We had a really productive classic workout this morning. We warmed-up skiing easy for 30 minutes, then we did three intervals of 20 minutes each at threshold (a pace you can sustain for at least an hour). In each interval, … Continue reading →
This morning we did two hours of classic distance in the tunnel. At six to seven minutes per lap, you get a little dizzy skiing around in there. As Eric Packer said, “It sucks not having any intensity to do … Continue reading →
Andy and I have been representing SMS T2 at the USST men's camp in Europe. We spent the first week of the camp in Austria, training in Ramsau and skiing on the Dachstein glacier (blog post here). On Friday, we wrapped up the first half...
Moore, Merrens, Halvorsen: Post-Double-Pole smiles from previous camp.Invite #4. GMVSxc tour de montagne vert3 event finale. Be the king or queen!World Cup Scoring.8/139am Distance Run3pm DP Prologue - event #1 (handicapped from previous personal best)...
When I started this whole Statistical Skier thing a little over two years ago, I had a very minimal, but very strict, standard for how I wanted the site to run: I absolutely had to stick to my posting schedule. Even if that meant putting up a post that was little more than a cursory [...] Related posts:
Next up, crust skiing in Sunshine meadows at the end of May! Opportunists like this is one of my favorite parts of being a skier. One of the most spectacular days I have had on snow! Groomed trail...Perfect crust Citadel Pass, our des...
The next few posts are going to be of pictures throughout this spring and summer. Hopefully the pictures tell the stories, there may be a few words here and there to string things together.First up, my motorcycle adventure from Canmore to Rossland, Ros...
We did an individual start skate race in the tunnel this morning. We did 6 laps of the loop here, which comes to about 11 kilometers. Although summer races don’t mean very much because everybody is in different stages of … Continue reading →
As always, the last couple of weeks have been busy..... I spent an awesome week on Eagle Glacier with my APU teammates. This was my second camp on the summer and after a 9-hour weather delay in Girdwood due to bad weather, it turned out to be an AWESOM...
Yesterday morning we did skate sprint intensity in the tunnel. The workout was three sets of eight repetitions of 30 second intervals at sprint race pace. (A sprint race in cross country skiing is anywhere between 1200 meters and 1800 meters and … Continue reading →
Today was our second day in the Torsby Ski Tunnel in Sweden and I’m not sick of it yet! The tunnel is a 1.3km loop which you ski in one direction, then turn and ski it in the other direction, and the entire thing probably takes about 10 minutes. I expected it to be quite [...]
I was super impressed and inspired watching the Olympic Track and Field 10000 meter race this evening. Mo Farrah of Great Britain won and Galen Rupp of the USA was second. This past Spring I got to run with Mo, … Continue reading →
As Andy Newell said this morning, “Skiing in a tunnel is like skiing in a refrigerator.” That wraps up what it feels like pretty well. The Oberhof tunnel has 1.2km of skiing. It is much newer and nicer than the … Continue reading →
The weekend is upon us finally and everyone is gearing up for national championships for Ski Jumping and Nordic Combined in Park City. Many athletes have traveled from across the country to come to these competitions that highlight the summer for us winter athletes. I have been looking forward to this for the last couple weeks coming off my performa [...]
Hi Readers,It has been a little while but here is an update from the last couple months. This summer I have spent most of my time training with the Alaska Pacific University mens team in Anchorage, Alaska. Check us out -->Our team is fortunate ...
My favorite place on earth is here among the Haag family in Orsa. Ok, maybe being home in Vermont with my own family is pretty high up there too, but this is about as good as it gets. A few pics from our ski today. 3 hour skate tour a...
We made it to Oberhof, Germany after a 6 hour drive from Ramsau. This is my first time here. It was a long travel day made longer by construction and traffic, but it’s good to be here. I am particularly … Continue reading →
I had a fun last night in Ramsau. Monique and I went to the spectacular home of Ronnie and Astrid Wolf. Their primary residence is in Bergstrasse, Germany, but their home in Ramsau is located on a gorgeous lot with great views … Continue reading →
We wrapped up the testing for this week (double pole test was on Tuesday) with our uphill run test. A group of 17 of our athletes cruised up County Road this morning on their way to some fast times and really solid efforts. Check out the re...
Upcoming events for the whole family!Saturday (8/4) = Camel's Hump hike. Bring a friend / bring the family. We will begin at 9am from the Duxbury side (Monroe Trail). Younger kids and parents can start ahead of the group and we'll get a huge phot...