Lars Flora is a two-time Olympian. He skis for the Saab Salomon Factory Team and the Alaska Pacific University Nordic Ski Center. This article first appeared in Ski Post – http://www.skipost.com. Learn more about the Saab Salomon Factory Team at http://enjoywinter.com.
It is said The Twelve Days of Christmas helps young Catholics to learn their faith. This is all good, but besides the good food, carols, singing around the Christmas Tree, the presents, the in-laws, the visit to Santa Claus, and the endless list of Holiday activities, everybody needs a good training plan for the Holidays. For all the snow lovin’ masters, juniors, and everyone else here is a sample of my training plan to work off those double fudge truffles. What’s your plan for the Holiday Season and the New Year?
On the first day of Christmas my true love sent to me:
One Set Of Intervals @ 90-95%, 6 x 4 min (build into first two intervals), classic, Total Time – 1:45
On the second day of Christmas my true love sent to me:
Anaerobic intervals 12 x 1min, Skate TT – 1:45
On the third day of Christmas my true love sent to me:
Distance with 10 x 15 second speed, Classic, Total Time – 2:00
On the fourth day of Christmas my true love sent to me:
![](http://new.fasterskier.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/lars_flora-08-09-factory.jpg" "Lars Flora 08-09 Factory Team image")