What is your go-to pre-race meal?
My pre-race meal typically consists of oatmeal with nut butter, a banana, and some plain Greek yogurt. If it's quite a while before I race, I might also have some eggs on the side. The mix of proteins, carbs, and fats will give me staying power, while being easy to digest. As a backup plan, I travel with jar peanut butter and either toast or muesli that I can soak in milk the night before. Transcript: "Monty wants know my pre-race meal is so this is really a cool one because I try to be really flexible and have multiple pre-race meals that would work for me. So I've got a plan to be planning to see plan because sometimes on the road, you don't know what you're gonna get, and you don't really have control over the foods, you're provided with, at different hotels, in different countries around the world. So my go-to is oatmeal with some sort of nut butter, like peanut butter, almond butter, or something, and a banana. And maybe some plain Greek yogurt. And if it's quite a while before I raise, I might also have some eggs on the side. So I'm getting a mix of proteins, some carbon carbohydrates and some fats for staying power, but it's all pretty easy for me to digest especially like, I know, banana peanut butter oatmeal, like, that's gonna stay down. No matter what my backup plan is. I actually travel with jar peanut butter so it's peanut butter. Butter on toast on otherwise like muesli if I can soak it the night before in almond milk or oat milk or something, to make sure it's easier to digest. So I've got a number of options that I know are going to work for me."
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What is your go-to pre-race meal?
My pre-race meal typically consists of oatmeal with nut butter, a banana, and some plain Greek yogurt. If it's quite a while before I race, I might also have some eggs on the side. The mix of proteins, carbs, and fats will give me staying power, while being easy to digest. As a backup plan, I travel with jar peanut butter and either toast or muesli that I can soak in milk the night before.
What was it like racing in the Olympics after having food poisoning the day before?
Racing in the Olympics after food poisoning was difficult, but I was able to stay focused on the task at hand and push through it with a positive attitude.
How long after you won the silver medal 🥈 did it take for you to be able to talk with your parents, sister and Wade?
It took around 10-12 minutes after winning the silver medal to talk to my family, husband, and teammates. I had food poisoning 30 hours before the start and collapsed at the finish line. My teammates and other medalists took care of me and then Tom face timed Wade and the watch party in Park City Utah so that I could see them and let them know I was okay.
How do you prepare 2-3 days before your race?
Two to three days before a race, skiers will travel to the venue and do intervals and strength training on Tuesday. On Wednesday there will be an easy distance workout and then on Thursday they will do race prep like testing out skis, practicing on the course at different levels of intensity, and doing pickups. The morning of the race, skiers will jog for 5-10 minutes to wake up the body.
How does your preparation differ leading up to sprint races, as opposed to longer distance races?
My training leading up to sprint and distance races isn't that different. However, my race prep the day before is a bit different in that I may do more intense efforts for a sprint to make sure my body is awake and firing on all cylinders.
For young racers (U16) wanting to bring more nuance to their sprint racing, what are some key sprint race strategies you'd suggest?
I would suggest playing around with different tactics, like following someone or doing sprint intervals with your team. Also practice starts with your team to get comfortable reacting to the start gun and being surrounded by other people.