On Sunday, we had a good group of Masters join coaches Adam and Liam for a rollerski clinic at the popular bike path near Williston Central School. The event, also known as “Marwes, Ks, and IPAs” was a success: there were some first-time rollerskiers who got to gain confidence and comfort with the skis, and some seasoned veterans who challenged themselves with some strength and speed.
Coach Liam leads some of the group in dryland body-position drills
After some body position refreshers and drills in the skatepark for agility and balance, the group broke into 2. Liam led a session focused on good movement patterns and comfort getting up to speed, and Adam brought out the towing ropes for some specific strength before running some of the Masters through a grueling sprint relay race.
Here are some video clips of Adam’s group running through the towing protocol. Pretty cool to feel how far forward you can get with the hips when you’re towing a partner, and then carry that over to skiing solo. To practice this, we did a short quarter-mile partner relay (2 partners, 2 laps each) to work on going fast!
Relay race crew (featuring Nico in the mix)!
It was a great day to get out there and hit the roads! A trip to Burlington Beer Co after the fact was a nice way to cap off the event, and we’ll definitely be looking to put together similar sessions in the future!
Group shot after a good ski!
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