Jan 15- Jan21 Walden (or Hardwood practice)

Great Day at Highlands Nordic!  That was a tricky day as it was FREEZING - I think we all learned a thing or two about our skate skiing and pacing. I think we all saw first hand was how slow and concentrated a pre-ski should be. Zone 1. We skied behind Declan and Jack and noticed even the National level athletes take it very easy before a race.

It reminds me of a saying: Train Hard, Race Easy.

Check out this video of some recent World Cup Sprints in Dresden, Germany. Look for transitions from 1 Skate, 2 Skate, Offset, and Hop Skate (up hills) and even the cornering we practiced last Wednesday. Can Klaebo be beat??  You never know how a race will go, even based on previous results. Never give up, and always ski your best.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o69x56rXWew&t=1s

Ok onto this week:  I want to see much more one skating, so lets work on that this week!

Monday: Rest or Alternative Sport
Tuesday: Race at Horseshoe or Intensity running, skiing.
Wednesday: Training 5-7pm Skate only tonight.
Thursday: Strength
Friday: Rest or Alternative Sport 
Saturday: 9:30 Training  Details to be Announced as to who is covering this. A Classic 6km race would be great!
Sunday: 9:30 Training Details to be Announced as to who is covering this. A skate 5k pursuit race would be great (based on Saturdays results)

If you are going to Walden to race:
Details on waxing or dropping off skis will come via email.
Friday: Drive and pre-ski course. We will have a team meeting at the hotel. Details TBA
Saturday: Classic (most will do 6km)
Sunday: Skate pursuit (5k)



****NOTICE****
Many of you are already aware of this, but I need to move Wednesday night practice to 6-8pm starting January 24th. So we have one more practice at 5-7pm and then we will meet at 6 for the remainder of the season. We will continue to do our time trials TT on the teaching flats, and add different locations if the light is good (aka headlamps). I really want to do the black hole circuit as a TT loop...what do you think????  The coyotes will love us!