With less fanfare than our Juniors, the MNC Masters have been out there getting ready for the season. Strength training and running groups have been meeting regularly, and will continue until the snow flies. Our roller ski crew has been racking up the mileage with a mix of roll’s on Wednesday’s with the ING crew and Sunday’s with MNC’s Coach Rick.
As we get closer to the start of the season, the weekend rollerskiers have gradually been adding both distance and an at speed component. The prior weekend to this past, the ski in Georgia covered 20 miles including a 4 mi tempo portion at the beginning. This past weekend featured the fifth running of our Southridge 6K time trial.
The TT route follows a series of three loops, each loop featuring a climb to the top of the neighborhood, followed by what typically can be a slight downhill recovery for the next lap. However, as with the prior year, a stiff head wind out of the south kept the skiers working and from taking advantage of the recovery section. But despite those head winds, a broken pole and a wrong turn or so, most group members were able to improve their times over last season. To see this years and past season’s results click here.
Time Trial Cool Down
Next week the roller ski time trials continue as the MNC crew plan to participate in the NWVE 1 mile Uphill Rollerski Time Trial.
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