Heidi at Lake Placid
FasterSkierSeptember 15, 2012
Look for the black shirt and pink helmet. Go Heid Go!
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GMVS Returns to Italy!
EvanSeptember 14, 2012
I have to run down to the Sportsplatz to play baseball with our gang and the biathlon team from Mals, so I am afraid that this post will be a photoblog more than anything, with an opportunity for you to fill in the blanks! What I can tell you quickly i...
Rollerski German Flats & Justin Downhill Video
EvanSeptember 7, 2012
We did a pretty sweet combo workout the other day, with an uphill ski followed by a gradually downhill run. The weather was fine and the spirits were high. The new pavement on one of our favorite routes was pristine, and everyone enjoyed it on the uphi...
Sweet Sprint Simulation with Burke
EvanSeptember 5, 2012
Last week, Burke coach Kate Barton brought Peter Neal down to do a sprint simulation with us on the access road. Peter had arrived early to school and it was really fun having him join our gang for a tough workout. David Sinclair was here and Kat...
Rochester Skate and DP
EvanSeptember 4, 2012
The other day we headed over Granville Gulf to do a skate rollerski on easy terrain. The goal was to ski long and smooth and to get the feeling of going fast on skis. It is also always nice to get a change of scenery, and the beautiful stretch between ...
Sprint Simulation with Burke and Sinclair
FasterSkierSeptember 1, 2012
Sprint Simulation. Sugarbush. Cool morning with strong headwind. Reverse pursuit starts for rounds.Skier: (Prelim - Qtr - Semi - Final = Elapsed)1. Evan Dethier &nb...
GMVS Starts: Mad River Hike
EvanAugust 31, 2012
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...
Some Inspiration
FasterSkierAugust 28, 2012
It's hard to believe we are already in week two of school -- but the weather has been great and we are training hard in preparation for our annual trip to Northern Italy.Check out the forecast, which is starting to look more and more favorable:http://w...
Tour de Montagne Vert — Invite #4 Schedule
FasterSkierAugust 7, 2012
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)...
INVITE SESSION #3 Schedule
FasterSkierJuly 28, 2012
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 ...
Great finish to Session 2
FasterSkierJuly 18, 2012
We got up early today for a skate sprint simulations -- special guests, the brothers (elder two) Hegman -- showed up and duked it out with us.
Summer Session 2 Begins
FasterSkierJuly 17, 2012
Yesterday we had a great day of training with over four hours of skiing. The morning session was a pace workout on the Warren/Lincoln Gap 5km course. We timed the first effort with a goal of threshold effort and nice, open motions -- then w...
Invite Session #2
FasterSkierJuly 16, 2012
Starts today!I'm sorry for some email glitches this week -- hoping to be back on line this morning (since Tuesday).Second session schedule:Monday - 9am Depart for Lincoln Gap TT -- 5km x 2 -- classic2pm Depart for skate ski w/ specific strengthTuesday ...
A GMVS Retrospective: Summer Camp 2 Day 1
EvanJuly 14, 2012
It's time to look back at some photos and thoughts from our second GMVS Summer camp, which was a ton of fun from the very beginning. The whole camp was held under sunny summer skies, with roller skiing, running, hiking, and more... and of course plenty...
**App Gap Challenge Results**
FasterSkierJuly 8, 2012
APP GAP CHALLENGE – 7/3/12 Skate Classic Total 1 Nate Latourette 18:46 15:43 34:29(2) 2 Jacob Meyerson 01:18 17:38 42:56(11) 3 Charlie Greenberg 21:37 16:0...
Day 2: Drills and Thrills at Sugarbush
EvanJuly 5, 2012
On day 2 of camp we cruised up to the Sugarbush South parking lot, a favorite spot to do agility work and drills on roller skis. We always have a lot of fun up at Sugarbush, where the open spaces and zero traffic allow us to move freely on the per...
It's a GMVS Summer Camp tradition to start off the week with a long hike, and the weather was perfect for this jaunt along the Long Trail. Starting from the parking lot at Sugarbush South, we hiked up the steep ski slopes to the top of Castle Rock, the...
Summer Camp Starts With Fresh Weather
FasterSkierJune 25, 2012
As we head into our camp season we are grateful for our beautiful valley and humbled by the dynamic nature of recent summer weather systems. Today we watched the radar closely and managed to have two safe and quality sessions on roller skis...
The Summer Sessions
FasterSkierJune 11, 2012
Today we had our first summer session -- it is so nice to be in the laid back summer zone.Ian Moore, Devlin and Kaitlin took on the 800m uphill test (which might be 810m after review:)We took a swim in the Mad and I made a fun video to get ya all smili...