Iris & Emma battle at the Longhouse boards After facing 200+ starts in competitions across 11 different sports, I was not nervous when I entered my first season of Axe throwing. I just felt ready. I was at peace with whatever happened, at least until I started doing well. Then I thought, I could be good at this. That's when the nerves slowly kicked in. We have all experienced that weird sensation of trying something brand new and just being good at it for no reason. At that moment you can't help but wonder, what if I can be great? As an adventure writer I've had many opportunities to step into the breach. There were many beginning moments that filled my imagination with wonder but something would always come up short. I might have looked like a professional at times but the skills never quite matched the uniform. Alex & Paige representing Peterson's Bike Team As a mountain biker I had strong technical skills but weak lungs. As a BMX racer I had explosive leg p