November has arrived! We have been on snow for over two weeks, but we have had very little natural snow. Frozen Thunder has held up surprisingly well. Despite being a little icy in sections, the coverage is still good. The snow guns are out at the Nord...
Well 31:32 was my time from last year, and 30:30 was my goal for this year. I stopped the clock at 30:30.8. That's pretty neat! I knew it was going to be a challenge to knock over a minute off my previous time, but looking at the results and seei...
Here are a few pics of the Canmore Nordic Centre pushing out Frozen Thunder over the last few days. Pretty exciting stuff! The CNC pushed a whole bunch of snow into a hole last spring and covered it with sawdust. And when I say a whole bunch, I mean a ...
This past weekend was quite enjoyable. Some easy training and hiking, lots of food, and some family time made up a great Thanksgiving weekend. My aunt Catrin and her mom came down to Canmore from Edmonton (and Wales) for a quick stay in Canmore. It was...
Two weeks ago (okay... three now) Emma and I headed up to Lake O'Hara with her parents and some good family friends. Lake O'Hara is one of my favorite running spots, there is endless terrain, incredible mountain views and it is easily accessible. Em...
This post has been a long time coming! After our return from Ontario, things got a little hectic around Canmore with big training weeks, camping adventures (next post!) and shutting down the Haig for the season. Now that all that is done, I have found ...
Team "Random Guys" made the paper!A few weeks ago I joined Mike Norton (my boss at the BWTC) in his super sweet 30lbs custom Clipper canoe for the 27km paddling leg of the Norman Watson Classic on the Bow River from Lake Louise to Castle Junction. I di...
After our big three week block of training with two stints on the Haig Glacier, most AWCA athletes were in need of some well deserved rest! This past week was a much anticipated rest week, I however spent most of it inside my tiny house, sleeping, and ...
I have not disappeared, fallen off the face of the earth or been hiding under a rock... Nope! I have been training hard, working my butt off and enjoying a wicked Canmore summer in the Rockies! Since my last update, we have had 3 training camps, a test...
This is going to be one of those picture updates with a few words mixed in. Once again, I have left the blog go untouched for much too long! Now that we are back to regular training, hopefully I can get some pictures and words up here more often (that ...
Sunshine with Russell and Phillip. Amazing day skiing. Blue skies, fresh snow and warm weather. Perfect spring skiing! Russell hiking around the top of the DiveThe view towards Mt. AssinaboineLooking back into the Dive after 1 of 2 runsThe next adventu...
To all those that have had the pleasure of riding in "The Legend" watch this video...So good, couldn't have said it better my self.For those that don't 'get it' you'll need to find yourself a classic pre 90's Volvo 240 to really understand the song.My ...
Wake up to this...Put on the ski gear...And watch Russell do this...And this...Fun day at Sunshine!!
This week has been a fun mix of work and play in Canmore. I forgot to mention in my last post that I am now working at the Bill Warren Training Centre in Canmore. I am basically a glorified janitor/secretary, keeping the gym and building clean and work...
It has been just over a week since the final 50km race at Nationals in Canmore. It has given me lots of time to digest things, and make decisions regarding the rest of the season. In short, just over half the Academy athletes woke up this morning at th...
Check out this amazing video by the guys at Nordic Explained!Team Canada: The Future Is Now from Adam Doogan-Smith on Vimeo.What an incredible year. Very inspiring!Nationals update to come later this weekend.Pate
The stadium today. A balmy +5, beautiful sunshine, amazing snow... Canmore sure is putting on one incredible show! Today's race hurt. It hurt real bad. 10km skate, three laps of a relentless 3.3km loop. Out the stadium, UP, little bit of do...
The stadium today. A balmy +5, beautiful sunshine, amazing snow... Canmore sure is putting on one incredible show! Today's race hurt. It hurt real bad. 10km skate, three laps of a relentless 3.3km loop. Out the stadium, UP, little bit of do...
Quick recap over the last two days:Travel from Canmore to West Kelowna was good. Clear roads and an uneventful drive. Lots of snow up at Telemark Ski Club and some surprisingly fun race trails. I am a little shocked that this is the first time I have r...
Yesterday's 2nd place in the 20km skate. Academy podium sweep!Last Wednesday, Graham, Drew, Jeffries and I jumped on a plane and headed to Montreal for what would be the first of our three week NorAm mini-tour race series. Travel went very smooth...