Ships across the ocean.Ships across the sea.Captain, Captain.You can't catch me!Ships Across the Ocean is the favorite game of the summer. After several weeks in the 90F range we have been blessed with some cool weather in Minneapolis which makes...
After the better part of two weeks in Alberta, the Bridger Ski Foundation rounded up their super fleet of Sprinter Vans with forty junior skiers and headed back down south to Bozeman, Montana for the Sweetpea Celebrations back home. My p...
For the first time in awhile, I got to spend the day with my parents. We went hiking up to American Lake, just outside of Aspen. It was really nice for the three of us to spend some quality time … Continue reading →
Day 1 of BKL Camp is in the books! Everyone arrived and got settled before 2pm, and after a meeting in the dining hall to go over the basics for camp, we headed into the SMS gym where coach Matt Boobar got us started with some drills workin...
It was fantastic to wake up in beautiful Aspen, Colorado yesterday. Tad Elliott and I went for a fun two hour mountain bike ride in the Smuggler/Hunter Creek/Sunnyside area. It was really fun for us to be back on the … Continue reading →
Yesterday we had a huge turnout for our classic rollerski and BBQ. We had 26 athletes, 4 coaches, and about 9-10 parents that were cycling or running. The top-secret venue is pretty much a training mecca: great pavement, long sight lines, and a mixture...
The first day of Swedish training camp we woke up to pouring rain. We were handed a topo map with a couple of arrows, and told that we would be going on a three-hour bog run. Luckily, everything worked out great; they didn’t ditch...
Tad Elliott and I traveled together yesterday from Munich to Aspen. It didn’t all go smoothly, but at least we got to start with the fantastic breakfast at the Movenpick Hotel. We always try to fast for a couple of meals beforehand … Continue reading →
Today is a well appreciated rest day halfway through our camp with the Swedes and we’re all enjoying the time to relax and recover from a few big days of training in Salen, Sweden. The breakfast buffet, laundry, and some yoga are on the schedule for the morning and then this afternoon we will drive [...]
After we all got over the fact that our destination of St. Catharine’s, Ontario is actually SOUTH of Craftsbury, the athletes and coaches of the Small Boat Training Center hit the road on Sunday to start our journey to the place where legends are made: The Royal Canadian Henley Regatta. Some of us spent the night somewhere in [...]
Between training sessions, quite a few of us (okay, mostly the girls…) enjoy spending time in the gardens around the Outdoor Center and Elinor’s. This has been my first summer in the East, and I’m finding the large variety of wild and garden plants, as well as the speed with which they grow, to be [...]
Between training sessions, quite a few of us (okay, mostly the girls…) enjoy spending time in the gardens around the Outdoor Center and Elinor’s. This has been my first summer in the East, and I’m finding the large variety of wild and garden plants, as well as the speed with which they grow, to be [...]
Below is some footage from our 10k continuous L3 skate. It is mostly rolling up with one longer climb. Great quiet VT backroads.Link to complete vid and nordic channel
Training 8/13 - 8/19 (rollerski week!):Monday: 8:30 - 10:30am at the Range. Skate rollerski.(Tuesday - tentative Bonus Training [TBD]) Wednesday: 8:30 - 10:30am at Round Church. Classic rollerski (and DP test make-up).Thursday: 4:30 - 6:30pm at Charlot...
After one last dizzying 2.5 hour ski in the tunnel this morning, we packed everything up in Oberhof and drove the 3.5 hours down to Munich. Andy Newell and Eric Packer stayed behind in Oberhof. They are going to train … Continue reading →
Check it out if you're interested! http://www.xcskigirl04.blogspot.se/Post from Sweden coming shortly. I'm almost half way through the camp and it's been a great experience. Tomorrow 5x10 minutes classic roller ski intervals, threshold. PM strengt...
We went back and did one of our old staple workouts this morning in Weston. 2 hours of d-pole with 20 minutes of single pole and 10 minutes of kick d-pole thrown in.Special guest, Parker Tyler hopped in with her old SMS team-mates, Sophie and Megan.Pad...
This past weekend we did a group hike up Camel's Hump mountain. It was one of the hottest days of the year, but we had cool temps and a light breeze on the summit. The boys hiked for about an hour to warmup, then ran the last 0.9 miles to the summit in...
One of my long time biathlon teammates, Laura Spector, recently decided to not continue competing this year. Laura has always been an awesome training buddy who can be counted on for the longest biking or hiking adventures and I’ve missed having her around this summer. She was also instrumental in starting the forward momentum of [...]
Our summer season is bracketed by two ski picking trips to Europe. Tomorrow we fly to Geneva to kick off our second trip with a visit to Salomon headquarters in Annecy. This second trip has a pretty laid-back schedule with some free days in Annecy, and some time in Ramsau to enjoy life a bit. [...]