a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_H2SCM3lmKm8/SnsT-5XdPsI/AAAAAAAAAgc/QXEu5THfHm8/s1600-h/100_3292.JPG”img style=”display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;” src=”http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_H2SCM3lmKm8/SnsT-5XdPsI/AAAAAAAAAgc/QXEu5THfHm8/s400/100_3292.JPG” border=”0″ alt=””id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366905352214101698″ //abr /Ball Mtn Dam is one of favorite places to train. The pavement is great, the terrain is varied, but most importantly, it is quiet. Today we were skiing for over 2 hours and we only saw 1 car. It is a great place for us to do technique, speed and intensity because we can ski in groups and not have to worry about traffic. br /The road is a dead end road that drops down to the dam (pictured above). From the Dam, the road climbs up a 850 meter hill (site of our d-pole test) and then levels out and rolls past the gazebo and out to rte 30. The road is only 2.5 km long (making a 5km loop) so distance can get boring, but for everything else, it is perfect.br /Today we had a nice day, dry air and temperatures at 60, you gotta love it!br /a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_H2SCM3lmKm8/SnsSEmAObbI/AAAAAAAAAgU/kuiXMlM1Bgw/s1600-h/100_3295.JPG”img style=”float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;” src=”http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_H2SCM3lmKm8/SnsSEmAObbI/AAAAAAAAAgU/kuiXMlM1Bgw/s320/100_3295.JPG” border=”0″ alt=””id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366903251072347570″ //abr /a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_H2SCM3lmKm8/SnsRm9T5G6I/AAAAAAAAAgM/xrQB8MVmEu4/s1600-h/100_3296.JPG”img style=”float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;” src=”http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_H2SCM3lmKm8/SnsRm9T5G6I/AAAAAAAAAgM/xrQB8MVmEu4/s320/100_3296.JPG” border=”0″ alt=””id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366902741932776354″ //abr /a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_H2SCM3lmKm8/SnsQ9ItEWrI/AAAAAAAAAgE/3uck6DtrefA/s1600-h/100_3305.JPG”img style=”float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;” src=”http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_H2SCM3lmKm8/SnsQ9ItEWrI/AAAAAAAAAgE/3uck6DtrefA/s320/100_3305.JPG” border=”0″ alt=””id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366902023436655282″ //abr /For todays workout, we started with 30 minutes of warm-up/technique drills, then did 2X1km level 3 uphills, our uphill test (1km) and then a warm down with 6-8 group leg speeds. Here is Russell doing a pick-up.br /Times: Patrick 2:42, Skyler 2:42, Doug 2:45, Bridger 2:46, Cameron 2:51, Austin 3:04, Megan 3:29, Rachel 3:37, Mae 3:44, Karmen 3:47, Maddie 3:49, Heidi 3:51, Gage 3:56, Alyssa 4:17, Russell 5:20, Mackenzie R 6:53. br /a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_H2SCM3lmKm8/SnsLq7bzhEI/AAAAAAAAAf8/cIF-g26ic9s/s1600-h/100_3299.JPG”img style=”float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;” src=”http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_H2SCM3lmKm8/SnsLq7bzhEI/AAAAAAAAAf8/cIF-g26ic9s/s320/100_3299.JPG” border=”0″ alt=””id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366896213078803522″ //abr /a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_H2SCM3lmKm8/SnsLL6sYGgI/AAAAAAAAAf0/hX0i334NqbA/s1600-h/100_3301.JPG”img style=”float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;” src=”http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_H2SCM3lmKm8/SnsLL6sYGgI/AAAAAAAAAf0/hX0i334NqbA/s320/100_3301.JPG” border=”0″ alt=””id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366895680303929858″ //abr /a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_H2SCM3lmKm8/SnsKodA3bnI/AAAAAAAAAfs/6nq94K5y38o/s1600-h/100_3303.JPG”img style=”float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;” src=”http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_H2SCM3lmKm8/SnsKodA3bnI/AAAAAAAAAfs/6nq94K5y38o/s320/100_3303.JPG” border=”0″ alt=””id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366895071041384050″ //abr /And, for our nature shot of the day, check out the worlds smallest frog jumping from Mackenzies hand (frog is right below her thumb… click on the picture to make it bigger if you can’t see it).br /a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_H2SCM3lmKm8/SnsJ0teNHLI/AAAAAAAAAfk/S490rnLxlFI/s1600-h/100_3302.JPG”img style=”float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;” src=”http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_H2SCM3lmKm8/SnsJ0teNHLI/AAAAAAAAAfk/S490rnLxlFI/s320/100_3302.JPG” border=”0″ alt=””id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366894182106209458″ //adiv class=”blogger-post-footer”img width=’1′ height=’1′ src=’https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4680416899705879324-8626123972055019922?l=smsxc.blogspot.com’//div
