20+ Questions for NJDT’s Claire Grall
Age: 18
Hometown: Ottawa ON
School: University of Ottawa, part-time, Biomedical Sciences
Other work commitments: Help with coaching on occasion
Racing Category this Season: Junior Women
Sponsors: The Grall-Johnson clan
Major Racing Goal this season: Win a NorAm Sprint
Favourite snack of all time? Fresh Kettleman’s bagel
Worst training experience ever? Most skate rollerski Time Trials
If you were a Harry Potter character, who would you be? Nymphadora Tonks… Or Errol (Weasley’s family owl)
Favourite race course/location? Lappe, Thunder Bay
Do you want to climb Mt. Everest? Not since I read Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer
Double poling or striding? Double pole!
Worst pre-race food consumed? Anytime I don’t have my pre-race half banana
Most impressive teammate you’ve been around, and why? Zoë for her gutsy racing and drive
Best race experience? Whistler Nationals 2013 7.5km skate mass start. All the Nakkertok girls crushed it
What inspires you most? Beating my brother
Facebook/Snapchat/Instagram/Twitter? Instagram
If you could only eat one food for the rest of your life, what would it be? Son of a Beech burger from “The Works”
Sundby or Johaug? Sundby
Best training experiences ever? Any stadium sprints at Nakkertok South
If you had to compete in a summer Olympic sport, what would it be? Tennis or 4×100 relay
Hardest workout completed, and why? Eating dinner in under half an hour
What movie have you watched the most number of times in your life? Probably Star Wars VI
Book you’re reading right now? The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
What is the most epic workout you’ve ever done? Skiing on the Dachstein or long hikes in the Adirondacks as a Junior Girl
Bowling or mini-golf? Bowling