# @drewpeterski on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/C33qvE7s1Q8
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/21552838-drewpeterski-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2024-02-27T23:43:48.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Drew Petersen (@drewpeterski) — https://gondola.cc/drewpeterski

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Type 2 tutus—tomfoolery and tough too—together, times two. 

I’ve worn a tutu twice in 2024 and both times were a hootenanny of a good time. First up, easy_dog and drewtookapicture told me that there was a legendary nordic race in Crested Butte—the Alley Loop—the weekend before we’d be there anyhow. The distance? A marathon. Screw it, why not. Second, the Leadville Loppet, seemed like a dose of everything I love about Leadville and the Leadville community. So frankeltaylorchef and I went for it with a half marathon. 

Not so long ago, I never would have allowed myself to explore a (basically) new-to-me sport in the middle of ski season. And I certainly never would have raced, mostly due to insecurity. But this has been so darn fun to skate ski for the first time since I was 10 years old. And it’s been the best cross-training I’ve ever done for building towards running season. 

In CB, most folks had costumes. In Leadville, very few were wearing costumes, and as I got passed on a downhill, the woman who passed me said something like “I love your tutu, but it might not be the most aero 😜.” I replied, “I hadn’t even thought of that 😂.” 

And therein lies the lesson I’m learning through nordic skiing, these races, and wearing a tutu. Lead with fun, and the rest will fall into place.

#1DSTY #SkiAndEnjoy

📷: easy_dog & annamaeflynn 
P.S. The last clip is from me falling 100 yards from the finish line while attempting a sprint finish in the Alley Loop, my second fall of the race. I only fell once in the Loppet, so you could say I’m getting better. 😜

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