The cool nights and bright, crisp days have made for amazing training this past week! From leaves crunching under the rollerski wheels, to colorful backdrops on dirt road runs, you can’t really beat this time of year.
After a busy weekend with two races in Lake Placid, it was nice to take a step back and focus on some basics…on Tuesday and Thursday we stuck to mostly easy distance skiing and technique work at the Range, and we visited Sleepy Hollow for some running intervals on Wednesday.
We ran into Eli in the parking lot and asked him about some trail work, and the date is now official: join us this coming Wednesday, 10/4, for some trailwork (limb trimming, debris clearing, log hauling) at Sleepy! We’ll go for a short run at 4pm (30-45 minutes) and then head out to the Sap Run and Upper Saddle trails. Tools will be provided.
On Saturday, a group piled into the van and headed to one of our favorite roads for smooth, gradual, scenic classic skiing…Road 101 at Smuggs! The views never disappoint, and the striding was looking pro.
Behind the scenes…if you’ve ever wondered how some of our smoothest video clips get created, Sara is shown here demonstrating the way it’s done. This is how the coaches get their speed workouts in; lots of running at rollerski pace!
Nothing beats a Vermont dirt road in the fall, and while many of our XC running athletes got plenty of strides in at race over the weekend, a smaller group got out for a scenic on-foot tour of Richmond and Huntington via Wes White hill, Mayo Rd, and Dugway Rd.
We’re heading into another busy week. With a government shutdown avoided, we’re happy to be able to continue skiing on the rollerski loop which is ever more critical as daylight fades. Speaking of fading daylight and changing seasons…
Check out this post on rollerski safety
Don’t forget about the MNC apparel order
If you still need to get skis together for stonegrinding, here is the info (skis go south this coming Friday!)
The Skirack ski swap is this weekend, and the MNC ski swap will be on October 29th!
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