CONDITIONS AT THE RANGE ARE GREAT!!
Classic ski on Tuesday
Skate on Thursday
We will continue with some agility drills and no poles skiing and break into smaller groups to address individual coaching needs. We had some great ski sessions last week and want to carry over that energy and enthusiasm to this week.
ALL of us masters skiers need to work on
- Balance
- Strength
- Proper Body Position
- Timing
- And then applying the power to ski efficiently and faster
In addition to technique work we will offer some pre-Marathon race pace intervals on Tuesday.
MARATHON TIPS
- We are racing the 12.5 km loop – details TBD
- For those competing at Craftsbury on Saturday we recommend Thursday be a very EASY day. On Friday if you have time, ski for about 30 minutes easy with a few short 20-30 second pick-ups while you are out testing wax and skis. Rick will be at Craftsbury on Friday afternoon for kick wax testing and will be there on Saturday morning to help. Be sure to checkout the TOKO site for wax tips later in the week – http://www.tokous.com/Waxtips/New%20England%20New%20York/new_england_wax_tips.htm
- Remember it is better to go into a race over-rested than over-trained. There is nothing to be gained and a lot to be lost by doing long hard interval sessions a few days before a race.
- Race Morning – arrive early 1 to 1.5 hours before the start if you are unsure about your kick wax. Do all your glide waxing the night before the race.
- RELAX – it’s just a race. Get in a good 15-20 minute warmup.
- Ski hard and enjoy the experience. It’s normal to be nervous but it’s how you handle it that makes a difference. Channel nervous energy into positive race energy.
- Hey we are Masters Skiers!…The beer tastes the same weather we are first or last.
