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...
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...
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...
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...
Our current week of training (7/30 - 8/5) is focused on high-volume training to build endurance. After a big week of training, we will follow-up with a recovery week. The recovery week allows the body to 'absorb' or super-compensate for the prior...
This past Friday, Coach Erin Mallory lead a bonus workout called "Save the Baby King Adventure Race". This workout comes from the coaches out at Sun Valley SEF. Fifteen athletes showed up to Colchester high school for an event that is part brains and p...
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...
First, the training plan for the coming week (7/23 - 7/29). This coming week we will focus on speed. We will do a number of workouts that include short periods of work above race pace. This past week we focused on moderate- and high-intensity workouts,...
About 2 miles from downtown Burlington (a.k.a., Church Street) there is a sweet sandbar that runs nearly 3/4 of a mile in length. In the same vicinity are the bike path, several miles of trails, and an 8-lane all-weather track at Burlington High School...
On Mondays we train at the Ethan Allen training site - home of the Vermont National Guard and many other military groups. The benefits of this venue include paved rollerski trails with zero traffic. Once in a while, there are other benefits - such as a...
[Pictures below!] This coming week (July 16 - 22) will include some higher intensity workouts. Also note that we will meet at Burlington High School for training on Wednesday. We will explore the trails in the North End of Burlington. Saturday location...
This past Saturday we went out for a rollerski on the roads in Williston, followed by running at Mud Pond. It was a humid and buggy day! However the weather has been exquisite for the past few days - and we had lots of sun at the Range yesterday during...
Scanning results from local running races yesterday, I see that the South Burlington boys were out in full-force at the Clarence DeMar 5km in Grand Isle (organized in part by former SLU Skier Liz Hollenbach and current EABC Coach Eric Tremble). Congrat...
Our athletes had the opportunity to get an introduction to biathlon this morning as a part of our training at the Range. In partnership with EABC, the National Guard, and USBA, we had Algis Shalna present to give a basic shooting clinic. It was another...
We had another beautiful day of training this morning in Richmond. The group rollerskied along Cochran Road, working on specific strength and double-pole. After an hour of rolling, the athletes changed into their sneakers to do some trail running along...
Training for next week (July 2 - July 8):Monday 8:30 - 10:30am at the Range. Skate rollerski plus intro to biathlon!Wednesday - Next Wednesday is the 4th of July and we will not have organized training. Coach Erin Mallory will be at a 5km race in Colc...
As school and spring sports draw to a close, our MNC training group is growing. We are up to 37 athletes registered for summer training - and we've already been meeting 1-3x / week for the past 5 weeks.Summer Training Schedules:Please use this weblog a...
I caught a few events at the State Championship meet this morning, which had skiers written all over it.Copley in the lead at 350m. Jordan Lamay in 4th (also blue/white singlet)Autumn Eastman (CVU) came through in 3rd place in the 1500m, along with oth...
I caught a few events at the State Championship meet this morning, which had skiers written all over it.Copley in the lead at 350m. Jordan Lamay in 4th (also blue/white singlet)Autumn Eastman (CVU) came through in 3rd place in the 1500m, along with oth...
It was a busy holiday weekend in Burlington! The Vermont City Marathon & relay took place on Sunday, so there were lots of festivities surrounding that event. The total participation amounts to something like 8000-9000 folks. I was lucky to take pa...