The end of the summer is pretty much upon us, and that means it's time for our final summer camp...Germany! This year has been pretty similar to our camp here last year: we spent two weeks in Ruhpolding and are now in Oberhof for one final week b...
I had a full day off in New Zealand today. Of course, this was the nicest day we’ve had yet. I hope tomorrow is just as good. By all reports, the skiing was very good today. Kris Freeman decided to … Continue reading →
This weekend the SMST2 Team skied 100 km as a team fundraiser. Donations were given to the athletes from generous individuals on a per kilomteter basis. The athletes will use this money for training/racing expenses throughout the year.We be...
We woke up to some fresh snow! Yesterday, the groomer didn’t go out because it was too wet. They were worried about losing the snow if they tried to groom it. They were able to get out today though. Kris … Continue reading →
We woke up to rain in New Zealand this morning. We had a wet day of training with two hours of classic in the morning. We did a speed workout (14 by 10 second speeds on varying terrain) with the … Continue reading →
Your bodies number one job is to keep itself alive. (this is where you yell, “Thank you Captain Obvious!”) As an athlete you ride the fine line between pushing your body to adapt and get stronger and pushing your body to freak out and get over protective. This happens often times when athletes get sick, [...]
On Friday the SMS T2 team finished up our mini camp in Maine. We had a solid four days of speed, intensity, kayaking, lobster and surfing. After a 3 hour running and roller-ski workout Wednesday morning, the camp headed to the coast for the aftern...
Sprint Simulation. Sugarbush. Cool morning with strong headwind. Reverse pursuit starts for rounds.Skier: (Prelim - Qtr - Semi - Final = Elapsed)1. Evan Dethier &nb...
Skate sprint at 2005 Junior NationalsScoreboard at U-23 World Champs in 2004Here are a number of exciting events that take place every season. They are in order by ascending age (and degree of difficulty to qualify!):BKL Festival: A weekend-long festiv...
The skiing here at the Snow Farm in New Zealand is good but not as good as it has been in years past. The snow is thin and spring like. It is freezing and hardening at night, and softening as … Continue reading →
We celebrated the start of school with a hike up Mad River this week. It has been an unbelievable stretch of weather for training in the Valley and we have capitalized with some fun workouts all over the map. The feeling of Fall is starting to creep in...
My teammate Kris Freeman and I made it to the Snow Farm, not far from Wanaka, New Zealand without any trouble. After my long ride yesterday (or two days ago, depending on how you count,) I slept for nine hours uninterrupted on … Continue reading →
Another gorgeous day in Vermont! This afternoon we headed out for a double pole distance workout near the town of Stratton. Matt took the older boys on a longer point to point ski, Sverre worked with the older girls, and Liz had the J2 crew...
Kris Freeman and Kikkan Randall have been basically the top US skiers for quite some time now. (I’m sort of brushing Andrew Newell under the rug here, mostly just due to time contraints. I’ll do a follow up on him next week.) Freeman has been more or less unquestionably the best US male distance skier [...] Related posts:Victims & Nemeses: Kris Freeman Is Qualifying In The Top Ten A Good Sign For Kikkan? Top 10 Qualification vs. Making The Final
My top 5 favorite trail runs of all time are: Cutthroat Pass, North Cascades, WA Chilkoot Trail, Skagway, AK Cascade/Paintbrush Canyon, Grand Teton NP, WY Grasshopper Pass, Pacific Crest Trail, WA Porcupine Rim Trail, Moab, UT In 1999 MVSTA&n...
On Monday the SMST2 crew went up to Pineland Farms, Maine for a short 4 day training camp with the Maine Winter Sports Center. The camp has an intensity/speed focus so the athletes have had plenty of opportunities to push themselves. Below ...
Two years ago, my coach John Callahan and I came up with a strategy to help me sleep while travelling: do long over-distance sessions (over-distance sessions, called ODs, are any session longer than the length of my longest race, about … Continue reading →
What a BEAUTIFUL day in Vermont! Not a cloud in the sky, crisp cool morning, warming up gradually during the day - perfect weather! We took advantage of it and got outside twice today: once in the morning for our 11am to noon training block...
This evening I went to Bonnie Raitt at Red Butte Garden in Salt Lake City with my sister and Toni and Greg Adams. Red Butte is a beautiful place to see a concert. Bonnie Raitt was fantastic. I know her … Continue reading →
This afternoon we had a nice big crew out for our uphill run test. After a solid warmup for everyone, we got things rolling at the bottom of County Road and everyone raced 2 miles up around County Road, onto Mountain Road, past the Sunbowl and al...