a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_H2SCM3lmKm8/TH7XPM2Qw2I/AAAAAAAAEPs/fl8iFyATHwU/s1600/IMG_8149.JPG”img style=”display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 202px;” src=”http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_H2SCM3lmKm8/TH7XPM2Qw2I/AAAAAAAAEPs/fl8iFyATHwU/s400/IMG_8149.JPG” border=”0″ alt=””id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512079650094891874″ //aMac muscles his way around the inside of one of the the orientation events.br /a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_H2SCM3lmKm8/TH7W5dtZw1I/AAAAAAAAEPk/EGy0L7ohBm4/s1600/IMG_8151.JPG”img style=”display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 253px;” src=”http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_H2SCM3lmKm8/TH7W5dtZw1I/AAAAAAAAEPk/EGy0L7ohBm4/s400/IMG_8151.JPG” border=”0″ alt=””id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512079276664013650″ //aNick leads the pack with Lake St Catherine in the background. It was beautiful and hot for day 2 of orientation and we were all very happy to be at the lake.br /a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_H2SCM3lmKm8/TH7WRv9MK7I/AAAAAAAAEPc/UEN_22ZVTMs/s1600/IMG_8154.JPG”img style=”display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 235px;” src=”http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_H2SCM3lmKm8/TH7WRv9MK7I/AAAAAAAAEPc/UEN_22ZVTMs/s400/IMG_8154.JPG” border=”0″ alt=””id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512078594367302578″ //aCanoe relay picture from yesterday.br /a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_H2SCM3lmKm8/TH7VoTE1AkI/AAAAAAAAEPU/CbX7FBgUJWY/s1600/IMG_8161.JPG”img style=”display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 232px;” src=”http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_H2SCM3lmKm8/TH7VoTE1AkI/AAAAAAAAEPU/CbX7FBgUJWY/s400/IMG_8161.JPG” border=”0″ alt=””id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512077882240074306″ //aSisters, alums, current Dartmouth skiers, Sophie and Izzy are training with us the next 3 weeks.br /a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_H2SCM3lmKm8/TH7U0MLmbWI/AAAAAAAAEPM/cAA58ob7QP8/s1600/IMG_8166.JPG”img style=”display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 258px;” src=”http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_H2SCM3lmKm8/TH7U0MLmbWI/AAAAAAAAEPM/cAA58ob7QP8/s400/IMG_8166.JPG” border=”0″ alt=””id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512076987036233058″ //aThe boys crest the hill. 5 km double pole, 5 km single pole, repeat.br /Today was our first day of classes and after a busy orientation and a great summer of training, we are willing to take it a little easy to allow everyone to work into things.br /a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_H2SCM3lmKm8/TH7UCAjpLcI/AAAAAAAAEPE/ON2w4ngcaDY/s1600/IMG_8168.JPG”img style=”display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 356px;” src=”http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_H2SCM3lmKm8/TH7UCAjpLcI/AAAAAAAAEPE/ON2w4ngcaDY/s400/IMG_8168.JPG” border=”0″ alt=””id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512076124922392002″ //aYou can almost see the heat coming off the pavement. I don’t like really hot days and today we cut it off a bit short because of the heat. Everyone got 1- 1.5 hrs of good specific strength so it was fine.br /a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_H2SCM3lmKm8/TH7TZIvp4HI/AAAAAAAAEO8/_R0FLKS9h4g/s1600/IMG_8170.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/TH7TZIvp4HI/AAAAAAAAEO8/_R0FLKS9h4g/s400/IMG_8170.JPG” border=”0″ alt=””id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512075422745616498″ //aTess enjoys her warm power bar after the ski.div class=”blogger-post-footer”img width=’1′ height=’1′ src=’https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4680416899705879324-602448451806274172?l=smsxc.blogspot.com’ alt=” //div