So, Kikkan and I finished up at the Blink Festival and have moved on to a small town outside of Steinkjer, Norway. We are staying with the Lillefjell family, Frode, who was Kikkan's coach a few years back at APU had put us up and has been showing up (a...
Off day here in Ramsau. We took advantage of the nice weather this morning and illegally went swimming in a snow making pond at the World Championship trails. Also did a little rock skipping, although flat rocks were hard to … Continue reading →
This morning we headed down to Manchester to participate in The Race for the Cure. There were about 500 people in the 5 km race and cloudy skies with temps in the low 70's made for nice running.Everyone was all smiles at check in.Warm up went well.Will...
Here is the schedule of events:Monday-9am - depart school for distance runswim, lunch, rest3pm - 800m DP Test with speed warmupTuesday-9am - depart for continuous effort bound run workout - 80+ minsswim, lunch, rest3pm - depart for distance classic up ...
As I sit watching the London 2012 Olympic Opening Ceremonies, I can't help but remember my experiences two years ago in Vancouver...and my dreams of success in two year in Sochi. The Olympics are a great reminder to us winter athletes of what we'...
Today was a gorgeous day on the glacier, not a cloud in the sky. I feel lucky to be here on a day like today. It was crowded with tourists, climbers/hikers, skiers, and employees. When I got down, the line to go … Continue reading →
With the summer's heat coming to the city, the last couple weeks I started spending a bit of time paddleboarding the Great Salt Lake. It's been interesting to get to know one of the world's most extreme ecosystems a bit better, and a very underused one...
I woke up to rain and wind here in Ramsau. I was totally prepared to head up to the glacier, but Trond had something to say about that. He said, “I’ve lived here a long time, and it would be stupid … Continue reading →
Next week, we will focus our training on higher volume. We will do long and sustained workouts at low-intensity.Monday: 8:30am - 10:30 at the Range. Skate roll + specific strength.Tuesday: (possible bonus for more advanced rollerskiers) Classic rollers...
The final version of the 2012 Tour graph by team: Related posts:Tour de France – Stage 4 Tour de France: Stage 10 Tour de France: Stage 15 Related posts:
By Brian Gregg Last weekend Caitlin and I swapped roles from athletes to Coaches for our 3rd Annual Technique Clinic with Rochester Nordic. The Rochester community is fantastic and although we are only in town for a few weekends it feels l...
Today was day 2 of our Tour of Southern Vermont and we spent a long time on classic rollerskis this morning working on both speed and distance training. We got things rolling at BMD with starts, rolling uphill speeds, and drop in finishes w...
Last week was the first of our two Bill Koch League summer day camps and we had 24 kids from all over northern Vermont who joined us for a busy week of ski training and other outdoor fun. It was a great group of kids who were certainly not lacking in enthusiasm or energy! [...]
Last week was a busy one for many members of R.N.R. Margot, Adam, and I headed East to attend the 2nd annual H.U.R.T Nordic Camp while the rest of the crew had an intensity block here at home. The H.U.R.T camp was once again a co...
Yesterday was my first time skiing on a true glacier, although it seems to be very similar to all the skiing I’ve done on summer snow fields. (The difference between a snow field and a glacier is that snow fields … Continue reading →
Here's my first attempt at making a training video which documents some of the workouts and fun we at the MOD squad have undertaken the last few weeks. There's not a lot of material but it's a good start and now that I know that IMovie isn't scary vood...
I feel that I always have someone to thank. It always seems that people are way more generous to me than I deserve and more generous than I am able to be to others. I am very grateful to my … Continue reading →
We had a great group start our 3 stage Tour this morning. Some much needed rain came down last night making for a slippery, damp trail but spirits were high and off we went.This years course took us from Mad Tom Notch, up over Styles Peak, Peru Peak, B...