a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_k1DHbqzFvCE/SqQCM0Paa_I/AAAAAAAAApo/hoEoLCqNUuk/s1600-h/P1020625.JPG”img style=”display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 333px; height: 187px;” src=”http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_k1DHbqzFvCE/SqQCM0Paa_I/AAAAAAAAApo/hoEoLCqNUuk/s400/P1020625.JPG” border=”0″ alt=”” id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378426274192190450″ //adiv style=”text-align: center;”span class=”Apple-style-span” style=”font-size: small;”ispan class=”Apple-style-span” style=”color:#000099;”Sunset in Sweden./span/i/span/divdivbr /div style=”text-align: left;”a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_k1DHbqzFvCE/SqQAKJ3RzpI/AAAAAAAAApI/pBN5sWcy_FY/s1600-h/P1020625.JPG”span class=”Apple-style-span” style=”color: rgb(0, 0, 0); “span class=”Apple-style-span” style=”color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; “p class=”MsoNormal” style=”display: inline !important; “Like I wrote earlier, I knew I would be very happy to make it through this camp after working very hard to re-tune my shooting and skiing techniques. Some days were tough, some were breakthroughs and others more relaxed, but all carried out the theme of being thrown “off balance” in order to be challenged to regain my poise and gain a better sense, or feel, for the change I needed to make or the new movement I needed to learn. And pretty much everyday was fun. I really enjoyed the different training environments ranging from rollerskiing on far-off roads in the countryside to world class biathlon shooting ranges and rollerski tracks. We’ve eaten the culinary delights of both central Sweden and Bavaria, in between good Italian pizza, and when we had a kitchen I took full advantage of the copious amount of forest blueberries. And gotten to know some local folks like Mats, a exercise scientist at the University in Ostersund who helped us with an interval session one day and getting to know some of our staff’s family over coffee in their living room./p/span/span/a/diva onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_k1DHbqzFvCE/SqQAKJ3RzpI/AAAAAAAAApI/pBN5sWcy_FY/s1600-h/P1020625.JPG”/adivdiv style=”text-align: center;”br //diva onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_k1DHbqzFvCE/SqQAJowTxmI/AAAAAAAAApA/yd7Sfs1yyA4/s1600-h/IMG_0108.JPG”img style=”text-align: center;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px; ” src=”http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_k1DHbqzFvCE/SqQAJowTxmI/AAAAAAAAApA/yd7Sfs1yyA4/s200/IMG_0108.JPG” border=”0″ alt=”” id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378424020546078306″ //adiv style=”text-align: center;”br //diva onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_k1DHbqzFvCE/SqQAIwzeGYI/AAAAAAAAAow/rEyj8fOyu9Y/s1600-h/IMG_0109.JPG”img style=”display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;” src=”http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_k1DHbqzFvCE/SqQAIwzeGYI/AAAAAAAAAow/rEyj8fOyu9Y/s200/IMG_0109.JPG” border=”0″ alt=”” id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378424005526952322″ //aspan class=”Apple-style-span” style=”font-style: italic; “div style=”text-align: center;”span class=”Apple-style-span” style=”font-size: small;”span class=”Apple-style-span” style=”color:#000099;”Taking “fika” (coffee time) in downtown Ostersund: L to R me, Per (coach), Lowell, Armin./span/span/div/spandivibr //i/divdivispan class=”Apple-style-span” style=”font-style: normal; “Being the only lady, to which I was asked often how I was fairing, I’ve made it just fine because I’ve been in good company. We’ve got a pretty good group of staff and athletes whose multiplicity and commonalities are balanced. Plus with a small group the focus of the camp was more individual coaching experience, for which this set up worked perfectly for all. But, right now I am ready to head back home. I am stoked about some new goals and a few projects to accomplish in this next training block (September 14supth/sup-October 4supth/sup). I am also really psyched to get back to the eastern autumn – perhaps the nicest season in the Adirondacks. /span/i/divdivbr //divdiv style=”text-align: center;”Jeremy lent me some of these photos from camp – thanks!/divdivbr //divdivispan class=”Apple-style-span” style=”font-style: normal;”br //span/ia onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_k1DHbqzFvCE/SqQAIvgaceI/AAAAAAAAAoo/r6bt-yKxcgY/s1600-h/P1020702.JPG”img style=”display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 112px;” src=”http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_k1DHbqzFvCE/SqQAIvgaceI/AAAAAAAAAoo/r6bt-yKxcgY/s200/P1020702.JPG” border=”0″ alt=”” id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378424005178585570″ //aispan class=”Apple-style-span” style=”font-size: small;”span class=”Apple-style-span” style=”color:#000099;”Getting ready for a double pole session on a very rainy day./span/span/i Following at a consistent pace behind the guys was both a good marker for strength and motivation to turn what would be a solo workout into a successful specific strength session on narrow country roads through the farmland, pastures and dark forests of Bavaria [the region that our German staff members are very proud to be from.]p class=”MsoNormal”ispan class=”Apple-style-span” style=”font-style: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; “img src=”http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_k1DHbqzFvCE/SqQBUr5uSWI/AAAAAAAAApg/35aFBxka5rs/s320/P1020717_2.JPG” border=”0″ alt=”” id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378425309881059682″ style=”display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 175px; ” //span/i/p p class=”MsoNormal” o:p/o:p/p p class=”MsoNormal”ispan class=”Apple-style-span” style=”font-size: small;”span class=”Apple-style-span” style=”color:#000066;”The Guys:/span/span/i
