20+ Questions for NJDT’s Laura Inkila
Age: 19
Hometown: Thunder Bay
School: Carleton University, full-time, Child Studies
Racing Category this Season: Junior Woman
Sponsors: Rudy Project, One Way, the lizard and my dad
Major Racing Goal this season: OUA Allstar
Favourite snack of all time? Anything with peanut butter
Worst training experience ever? Not finishing a workout because I was injured
If you were a Harry Potter character, who would you be? Ideally Sirus Black, but probably Hagrid
Favourite race course/location? Any race course at Lappe
Do you want to climb Mt. Everest? There are other things I would rather do… too much walking
Double poling or striding? Striding
Worst pre-race food consumed? Finnish Pancakes
Most impressive teammate you’ve been around, and why? Myself; I spend a lot of time alone
Best race experience? Classic 5km at Easterns 2011 as a midget
What inspires you most? Birkenstocks
Facebook/Snapchat/Instagram/Twitter? Snapchat
If you could only eat one food for the rest of your life, what would it be? Peanut butter
Sundby or Johaug? Simi Hamilton
Best training experience ever? Skiing not in a cloud in Austria
If you had to compete in a summer Olympic sport, what would it be? Basketball
Hardest workout completed, and why? Lake Placid track sprint workout. It was running and sprinting at the same time.
What movie have you watched the most number of times in your life? Remember the Titans
Book you’re reading right now? Who reads books?
What is the most epic workout you’ve ever done? Skiing in a cloud in Austria for 3 hours
Bowling or mini-golf? Mini golf – 2016 Lake Placid Champion