkier.com. Skiing fast is all about living well and maintaining a high level of coolness in your life, so I will be writing about Nordic skiing, backcountry skiing, mountain running, camping, traveling, all with a training and racing lifestyle twist because that's how it should be.

Sun Valley Ski Education Foundation (SVSEF) is proud to join the FasterSkier Blog Team. Based in Sun Valley, Idaho, SVSEF provides training and coaching in four disciplines: Nordic, Alpine, and Freestyle skiing, and Snowboarding. All programs offer a team structure to provide training to athletes competing at both developmental and nationally competitive levels. The Nordic program consists of four different teams: the Olympic Development Team (ODT), the Competition (Comp) Team, the Prep Team, and the Devo Team. Athletes from the ODT and Comp Team will contribute to this blog as they train, race, travel, and live the life of an elite ski racer. Hopefully this will help to spread the ‘All In’ attitude across the country… Read On!

Hey everyone and welcome to my blog!! I was stoked when the guys at Fasterskier.com asked me to come on board for this project. Not only did it give me an excuse to finally buy a digital camera, but it’s also a great way to show people what it is like out on the World Cup. On this blog you’ll get a little bit of training talk, a small amount of racing recap, but mostly you’ll get glimpse behind the scenes as we travel to different world cup races and a look at what it’s like to be an international ski racer. I will be sending in updates any way I can via computer and cell phone, and whenever possible posting photos and video clips. So stay tuned!!

Hello ski fans! Welcome to my Fasterskier Blog! I am very excited to have this opportunity to share my experiences as an international ski racer and bring everyone along for the ride. Through this blog I hope to provide a female perspective, covering a variety of topics including random thoughts from the trails and racing details, as well as photos and videos. It’s sure to be a wild ride so check back often. Cheers!