A little change in weather here in Anchorage. We got a little cold front that moved in, so it went from lots of rain to some fresh snow and clear blue skies. Today I went for a really nice rollerski and tried to soak up some of that vitamin D I've been...
We have a carefully crafted new website, thanks to Brayton Osgood. We feed him coffee and skis, and good things happen. Well, mostly good things. There are still some glitches to work out. Like every image that was uploaded to the site prior to August 2012. But it will all be in working order soon [...]
Yep.... woke up to snow! Saturday, September 29th! Some folks went skiing to round out the "ski every month" challenge. Lauren and I went to run up the South Fork of the Eagle River. Turns out running single track in fresh...
My only workout today was a three hour run, so Luke and Lindsey Adams, Monique Siegel, and I went down to Salt Lake this evening. We went to the best Mexican restaurant I have ever tried. I had a delicious plate of … Continue reading →
To the new sculling campers, the oar rack they are using this week has always been there. But everyone else knows otherwise: with space for 90 pairs of sculling oars – double the capacity of the old rack – and about two times closer to the docks, the new rack will help get campers on [...]
I did a skate intensity session with the Canadian National Team in North Salt Lake this morning. We did 6 by 5 minutes starting at a sustainable pace and building to max by the last interval. I was able to … Continue reading →
Every year the US Ski Team hosts a camp in Lake Placid to kick off fall training and bring together many of the best athletes from around the country. We recently wrapped up the camp after two weeks of awesome … Continue reading →
After a beautiful month, the weather finally turned sour for a day. We didn't let the rain deter us too much... we still headed down to Cambridge NY and did a 2-2.5 hour skate on the great rolling hills in the area. The ski capped off our tr...
On September 2nd we held our first annual Ski-A-Thon fundraiser for the SMST2 team. The goal for the day was to ski 100 km and raise money to help pay for travel and racing expenses this upcoming season. We started … Continue reading →
Every year one of the highlights in the Italy trip is a long hike along a smuggler's route from Italy to Switzerland. After a legendary bad weather excursion two years ago, we have had pristine weather for the trek, which affords unbelievable views in ...
Check the our new multi-sport workout. About 3800 feet (1175meters) of climbing from the Battenkill river valley in Manchester, VT up to the summit of Stratton Mountain.click: direct link to all our vids
Today was a physical recovery day. I only had a one hour run in the morning, and the afternoon was off of training. However, I spent the rest of the day working on e-mails and other “business” obligations. It was … Continue reading →
This morning we joined the SMS T2 Team for a workout at BMD. After warming up for 30 minutes and working on technique drills, everyone skied the BMD out-and-back loop continuous, while throwing in 30 second speeds at set locations on the road. &n...
From September 10th through September 21st, the skiing portion of the GRP was in Lake Placid, NY for a training camp with our peers from other training groups around the country and the US Ski Team. I’m not going to attempt to summarize the camp here, because chances are that if you’re interested in our day-to-day [...]
Continuing on from last time, we’ll single out a handful of skiers who appear to do significantly better in shorter sprint courses. Same methodology as before led me to pluck out the following three skiers: In general, the effects in this direction tended to be weaker and less dramatic, even at the extreme ends of [...] Related posts:
One of the killer aspects of our lodging in NH. A full on tramp room! Owner Nick Preston is a top dog freestyle coach out of Waterville Valley and has a training center at his Mountain Fare Inn. Suzi his wife made us a massive a...
This morning I did skate threshold (sustainable pace) intensity at Soldier Hollow, the 2002 Olympic Cross Country venue. I did three by “2 laps”, which is just about 3 by 20min. The colors are beautiful right now. The workout went … Continue reading →
As a coach of T2T athletes, I rely heavily on relationship building to help engage and support athletes. Kids this age are monsters of relationship - keyed into peers heavily and significantly connected to social environments. For many year...
On Wednesday morning we took a trip down to Cody to 1) get some intensity in where the air is a little richer, and 2) check out the town! We started out with some DP drills to get warmed up for 3x (3km...More »
Today was a much needed rainy day here in Park City. The fire danger has continued to be extreme, so every bit of moisture helps. It made for a cold morning session: two and a half hour classic with a … Continue reading →