20 Questions for Patrick
Age
18
Hometown
Ottawa, Ontario
Racing Category this Season
Junior Man
Sponsors
Ma and Pa
Major Racing Goal this season
I don’t even know how the circuit I’m on works…
What inspires you most?
Kieran’s pre race speeches
Favourite workout?
Dunton Tower stair climb
Strongest technique?
Classic striding
Best race distance?
Long distance
How do you swap your rollerski tips?
Seven minutes before I leave for practice and with several skin burns
What song do you want to hear before you start a big race?
DMX’ “X Gon’ Give It To Ya”
One travel item you can’t go without?
Buff
What’s the most epic workout you’ve ever had?
Long Adirondak Hike 2013
Favourite skier?
Carrington Pomeroy III
Where will skiing be in 5 years?
Hover skis
Worst training experience ever?
Every time we do visitor’s center loops
Most scared you’ve ever been during a race?
The millisecond before I hit the fence at Easterns 2014
Best sport (after skiing)?
Redbull’s Crashed Ice
Are visors cool?
No.
Favourite race course/location?
Duntroon
Petter or Marit?
Marit. I have a poster of her in my room.
When do you call track (in meters back of competition)?
When my tips smash the back of their boots
Worst pre-race food consumed?
No breakfast. Just a raspberry flavoured gel.
Klister or hardwax?
Klister. Twice as hard to apply but half as effective
Favourite Taylor Swift song?
Long Live