a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_H2SCM3lmKm8/TP7LSxrugoI/AAAAAAAAFeo/lisCpoeukxw/s1600/IMG_9979.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/TP7LSxrugoI/AAAAAAAAFeo/lisCpoeukxw/s400/IMG_9979.JPG” border=”0″ alt=””id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548095314401854082″ //aOur days start with a pre-breakfast run and stretch.br /a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_H2SCM3lmKm8/TP7KMYUFOSI/AAAAAAAAFeg/f3M3X6ZItMg/s1600/IMG_9980.JPG”img style=”display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;” src=”http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_H2SCM3lmKm8/TP7KMYUFOSI/AAAAAAAAFeg/f3M3X6ZItMg/s400/IMG_9980.JPG” border=”0″ alt=””id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548094105000950050″ //aAt 8:30 we head up to the ski center for our morning workout. We usually ski from 9-11. Today was an easy day. We split up into pairs with an older skier helping a younger skier for 25 minutes of technique work. This is a great way to have the older skiers really think about what they are doing and how to help correct technique issues and it is fun for everyone. br /a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_H2SCM3lmKm8/TP7KAM1z5yI/AAAAAAAAFeY/tZZU9VT45KE/s1600/IMG_9987.JPG”img style=”display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 292px;” src=”http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_H2SCM3lmKm8/TP7KAM1z5yI/AAAAAAAAFeY/tZZU9VT45KE/s400/IMG_9987.JPG” border=”0″ alt=””id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548093895762765602″ //abr /a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_H2SCM3lmKm8/TP7J1OuMWII/AAAAAAAAFeQ/9rPO9hs7CQo/s1600/IMG_9989.JPG”img style=”display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;” src=”http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_H2SCM3lmKm8/TP7J1OuMWII/AAAAAAAAFeQ/9rPO9hs7CQo/s400/IMG_9989.JPG” border=”0″ alt=””id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548093707289122946″ //abr /a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_H2SCM3lmKm8/TP7Jo3-W9nI/AAAAAAAAFeI/sydAMGeA7KQ/s1600/IMG_9993.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/TP7Jo3-W9nI/AAAAAAAAFeI/sydAMGeA7KQ/s400/IMG_9993.JPG” border=”0″ alt=””id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548093495024481906″ //abr /a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_H2SCM3lmKm8/TP7JaRe-lTI/AAAAAAAAFeA/ogHzaMK7wM4/s1600/IMG_9995.JPG”img style=”display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;” src=”http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_H2SCM3lmKm8/TP7JaRe-lTI/AAAAAAAAFeA/ogHzaMK7wM4/s400/IMG_9995.JPG” border=”0″ alt=””id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548093244174144818″ //abr /a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_H2SCM3lmKm8/TP7JNp4911I/AAAAAAAAFd4/-UCZk2jbowc/s1600/IMG_9996.JPG”img style=”display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;” src=”http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_H2SCM3lmKm8/TP7JNp4911I/AAAAAAAAFd4/-UCZk2jbowc/s400/IMG_9996.JPG” border=”0″ alt=””id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548093027387299666″ //abr /a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_H2SCM3lmKm8/TP7JAtYkHVI/AAAAAAAAFdw/XGJliFcgVnU/s1600/IMG_9997.JPG”img style=”display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;” src=”http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_H2SCM3lmKm8/TP7JAtYkHVI/AAAAAAAAFdw/XGJliFcgVnU/s400/IMG_9997.JPG” border=”0″ alt=””id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548092804986838354″ //abr /a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_H2SCM3lmKm8/TP7I1WHYrmI/AAAAAAAAFdo/3fq3V4NQzQk/s1600/IMG_9999.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/TP7I1WHYrmI/AAAAAAAAFdo/3fq3V4NQzQk/s400/IMG_9999.JPG” border=”0″ alt=””id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548092609762209378″ //abr /a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_H2SCM3lmKm8/TP7IcfZ_FfI/AAAAAAAAFdg/N-mQfvKrZp0/s1600/IMG_0003.JPG”img style=”display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 256px;” src=”http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_H2SCM3lmKm8/TP7IcfZ_FfI/AAAAAAAAFdg/N-mQfvKrZp0/s400/IMG_0003.JPG” border=”0″ alt=””id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548092182759413234″ //aAfter skiing in pairs, we split into three groups and did some technique drills and worked on transitions. The skiing was great and no one wanted to stop at 10:45.br /a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_H2SCM3lmKm8/TP7IOmEeb5I/AAAAAAAAFdY/SpW34VfiRg4/s1600/IMG_0007.JPG”img style=”display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 343px;” src=”http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_H2SCM3lmKm8/TP7IOmEeb5I/AAAAAAAAFdY/SpW34VfiRg4/s400/IMG_0007.JPG” border=”0″ alt=””id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548091944030072722″ //aSkiing transitions.br /a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_H2SCM3lmKm8/TP7IA3i983I/AAAAAAAAFdQ/waOv40by97s/s1600/IMG_0012.JPG”img style=”display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;” src=”http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_H2SCM3lmKm8/TP7IA3i983I/AAAAAAAAFdQ/waOv40by97s/s400/IMG_0012.JPG” border=”0″ alt=””id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548091708203201394″ //aWorking on the herringbone.br /a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_H2SCM3lmKm8/TP7HvqfXVGI/AAAAAAAAFdI/wvgjmDMGF5w/s1600/IMG_0018.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/TP7HvqfXVGI/AAAAAAAAFdI/wvgjmDMGF5w/s400/IMG_0018.JPG” border=”0″ alt=””id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548091412640650338″ //aRachel crests the hill in an excellent forward position.br /a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_H2SCM3lmKm8/TP7HgmhHSnI/AAAAAAAAFdA/5NCYaOgcPrU/s1600/IMG_0021.JPG”img style=”display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 334px;” src=”http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_H2SCM3lmKm8/TP7HgmhHSnI/AAAAAAAAFdA/5NCYaOgcPrU/s400/IMG_0021.JPG” border=”0″ alt=””id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548091153876208242″ //aLife is good.br /a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_H2SCM3lmKm8/TP7HJHGrgzI/AAAAAAAAFc4/waUom6TCKxA/s1600/IMG_0025.JPG”img style=”display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;” src=”http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_H2SCM3lmKm8/TP7HJHGrgzI/AAAAAAAAFc4/waUom6TCKxA/s400/IMG_0025.JPG” border=”0″ alt=””id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548090750306845490″ //aHallie shows that she has come to the morning workout well prepared as she eats her snack post workout.br /a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_H2SCM3lmKm8/TP7G77E4bwI/AAAAAAAAFcw/sFp4nsShqUg/s1600/IMG_0026.JPG”img style=”display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;” src=”http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_H2SCM3lmKm8/TP7G77E4bwI/AAAAAAAAFcw/sFp4nsShqUg/s400/IMG_0026.JPG” border=”0″ alt=””id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548090523739778818″ //aLunch time chat.br /a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_H2SCM3lmKm8/TP7Gk931cmI/AAAAAAAAFco/waSh4oUVADs/s1600/IMG_0027.JPG”img style=”display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 358px;” src=”http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_H2SCM3lmKm8/TP7Gk931cmI/AAAAAAAAFco/waSh4oUVADs/s400/IMG_0027.JPG” border=”0″ alt=””id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548090129353372258″ //aEarly afternoon consists of study time and nap time. Then we leave to ski again at 2:30. This afternoon we tested skis. We had hammered out alot of kms over the first three days and we wanted to back off before starting some intensity tomorrow.br /a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_H2SCM3lmKm8/TP7Gc8-dCgI/AAAAAAAAFcg/M30_NzbdqiE/s1600/IMG_0028.JPG”img style=”display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;” src=”http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_H2SCM3lmKm8/TP7Gc8-dCgI/AAAAAAAAFcg/M30_NzbdqiE/s400/IMG_0028.JPG” border=”0″ alt=””id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548089991673743874″ //aSorry, no pictures of ski testing :)br /a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_H2SCM3lmKm8/TP7GDGeDA3I/AAAAAAAAFcY/Mg7qLLXGCRg/s1600/IMG_0031.JPG”img style=”display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 257px;” src=”http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_H2SCM3lmKm8/TP7GDGeDA3I/AAAAAAAAFcY/Mg7qLLXGCRg/s400/IMG_0031.JPG” border=”0″ alt=””id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548089547545576306″ //aDinner time.br /a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_H2SCM3lmKm8/TP7Fxn87-XI/AAAAAAAAFcQ/3FlMKmVuuLE/s1600/IMG_0032.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/TP7Fxn87-XI/AAAAAAAAFcQ/3FlMKmVuuLE/s400/IMG_0032.JPG” border=”0″ alt=””id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548089247295863154″ //aThe boys sit down to dinner. Notice the fresh baked bread and well stocked shelves in the background.br /After dinner we have our team meeting to discuss plans for the next several days, then it’s time for a good sleep.div class=”blogger-post-footer”img width=’1′ height=’1′ src=’https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4680416899705879324-7272780268542293886?l=smsxc.blogspot.com’ alt=” //div