From The Tip Of My Ski

ME: Blue SKy Basin, VAIL from Mark Agcaoili on Vimeo.

The day is coming soon...

when my nephews become equally as good as me at skiing. Each time I get to ski with them I'm just so impressed with how much they improve. We have a great time and they love skiing and pushing themselves to get better. Watching Cole ski moguls down The Burn at Breck is so cool. The kid has to wait for me! Watching Luke taking moguls down blue-black runs without second guessing himself is awesome. And to think we have Mak, Quinners and Shank the Tank yet to learn how to ski or snowboard...man we're going to have one heck of a big ski family. Below is a great video of Cole and Luke being the fearless great skiers they are. Love'em!

Skiing Breckenridge... from Mark Agcaoili on Vimeo.

longest training ride of the season so far

Nothing like riding back home to Denver after doing the Gateway ride in Boulder. Ouch that hurt. Legs are feeling stronger with each ride but the endurance and top end is lacking. It's exciting to see my teammates going well and with two months to go before the important races we are on track to do great things.

Fat Nation

It's great to see our First Lady take charge in the fight against obesity and especially with the focus being on the kids. Our country is fat and only getting fatter. We don't see it as much in CO because the lifestyle of one who lives in CO typically involves hiking, skiing, running, cycling, etc... Now head east and you'll find some big folks in the midwest. I'm from Chicago and I swear the Wal-mart isles are wider. Back to the kids. I can only hope more emphasis is placed on getting states to mandate physical education. Kids will eat whatever they want and whenever. If they can't get their Doritos at school they'll get them on the way home from school. That said, we should push to help educate kids on healthier food choices but still place more focus on physical education. It's splits up the day at school, relieves stress, raises their metabolism and keeps them sharp for the second half of the day. If they play after school sports even better but if not well then at least they get their 20-30 minutes of exercise that so many docs say is important in maintaining a healthy weight. Let's see what happens.
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My Sisters Rock!

As much as our family skis and snowboards it's very rare that we get to hangout together but when we do it's fun, a lot of fun. I get a good laugh when I see my sisters face plant and they get a kick out of me taking a digger. I had a chance to ski with my sister Claudine yesterday and man she's a great snowboarder. For someone who hasn't done it for a long time and doesn't get many days in I'm truly impressed. Check her out.

Cruising Around Breckenridge from Mark Agcaoili on Vimeo.

Look for footage of my other sister Christine ripping up the moguls with her skis. I can't wait.