Another beautiful day in Vermont!

We had another beautiful day of training this morning in Richmond. The group rollerskied along Cochran Road, working on specific strength and double-pole. After an hour of rolling, the athletes changed into their sneakers to do some trail running along the Winooski River. Towards the end of the workout, most everyone did about 15 minutes of moderate intensity running to work on some leg speed and fitness.

This afternoon is our first "Learn to Rollerski" clinic in Jericho!

Here are some pictures from the past week. Click to enlarge!

Will Solow leading a group of boys on Cochran's Road (6/30)

Nigel and Griffin practicing their double-pole (6/30)

Craig, Parker and Bill practicing their starts

No-pole striding last Saturday in Williston

Amy, Tatum and Anna pausing in the shade!

Rollerski sprints around the penalty loop @ The Range last Thursday

Sam and Liam sprinting.

Training Update and Pictures

Training for next week (July 2 - July 8):

• Monday 8:30 - 10:30am at the Range. Skate rollerski plus intro to biathlon!
• Wednesday - Next Wednesday is the 4th of July and we will not have organized training. Coach Erin Mallory will be at a 5km race in Colchester (longtime Colchester coach Leigh Mallory organizes this event), and I will hopefully be at the GMAA Clarence DeMar 5km race in South Hero. The Clarence DeMar race is organized by Jessica Bolduc and Liz Hollenbach -- both skiers on the NWVE Ski Team! Last year had nearly 400 participants on a flat, fast course.
• Thursday 4:30 - 6:30pm at Charlotte Beach. Skate rollerski.
• Saturday 9:00 - 11:00am at Mud Pond (Williston). Classic roll + running.

Pictures from the past week or two:

Sunday morning ride in Shelburne. Jake Hollenbach chucking the deuces up! (6/3)

At least 2 junior national champs in this photo! (6/3)

Lukas, Casey, Ethan and Jordan getting their bound on (6/27)

Charlie Cobb under the eye of coach Paul Smith (6/20)

Getting ready to ride...skies clearing (6/3)

Coach Alice Nelson leading some bounding drills with the gals (6/20)

Eli, Alice and Murray leading core (6/20)

Ending training with capture the flag! (6/27)

First official day of summer training. (6/18)

Leslie Roberts sent all those other people to jail (6/27)

Patrick Hickey smiling and Sam Longenbach exploding (6/27)

Forrest Hamilton leading a group doing plyos (6/20)

Looking across Shelburne Bay towards BURLINGTRON - THE CITY OF THE FUTURE (6/3)

Schools (almost) Out For Summer!

As school and spring sports draw to a close, our MNC training group is growing. We are up to 37 athletes registered for summer training - and we've already been meeting 1-3x / week for the past 5 weeks.

Summer Training Schedules:
Please use this weblog as your first point of reference for our summertime training. I will update this site on a weekly basis with info regarding locations and formats for the following week of training.

June 18 - June 24:
Monday @ Range, 8:30 - 10:30am. Classic rollerskiing + specific strength.
Wednesday @ Range, 8:30 - 10:30am. Skate rollerski + bounding/running.
Thursday (Comp Team) @ Shelburne, 4:30 - 6:30pm. Skate rollerski + speed.
Saturday @ Mud Pond (Williston), 9:00 - 11:00am. Classic roll + run.

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Yesterday was a combined rollerski and strength test day. Eric Tremble from the EABC took our group to do some fitness and strength testing. Below are a few pictures:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qga5eONXU_4

Skiers REPRESENT at Track & Field State Champs

I caught a few events at the State Championship meet this morning, which had skiers written all over it.

Copley in the lead at 350m. Jordan Lamay in 4th (also blue/white singlet)

Autumn Eastman (CVU) came through in 3rd place in the 1500m, along with other skiers in the B-finals Riley Carbone (MMU), Kathryn Maitland (CVU) and Acadia Dinardo (MMU).

Brendan Copley (Colchester) lead most of the 1500m A-finals, eventually finishing 2nd in 3:58.88. The winner broke a 26 year old State Record in a time of 3:57.4 or so. Other top skiers were also in that event, including Jordan Lamay (Colchester / Mansfield Nordic Club, 7th overall), Jake Van Buren (Burlington HS, 8th overall) and Jack Hegman (MMU / Burke Mtn / UVM, 9th overall).

Jake Van Buren (3rd from right) and Jack Hegman (far left) in the 1500m

I saw lots of other skiers warming up and cooling down, including Sam Longenbach, Emmett Peterson and Sean Delaney (all CVU / MNC).

Monday Training 6/4:

• 4:30 - 5:45 at the Range
• Running + skate rollerskis
• Led by Erin Mallory

Wednesday Training 6/6:

• 4:00 - 6:00 at the Range
• Running + classic rollerskis
• Led by Paul Allison (Mr. 2:36 Marathoner) and Murray

Week of 6/11 - 6/17:

• tentatively Monday 6/11, 4-6pm at the Range
• tentatively Wednesday 6/13, 4-6pm at the Mills Riverside Park