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I'm often asked what exactly I DO as an elite athlete every day. The answer is never as simple as one might think...it really depends on what kind of training week we're in (high volume, intensity focus, rest week, etc) and what time of year it is. I...

I'm often asked what exactly I DO as an elite athlete every day. The answer is never as simple as one might think...it really depends on what kind of training week we're in (high volume, intensity focus, rest week, etc) and what time of year it is. I...

I'm often asked what exactly I DO as an elite athlete every day. The answer is never as simple as one might think...it really depends on what kind of training week we're in (high volume, intensity focus, rest week, etc) and what time of year it is. I...

I'm often asked what exactly I DO as an elite athlete every day. The answer is never as simple as one might think...it really depends on what kind of training week we're in (high volume, intensity focus, rest week, etc) and what time of year it is. I...

The concept of a “hot hand” is a popular one in various sports, and has been variously bunked, debunked and rebunked in numerous contexts.  A common manifestation of this idea comes from basketball, where fans routinely feel that players will get “hot” during a stretch of a game during which they make a much higher [...] Related posts:

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  2. Career Retrospective: Martina Beck
  3. Career Retrospective: Sandrine Bailly

This is the one week of the year that our SMS coaches take a break and do not coach. But...that does not mean that the athletes stop doing their thing. We have a bunch of athletes out and about, while others continue to train close to home.Here is a qu...

Step 1 for Storefront Windows and Door:  Cut holes in concrete / brick wall with huge concrete saw (note the vertical lines cut into the brick) Step 2 for Storefront Windows and Door: Badass landord / construction contractor gets out sledge hammer and says, "**Say hello to my little friend"! Step 3 for Storefront Windows and Door:  Enjoy and use front door!  (Just think how many cool

Step 1 for Storefront Windows and Door:  Cut holes in concrete / brick wall with huge concrete saw (note the vertical lines cut into the brick) Step 2 for Storefront Windows and Door: Badass landord / construction contractor gets out sledge hammer and says, "**Say hello to my little friend"! Step 3 for Storefront Windows and Door:  Enjoy and use front door!  (Just think how many cool

After our big three week block of training with two stints on the Haig Glacier, most AWCA athletes were in need of some well deserved rest! This past week was a much anticipated rest week, I however spent most of it inside my tiny house, sleeping, and ...

Katharine Ogden joins us as a winter term day student from Landgrove. She will be part of our spirited 8th grade girls team.Katharine is the daughter of Andrea Ogden and she has two siblings, Ben and Charlotte. Her dad is head coach for the local BKL p...

With Marit Bjørgen (and only a handful of others) dominating the women’s WC circuit last season, I thought I’d check out how this compared to past seasons. I took all WC, OWG, WSC and TDS races for each season and counted the number of distinct skiers finishing at four different levels: 1st, top 3, top [...] Related posts:

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  3. Biathlon and Cross Country Volatility Trends

    So our camp is over, We had a long trip home to park city and steamboat monday. It is easy to say we are all missing riding and jumping in France. For me I thought our camp was a very successful camp and we all had tons of fun!     We arrived in Couchevel last Sunday and were all ready to go for a [...]

    So our camp is over, We had a long trip home to park city and steamboat monday. It is easy to say we are all missing riding and jumping in France. For me I thought our camp was a very successful camp and we all had tons of fun!     We arrived in Couchevel last Sunday and were all ready to go for a [...]

    So our camp is over, We had a long trip home to park city and steamboat monday. It is easy to say we are all missing riding and jumping in France. For me I thought our camp was a very successful camp and we all had tons of fun!     We arrived in Couchevel last Sunday and were all ready to go for a [...]

    So our camp is over, We had a long trip home to park city and steamboat monday. It is easy to say we are all missing riding and jumping in France. For me I thought our camp was a very successful camp and we all had tons of fun!     We arrived in Couchevel last Sunday and were all ready to go for a [...]

We had an afternoon off during the dryland portion of the camp and it was the perfect timing for a Dartmouth reunion and sightseeing trip with Anchorage native Eric Packer.  Eric took Sophie Caldwell, Rosie Brennan, and I to the port town of Whittier.  It was about a 45 minute drive to a  6 mile [...]