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Juniors: Training 12/10 – 12/16

We’ll be back at the Range this week. Let’s be prepared for anything on Tuesday/Thursday — skiing, rollerskiing, or running/bounding. Hopefully they have enough man-made snow to get ski. Weekend training will be racing at the Eastern Cups in Craftsbury! Don’t forget to register. Information and registration here.

*** If you are a part of the Devo Team and you’d like to race, please inform me of which race(s) by Wednesday 12/12 at 7pm.

  • Tuesday @ the Range, 4:00 – 5:45pm. Skate ski or skate roll or bound (be prepared for all). Short intervals and speeds.
  • Thursday @ the Range, 4:00 – 5:30pm. Classic ski or classic roll or bound. Speed work.
  • Sunday = race!

Jr Training Sunday – Cratftsbury

Sunday 12/9 – Juniors 5 km time trial at Craftsbury.  Meet at 8:30 – Richmond Park and Ride if you want to car pool.  Skiing by 10 AM.  Time Trial with Coach Paul Allison at 10:45.

 

Juniors: Training this week 12/3 – 12/9

This week is going to be a rodeo with crazy weather combined with the fact that they started blowing snow at the Range last week. We’ll keep our fingers crossed that we can rollerski safely and effectively. With that said, please be prepared for the possibility of having to do our workouts as running/bounding on Tuesday/Thursday.

  • Tuesday, 4:00 – 5:45 at the Range. Skate rollerski with high-intensity.
  • Thursday, 4:00 – 5:45 at the Range. Classic rollerski with high-intensity.
  • Sunday: location TBA. Race (Lake Placid – 5km/10km free) or time-trial (Craftsbury).

First snow report of the year

Craftsbury: As of Friday 11/30 at 9am: Received ~ 5″ of snow in the past 48 hours — sounds good for opening the meadow and other trails. They already have a 1.25km loop with 12″ of man-made snow in the fields.
The Range: As of Thursday 11/29/12 @ 6pm it was still snowing hard at the Range. There was approximately 3-4″ of snow on the ground. The National Guard had also begun running the snow-guns by mid-afternoon!

Smugg’s Notch Road: The picture below was taken by Jake Hollenbach on Tuesday 11/27. He skied the Stowe-side of Smuggler’s notch road both Tuesday & Wednesday and had positive reports for both skate and classic. Likely another 5-8″ as of Friday morning.

Smugg’s notch — Tuesday 11/27. By Jake Hollenbach.

 

Junior Training: 11/26 – 12/2

This is a recovery week. Please note the shorter training session on Tuesday, and our tentative plan to ski at Craftsbury on Sunday. We may need some help with carpooling on Sunday if we travel out of town.

  • Monday 11/26: Swix wax clinic at SkiRack. 6:00 – ~7:15pm.
  • Tuesday 11/27: Running, strength, and games at the Range. 4:00 – 5:30pm.
  • Thursday 11/29: Skate roll with speeds and strength at the Range. 4:00 – 6:00pm.
  • Sunday 12/2: (tentatively) ski at Craftsbury. Meet at Richmond park-n-ride at 8:30am. Return approximately 1:30 – 2:00pm.

And if you don’t already know, the World Cup season started this weekend in Sweden. The US Women had historical results on both days. Kikkan Randall and Holly Brooks finished 3rd and 5th in a 10km free on Saturday. Then they teamed up with Liz Stephen (Vermonter!) and Jessie Diggins to win a bronze medal today in the relay!!

Jessie Diggins, Holly Brooks and Kikkan Randall celebrate their 3rd place in World Cup earlier today.
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