Anna French, Nordic & Biathlon
What is your Instagram handle?
@anna.french
What is your hometown?
Plymouth, MN
What is your favorite race venue?
Crosscut Mountain Sports Center, MT
What is your go-to pre-race song/soundtrack?
“No Hell” by Cloud Cult
What other hobbies and/or side gigs do you have going on?
Doing graduate school and research in the Boyd lab at MSU! This summer I have been studying microbes to understand how they meet their metabolic needs using metal sulfide clusters. My graduate research will be focused on the influence of seismic activity on microbes deep in the subsurface of Yellowstone National Park. Both these projects aim to address questions relating to the origins of life.
What would an ideal day look like for you?
My ideal day would be waking up in a tent, going for a long run adventure in the mountains with my teammates and friends, climbing in the afternoon, enjoying tacos for dinner, and watching the stars by a campfire at night. Or it would involve achieving my lifelong goal of becoming a true Minnesotan by jumping in all 11,842 Minnesota lakes. But really, any day outside is a good day.
Any sponsor shoutouts?
Department of Microbiology at MSU :)
