Pre-Italy Week

We’ve had an excellent week leading up to Italy, balancing a good mix of intensity, strength, agility and volume. We’ve got a new stretch of pavement to dig into: 1 mile straight up Bragg Hill. It doesn’t get much steeper than that! We crushed the 3000 meter test, with some awesome times in questionable conditions: nordic skiers need to know how to adapt to challenging situations, and we made the most of some big puddles and rain on the dirt track at Harwood.

Today was an easy distance skate with some quality time by the river afterwards. Tomorrow: Kelly Brush 100.

We’ll check in from Mals, Italy in a few days. Enjoy the pictures!

You literally can’t do this if you’re not strong enough: Bragg Hill’s rolling smooth these days.

MK’s double pole is getting stronger every day. It doesn’t hurt to be able to dig a full inch into the pavement with your poles.

Coach Beckwith: half the workouts, twice the speed.

It’s hard to believe that training could be more beautiful than it is here. We’re going to Italy to find out.

Post-3k carnage.

Dev or alive?

This was our most organized group photo.