Author: Chandra Crawford

It’s been an amazing and busy week in Canmore. With tons of press conferences, interviews and team meetings followed by tremendous racing action and Sara Renner’s fabulous bronze medal in the classic sprint here at the best stop on the world cup circuit: Canmore. The town celebration included putting snow on two blocks of main street for the whole weekend and so so many good times were had on that snow by many people and it looked really magical.

Fast and Female jumped at the chance to ski in town and we had 100 girls out for a very unique and fun event. Our sponsor COLD-FX sponsored the live performance by international group “Drum Cafe” was really cool and we boogied hard with our local Zumba instructor, Maria, leading the way. A great warm up! Check out our zany instructors in the photos below.

Brooke Gosling, Sara Renner, Rhonda Jewett, Sarah Daitch, Madeleine Williams, Mallory Deyne, Sekwan Trottier, and Sarah Murphy were rock star BBFF’s (Best Buy Fast Females) and our great friends Kikkan Randall and Liz Stephen, American Olympians who are spreading the F&F love across North America brought their amazing energy. The BBFF’s are what make the events so memorable and the girls get to meet some incredible role models.

Special thanks to the BBFF’s, volunteers, Best Buy, COLD-FX, The Lambert Bros, The Jocabecca Foundation, Lululemon, Buff, The Canmore Rotary Club and everyone who made this event possible. Dan Roycroft’s time and images are much appreciated – check them out below.

I haven’t had that much fun since… the last Fast and Female event!

Friday I’m off to the Opening Ceremonies and my first race will be Wednesday, February 17th in the classic sprint.

Spread the Love, Dominate the World!

It’s been an amazing and busy week in Canmore. With tons of press conferences, interviews and team meetings followed by tremendous racing action and Sara Renner’s fabulous bronze medal in the classic sprint here at the best stop on the world cup circuit: Canmore. The town celebration included putting snow on two blocks of main street for the whole weekend and so so many good times were had on that snow by many people and it looked really magical.

Fast and Female jumped at the chance to ski in town and we had 100 girls out for a very unique and fun event. Our sponsor COLD-FX sponsored the live performance by international group “Drum Cafe” was really cool and we boogied hard with our local Zumba instructor, Maria, leading the way. A great warm up! Check out our zany instructors in the photos below.

Brooke Gosling, Sara Renner, Rhonda Jewett, Sarah Daitch, Madeleine Williams, Mallory Deyne, Sekwan Trottier, and Sarah Murphy were rock star BBFF’s (Best Buy Fast Females) and our great friends Kikkan Randall and Liz Stephen, American Olympians who are spreading the F&F love across North America brought their amazing energy. The BBFF’s are what make the events so memorable and the girls get to meet some incredible role models.

Special thanks to the BBFF’s, volunteers, Best Buy, COLD-FX, The Lambert Bros, The Jocabecca Foundation, Lululemon, Buff, The Canmore Rotary Club and everyone who made this event possible. Dan Roycroft’s time and images are much appreciated – check them out below.

I haven’t had that much fun since… the last Fast and Female event!

Friday I’m off to the Opening Ceremonies and my first race will be Wednesday, February 17th in the classic sprint.

Spread the Love, Dominate the World!

This video was done for a quarterly Best Buy Head Office employees’ meeting. It was a quick summary of everything I’ve been working on… Enjoy!

This video was done for a quarterly Best Buy Head Office employees’ meeting. It was a quick summary of everything I’ve been working on… Enjoy!

This video was done for a quarterly Best Buy Head Office employees’ meeting. It was a quick summary of everything I’ve been working on… Enjoy!

This video was done for a quarterly Best Buy Head Office employees’ meeting. It was a quick summary of everything I’ve been working on… Enjoy!

This video was done for a quarterly Best Buy Head Office employees’ meeting. It was a quick summary of everything I’ve been working on… Enjoy!

Check out some cool articles about Fast and Female in The Vancouver Sun and The National Post!

Also, there’s a neat video on The Vancouver Sun’s site as well!

Check out some cool articles about Fast and Female in The Vancouver Sun and The National Post!

Also, there’s a neat video on The Vancouver Sun’s site as well!

Check out some cool articles about Fast and Female in The Vancouver Sun and The National Post!

Also, there’s a neat video on The Vancouver Sun’s site as well!

Check out some cool articles about Fast and Female in The Vancouver Sun and The National Post!

Also, there’s a neat video on The Vancouver Sun’s site as well!

… preparing for the Olympics by ski touring in the mountains.

This was Sara Renner’s comment to Devon and I as we reached our high point for the day at 2700 meters on a unique high altitude training session last week.

Devon and Sara had both just recently returned from the Tour de Ski race and we were all keen to do our long and high workout in the most energy-giving manner possible: backcountry ski touring.

My Dad, Glen and Sara’s husband Thomas Grandi joined us for what was an incredible 5-hour tour from 1900 to 2700 meters. The great company sweetened the deal of getting all the physiological benefits of such a workout and on top of that we were rewarded with phenomenal views and a refreshed connection with the mountain environment that in so many ways defines us.

Photos by Devon “D-200” Kershaw.

… preparing for the Olympics by ski touring in the mountains.

This was Sara Renner’s comment to Devon and I as we reached our high point for the day at 2700 meters on a unique high altitude training session last week.

Devon and Sara had both just recently returned from the Tour de Ski race and we were all keen to do our long and high workout in the most energy-giving manner possible: backcountry ski touring.

My Dad, Glen and Sara’s husband Thomas Grandi joined us for what was an incredible 5-hour tour from 1900 to 2700 meters. The great company sweetened the deal of getting all the physiological benefits of such a workout and on top of that we were rewarded with phenomenal views and a refreshed connection with the mountain environment that in so many ways defines us.

Photos by Devon “D-200” Kershaw.

… preparing for the Olympics by ski touring in the mountains.

This was Sara Renner’s comment to Devon and I as we reached our high point for the day at 2700 meters on a unique high altitude training session last week.

Devon and Sara had both just recently returned from the Tour de Ski race and we were all keen to do our long and high workout in the most energy-giving manner possible: backcountry ski touring.

My Dad, Glen and Sara’s husband Thomas Grandi joined us for what was an incredible 5-hour tour from 1900 to 2700 meters. The great company sweetened the deal of getting all the physiological benefits of such a workout and on top of that we were rewarded with phenomenal views and a refreshed connection with the mountain environment that in so many ways defines us.

Photos by Devon “D-200” Kershaw.

… preparing for the Olympics by ski touring in the mountains.

This was Sara Renner’s comment to Devon and I as we reached our high point for the day at 2700 meters on a unique high altitude training session last week.

Devon and Sara had both just recently returned from the Tour de Ski race and we were all keen to do our long and high workout in the most energy-giving manner possible: backcountry ski touring.

My Dad, Glen and Sara’s husband Thomas Grandi joined us for what was an incredible 5-hour tour from 1900 to 2700 meters. The great company sweetened the deal of getting all the physiological benefits of such a workout and on top of that we were rewarded with phenomenal views and a refreshed connection with the mountain environment that in so many ways defines us.

Photos by Devon “D-200” Kershaw.

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Sharing her grandmother Barb’s birthday of February 1st, Aria Grandi is an incredible little girl who brings big smiles to the ski team whenever she hangs with us. Sara tones her buns of steel by towing Aria around on occasion while the half pint ski-star-in-training works Sara harder than any coach, yelling: “Faster!” Already fluent in Italian and refusing to snowplow while charging downhills, she is a hilarious and adorable addition to the Bow Valley’s favorite family. Keep up with their news as Sara and Thomas crusade for climate change HERE.

Sharing her grandmother Barb’s birthday of February 1st, Aria Grandi is an incredible little girl who brings big smiles to the ski team whenever she hangs with us. Sara tones her buns of steel by towing Aria around on occasion while the half pint ski-star-in-training works Sara harder than any coach, yelling: “Faster!” Already fluent in Italian and refusing to snowplow while charging downhills, she is a hilarious and adorable addition to the Bow Valley’s favorite family. Keep up with their news as Sara and Thomas crusade for climate change HERE.

Sharing her grandmother Barb’s birthday of February 1st, Aria Grandi is an incredible little girl who brings big smiles to the ski team whenever she hangs with us. Sara tones her buns of steel by towing Aria around on occasion while the half pint ski-star-in-training works Sara harder than any coach, yelling: “Faster!” Already fluent in Italian and refusing to snowplow while charging downhills, she is a hilarious and adorable addition to the Bow Valley’s favorite family. Keep up with their news as Sara and Thomas crusade for climate change HERE.

Sharing her grandmother Barb’s birthday of February 1st, Aria Grandi is an incredible little girl who brings big smiles to the ski team whenever she hangs with us. Sara tones her buns of steel by towing Aria around on occasion while the half pint ski-star-in-training works Sara harder than any coach, yelling: “Faster!” Already fluent in Italian and refusing to snowplow while charging downhills, she is a hilarious and adorable addition to the Bow Valley’s favorite family. Keep up with their news as Sara and Thomas crusade for climate change HERE.