tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-80832540375385546502024-02-22T04:17:19.662-08:00IN THE ARENA WITH BRIANBrian Gregghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04272919309999928029noreply@blogger.comBlogger225125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8083254037538554650.post-50932344843042465362016-08-13T07:17:00.001-07:002016-08-13T07:17:21.908-07:00Rio Olympics!<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">What a blast to attend an Opening Ceremonies party at TCF Bank stadium. Even cooler to receive an invite based on our work with Run Club and the Boys and Girls Club. Thank you to Comcast for supporting the Boys and Girls Club of the Twin Cities and Run Club with a $5,000 grant. The funds will be used for race entries and running shoes for the kids.</td></tr>
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The eyes of the world are on Rio and the 2016 Summer Olympic games. Caitlin and I even bought a television so that we could tune in to all of our favorite events. Every athlete has a story and it is just so inspiring to learn their backgrounds and watch them perform in an event they have been focusing the last 4 years, and likely the majority of their life on.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">When does the moment really set in? For me it was as Team USA walked into the stadium for the opening ceremonies. Sometimes you just can't help but put your hands up. This moment in Sochi is one of my all time favorites ever. The opportunity to hang out and share the excitement with all of Team USA before walking into the stadium together. It is exhausting to think of the incredible support of so many who made this moment possible and I know it is the same for every athlete.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fun to finish up a fun camp with the LNR team in Utah. My favorite part was bringing the whole crew up Mt. Timpanogas on the final day. The first mountain for several of the athletes.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Great to be back in Minneapolis with our Run Club! Especially since it is Nectarine season.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Final Day of training Camp was also one of the best days of skiing. A 4th of July first for me!</td></tr>
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On my golden birthday Caitlin set my twin brother and I up with a behind the scenes polar bear tour. <a href="http://in-the-arena-brian.blogspot.com/2011/07/so-i-fed-polar-bear-last-weekend.html">http://in-the-arena-brian.blogspot.com/2011/07/so-i-fed-polar-bear-last-weekend.html</a> How do you top that. I don't know if that is possible, but one way would be to go on an on snow ski trip with the guys on your late June birthday. Matt Liebsch organizes a group for a week on the Haig glacier in Canada each year and this year the timing of training camp kicked of on my birthday. Coincidentally in concluded on Matt's birthday. Although it was tough to not spend our birthday's with the Mrs, we still managed to have a super good time.<br /><br /><div class="mobile-photo">
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Celebrating Audrey and Brad's marriage with a wonderful wedding out at Gale Woods Farms </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Catching the Sunday morning flight for Calgary and Haig Week</td></tr>
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Good friends, food and weather led to a successful training camp. I pushed my training volume to 40 hours over the 8 days with the majority focused on classic striding. I have found that the crossover from skating on roller skis to skating on snow is pretty quick, but classic striding is more of a struggle.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Suffice to say the alpine lake paddle boarding was unique and awesome </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Enjoying a nice soak after a hard day of training.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">On our final day as we drove from the trail head to pick up our gear at the helicopter drop we did see a Griz </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I love going skiing, but it is always nice to be home and the routine of Run Club practice with the kids at The Club. It was fun to show them photos of skiing just the day before.</td></tr>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14783422467874496376noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8083254037538554650.post-12432662604078633222016-06-16T07:15:00.000-07:002016-06-16T07:15:01.952-07:00Thowback Camp and Summer Routine<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Caitlin and I kicked off June with a throwback camp in Hayward, Wisconsin at Cresthill Resort. I would estimate that I have trained 3000+ hours out of Cresthill and have many great memories of the multitudes of workout options out the front door. I lived in Cabin A with Garrott Kuzzy at Cresthill for 5 years when I moved to the Midwest from Alaska and enjoy any and every opportunity to be back at the resort and connect with my friends and the owners Scott and Kay Wilson. Scott and Kay stepped up when our earlier housing arrangements. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Road Ride from the Resort with Dennis, Scott and Caitlin.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Many of great training days have begun and ended at this table overlooking Lake Placid. </td></tr>
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I have training on Marwe rollerskis my entire professional career and thanks to the good folks at Finn Sisu Caitlin and I have multiple speed options. We are able to adjust the wheel speed and add weight vests to make it possible to train together which sure is nice for 30 hour weeks. <div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lahti put in his largest volume block of his life and has been taking his recovery seriously</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">During my volume block I only had one intensity session, a 13.1 mile threshold training run at 6:00/mile pace. We joined Team Nicole Coaching's running camp for the workout. The pace was on the fast end of threshold for me, but I had fun pacing or rather being paced by my friend Craig Cardinal who is gearing up for Grandmas Marathon.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Boys and Girls Club is now open for summer which means even more kids for Run Club! Apples and Oranges are still favorites, but thanks Fruitshare for pear day to kick off the summer session. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Traveling much less and training more from home has been a blast. We even enjoyed our first concert together with a Wednesday night trip to the Target Center to see Macklemore. It is good to actually take advantage of being a 10 minute bike ride from downtown.</td></tr>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14783422467874496376noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8083254037538554650.post-29623300565537862692016-05-30T10:28:00.002-07:002016-05-30T10:28:53.544-07:00Run Club LL Bean Shopping Spree<div class="mobile-photo" style="text-align: center;">
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The top 3 Run Club Boys and Girls are: Ramiah, Jakeylah, Nakita, Tommie, Lebron and Lavon! Load up in the van we are headed to the Mall of America for our LL Bean shopping spree. <div>
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We record and chart our daily mileage at Run Club and this week marked the final week of Spring Run Club. One of the competitions we have been having is for accumulating the most mileage. The Mall of America trip has been a goal for the entire spring! <div>
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A huge thank you to LL Bean for their support of the Twin Cities community and our Run Club with the Boys and Girls Club. LL Bean is a major supporter and sponsor of In The Arena connecting elite athletes with at risk youth.<br /><div style="text-align: center;">
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We had our first training camp of the year this past weekend up in Cable, WI. When I first moved to the Midwest I lived in downtown Cable and it was fun to train some familiar loops that have become some of my favorite over the years. The roads in the area are incredible with lake views, rolling terrain and smooth pavement. Lake Owen drive has to be one of my favorite all time roller ski roads.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sam, Nick and I drove up Friday afternoon after school for a nice run on the Ojibwe trail and a feast at the River's Eatery. Mick and Beth the owners of the River's Eatery are very supportive of the community and it was fun to show the boys my favorite place to eat in Wisconsin.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Temperature were in the low thirties so it felt like we were back in Winter. The LNR group is a fit one and the nice thing about roller skis is we can adjust wheel speed so that everyone can train together and be at their right pace or close to it. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I have trained thousands of hours in the Cable area but there is still more to explore. The crew took me on a run on the North Country trail through a wilderness I had never seen before. Crossing this dam bridge was pretty fun. We did a morning combo of 1.75 skate roller skiing and 1.25 running.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">Nick impressed me the most of everyone at camp. He is in his third year of skiing and his first year of LNR and this was his first training camp He put in the most hours on Saturday after taking a wrong turn on the run. It didn't phase him. He also opted to go for the longer bike ride option in the afternoon. With about 2 miles to go in the ride he felt kind of funny, or rather just really tired, like he could fall asleep on his bike. He then proceeded to yo-yo a bit off the back and then bonked real hard. You can learn a lot about someone when they bonk and there is a certain bonding process you have with your training partners when one or both of you bonk. Nick was awesome. He asked what he should do in the future to prevent such a feeling from coming over him. The rest of the team impressed me too when we arrived home. They had the steaks on the grill and helped Nick recover from the days long effort so that we could all rally again the next day. Next time I will be sure to bring some extra food to share too.</span></div>
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The kids have been busy at Run Club accumulating their miles and adding stickers next to their name on the Run Club board. Collectively the kids have run 708 miles which is 2124 laps around the park. It is pretty cool to see the progress of not being able to run one 1/3 mile lap continuously to being able to run 1 mile continuously and 2, 3, or 4 miles each day depending on the goal of the day.<br /><div class="mobile-photo">
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We again have some fantastic sponsors to help motivate us to reach our daily, weekly and season goals at Run Club. LL Bean has provided a shopping spree for the top 3 boys and top 3 girls mileage runner. Caitlin and I are excited for the field trip to LL Bean at their Mall of America store at the end of the school year. FruitShare has provided delicious healthy snacks of organic oranges, apples, clementines and tangelos. Kids earn their choice of fruit for completing the daily Run Club mileage goal. LL Bean has also provided water bottles which the kids earn after accumulating 10 miles at practice. Thanks LL Bean and Fruitshare for the support.<br />
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The ski race season is complete. Overall the season went well, although my last three races were poor performances. Some recovery time has certainly been in order. My ideal recovery this year has been the chance to come home to Minneapolis and have some relaxed time at home. It has been super nice to spring clean, relax and organize. Plus, we have had a few home projects on our to do lists for a while. Thankfully after serval days of easy jogs with Lahti and Caitlin I have been feeling more energetic and antsy. I flew up to Alaska on Friday evening for a week of teaching skiing in Noorvik, Alaska with NanaNordic. We departed for the village on Sunday which left Saturday to play. We hoped in to the Alaska Skimeister race, a local downhill ski, cross country ski, fat bike race. I had a blast. Although my body has been tired, I still absolutely love to any kind of race.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">All smiles as we land in Kotzebue. Pretty fun to get back to winter 30 miles north of the artic circle</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My first trip to teach skiing with NanaNordic was to Kotzebue 3 years ago. We had a 7 hour layover in town. Of course we skied all around town.</td></tr>
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On my first trip to the artic we finished with a ski from Kotzebue to Noorvik. About 42 miles and a strong headwind made for a long day. It is nice to arrive in Noorvik much fresher and to get a chance to spend some time in town and with the kids.<br />
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We are on skis for over 8 hours each day and even still we have to tell the kids they have to go home at the end of the day. I love it. It is great to see that winter, snow and the passion for skiing is still strong up North. The kids in Noorvik have been skiing now for 4 years and are quite good. The trails and terrain around town make it an ideal place to ski. Looking forward to tomorrow, but not before a solid nights sleep. <br /><div style="text-align: center;">
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I like training, but I love racing! I am halfway through the 8 stage Canada Ski Tour. After racing 4 races in 5 days, I enjoyed a rest day and travel day as the tour went from Quebec City, Quebec to Canmore, Alberta. I have had a good race, a bad race, and some so-so race. With so many races in such a short period of time you can't spend much time analyzing or dwelling on your past race, instead you must learn your lessons and then focus on the next race. This is one of my favorite parts of ski racing. </div>
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The Minnesota Youth Ski League is leading the charge with programming to help get kids, especially first timers out on skis. Annually the alumni and local stars meet up with current athletes for a fun night team sprint. I was pretty psyched that this year's event fit into my training and travel schedule. Racing on a team with our future stars is sure a lot of fun!</div>
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After a week of rest and intervals at home in Minneapolis I loaded the plane for Ottawa and the Canadian Ski Tour. This series of 8 World Cups has been the focus of my season. </div>
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The bond you develop with your teammates and training partners is something special. Matt and I have been training and racing together in the Midwest for the last 10 years. We have shared the same goals during that time and I know that many of my successes in life and ski racing are a result of Matt helping me to become better. He has been my number one training partner and we are good friends. We are also strong competitors and are constantly trying to beat each other, this is why we are good training partners too. My second day of the Tour, the first distance race, I had a rough day and finished well off of my goals and expectations. Rough enough, that as I came in near last place, the finish zone was empty, the other racers already in their warm jackets and heading out to cool down. I had to smile thought as I crossed the line and looked up and Matt was there waiting for me. He helped me take my skis off and offered the condolences of a guys who knows the work that has been done behind the scenes. Those are the moments that help you move on from the bad races so that you can get on with the good ones.</div>
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One of the best things about a rough race is that it can make a good race feel that much better. Two days after that Classic day in Montreal I had a really strong 15 km Freestyle in Quebec City. The type of race where my legs felt great and I just continued to speed up throughout the race. I love that feeling. </div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14783422467874496376noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8083254037538554650.post-55062819822449238942016-02-05T08:30:00.000-08:002016-02-05T08:30:13.461-08:00Stowe Nordic BKL PracticeOne of my favorite recovery day activities is to get out and ski with the local junior program. With a rest day on Tuesday I joined up with the Stowe Nordic crew for practice. It is fun to be in Vermont and explore some ski trails I have never skied before. Many strong skiers come out of Vermont and programs like the one here at Stowe Nordic are the responsible parties. I loaded my car at the hotel with my skis but as I looked around at the green grass I certainly debated how practice would be. The groomers scratched up some great skiing for us and we had a great time. Variable conditions may not be the most fun to ski in, but they make you tough and they make you a stronger skiing as you learn how to adapt technically and mentally.<div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">After a fantastic winter last year, this years low snow conditions can get you down, these guys didn't mind and made the most of thin conditions with big smiles.</td></tr>
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It is great to have the Team back together again! Caitlin has been in Europe racing the World Cup for 2 months and is back in Minneapolis to recharge. Face Time is a great way to stay in touch when we are on different continents but you can't beat being together in person. <div>
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Last year we had a great week or training and recharging in Hayward, WI on the American Birkebeiner trail so we decided to do the same thing this year. This included racing in the Seeley Hills Classic a fantastic classic marathon on the Birkie trail. Race organizer Dennis Kruse has been a good friend from the first day I arrived in Wisconsin 10 years ago. With 500 racers the Seeley is one of the premier classic races in the Midwest. I had a fun race with my friend Matt Liebsch. We skied the entire race together attacking each other from time to time but neither of us breaking away. I ended up with the win this year, although a good portion of that was a result of Matt tripping on a climb 1 km from the finish and myself getting the only open finishing lane.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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After a great time up in the north woods of Wisconsin I flew out to Colorado for a 10 day altitude block. Caitlin and I trained in Frisco for 3 weeks last year in preparation for the World Championships and that went well. Frisco, CO is at 9,000 feet and the trails and skiing at the Frisco Nordic Center are some of my favorite. The World Cups in Canmore are at a moderately high altitude and I wanted to put some time back high as it has been nearly a month since I have been high. I have been fortunate to have the opportunity to bounce between high altitude and sea level throughout the year and I feel my body responds well to the fluctuation. </div>
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My good friend Brent Knight is now living in Boulder, CO and working for Salomon. We trained and raced together for UAA and on the professional race circuit for 8 years. Brent is now working full time but can still push me and help make me better. It is super nice of him to come up and train with me as I put in a volume block. I have found that I need to have a few weeks throughout the race season where I push the volume so that I can stay strong for the entire season. </div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14783422467874496376noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8083254037538554650.post-9200496946432764842016-01-24T20:51:00.000-08:002016-01-24T20:51:08.667-08:00US Nationals and Recovery<div class="mobile-photo" style="text-align: center;">
<i>So, I just went to update my blog and realized that this post from two weeks ago was saved as a draft, anyways better late than never....</i></div>
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The 2016 US National Championships proved to be my best cumulative showing at US Nationals so far. Although I still have yet to meet my goal of winning a National Championship I had a strong week. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">2nd Place in the 30 km Freestyle Mass Start</td></tr>
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My focus race going in to Nationals was the 30 km Freestyle. I really enjoy the tactics of mass start racing, plus distance skate races are my favorite and strongest event. I had a strong race and finished second, not quite as fast as my friend Tad Elliot who won. Tad has been on the top of the podium multiple times, but has struggled with illness the last few years. I am happy to see him back to his normal self and finding success again.<div>
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A huge thank you to Caldwell Sport for the fantastic ski service all week at US Nationals. My skis were fantastic in every race and it was great to have such a strong support team. Thanks you Amy, Austin and Erik. My training has been really strong this year thanks to my sponsors, training partners and coaches and it is nice to have things come together at a championship race. My races results qualified me for the Canadian World Cup Tour in March which is a major focus of my season. It is nice to be racing and feeling strong, especially after struggling at US Nationals last year. Last years struggles and disappointing results helped me enjoy the successes this year that much more. </div>
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My other results from the National Championships included a 5th (4th American) in the 15 km Classic, 7th (4th American) in the Freestyle Sprint and a finish in the high 30s for the classic sprint. I have struggled making the heats in the classic races and will need to put some more focus on classic skiing relaxed at high speed.<br /><div>
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After a fun and hard week at US Nationals my body was ready for some recovery time. My body confirmed this with a head cold for a few days. </div>
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<span style="text-align: start;">Caitlin decided to come back home to recharge after the Tour de Ski and it is great to be together again. One of the fun ways we helped recharge ourselves was joining up with Fast Kids which is the team of 8-13 year old kids of our Club, Loppet Nordic Racing.</span></div>
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It is really fun to see the joy in the smiles of kids skiing. I sometimes find that I can get caught up in results and my own training and it is refreshing to just share in the joy of skiing. Plus it is really cool to hear the kids talking themselves about going to the Olympics someday.<br /><div class="mobile-photo" style="text-align: center;">
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Wes came to our house after his practice to do an interview for his school projects on the Olympics</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Wes counted 81 pairs of skis in our basement</td></tr>
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After 2 days of rest I am now healthy and ready to get back to training. I have almost 3 weeks now until the next Super Tour.</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14783422467874496376noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8083254037538554650.post-69209219813097199682015-12-14T00:23:00.001-08:002015-12-14T00:23:49.421-08:00Davos World Cup<div class="mobile-photo" style="text-align: justify;">
Davos World Cup weekend has been on my mind and my list of goals for many years. A 30 km freestyle interval start race at altitude is an ideal race for me. This past weekend I had the fortunate opportunity to finally compete in this race for the first time. One of my goals is to finish in the World Cup points, which are awarded to the top 30 finishers in each race. This is a standard accomplishment for our US women, but has been a challenge for US distance men. Last year, Simi Hamilton was the only US skier to score distance World Cup points with a 26th in the 4 km prologue in the Tour de Ski. Last year I finished 35th in the Holmenkollen World Cup for the next best world cup distance result for the US last year. Last weekend, Noah Hoffman finished 25th in the 30 km Skiathalon for our first men's distance points of the year. <span style="text-align: center;">On Saturday I finished 65th, 3 minutes and 21 seconds off of my goal. My US teammates were not pleased with their finishes either at 52nd, Noah Hoffman and 67th Kris Freeman. We all agreed that our skis were good and in the mix, we simply were not. I honestly felt that my race effort was similar to the West Yellowstone Super Tour, and so begins the analysis of what actions and processes can be taken to improve. Although I am not pleased with my result I still smile about how much I enjoy the process of becoming better.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Analyzing the split times from the race I skied pretty consistently, although loosing a bit more time each lap in the final 15km.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another one of my goals for the week was to help Caitlin regain her form. She did not disappoint with a top 20 finish in Saturday's 15 km. She also noted that we finished about the same percentage back from the leader, but that the Men's field has more and tighter competition. We finished with 65 and 68 FIS points respectively which is calculated on percent back from the winner.</td></tr>
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The staff at the hotel here in West Yellowstone refer to last week as Ski Week. It is quite fitting as the town is overtaken for the week with an estimated 4,000 cross country skiers. It is one of my favorite weeks of the year. I usually arrived a week before ski week to get some time on snow and adjust to the high altitude. The week before the festival, West Yellowstone is a ghost town. Often I might be the only person in a 100+ room hotel. It is fun to watch the town come to life, and a great way to start the ski season.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Without Caitlin and Lahti here I thought about adopting this guy for company</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Thankfully I had my friend Duncan Douglas, otherwise known as Jacked Up Old Man to keep me company and train with for the first week. Duncan turned 50 on this trip, but he still brings it. We had a lot of fun training and living together.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A big group of juniors from Endurance United made the trek to snow and the trails in West Yellowstone. I have worked with some of the kids over the summer and it is fun to see their training and technique work pay off. We had fun working on our climbing, and even more fun practicing Tele turns on Tele hill.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The family and my support crew here in West Yellowstone. These guys make the long drive from Washington each year to celebrate Thanksgiving, enjoy the trails and put in a ton of work helping me perform at these races. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One of the first teams to arrive is Green Mountain Valley School. I had a blast joining the group for some of their workouts. It is also really fun that they are now being coached by Katrina Howe and Garrott Kuzzy. 2010 Olympian Garrott and I lived and skied together for 5 years with CXC and have many good memories together.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sharing my Sochi Slideshow with the GMVS athletes</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Working on no pole classic striding with the Duluth East team</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Signing posters at the expo. I still have the posters of the top US skiers of my childhood on my wall at home</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Of course the highlight of the week is the first Super Tours of the year. The first of a season of opportunities to see the benefits of a Spring, Summer, and Fall of hard work.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I had a good weekend with a win in the 15 km Freestyle and a 10th in the Freestyle Sprint </td></tr>
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A great week, became even better when the US Ski Team offered me a start in the upcoming World Cup in Davos, Switzerland. The race will be a 30 km Freestyle interval start race at altitude which is one of my favorite races. Plus, I get to see Caitlin again too. We have both had our eyes set on Davos during our summer training. Looking forward to the race, time to pack to bags for a flight over to Europe.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14783422467874496376noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8083254037538554650.post-13188186845275237882015-11-15T21:22:00.000-08:002015-11-15T21:22:11.698-08:00Coming Soon....first day on snow<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
<span style="text-align: start;">The off season for cross country skiers is long. With snow being a major requirement for our sport, the typical competition season is November-March or roughly 5 months. I actually ski more on roller skis than I do on snow. Thankfully, I enjoy roller skiing. My first ski race of the year is 12 days away and my first day on snow of the year will be tomorrow!</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Last day on snow April 26, 2015 Snowbird Glacier, Alaska</td></tr>
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This season will be my 10th as a professional ski racer, but one thing that still remains the same is my excitement for that first day back on snow and for the first race of the year. It is certainly possible to ski each month of the year thanks to glaciers, the southern hemisphere and saved snow projects. However, this year Caitlin and I put a big focus on altitude training and therefore we haven't been on snow since April. Each year I find that it gets easier to regain that feeling of being on snow. I certainly am excited to confirm that tomorrow. <div style="text-align: justify;">
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The last two weeks in Minneapolis have been really nice. Typically November is on the rainy and cold side. I am not the biggest fan of the in between Fall and Winter weather as it makes it challenging to train well. Sometimes not enough snow to ski on, but enough to make the roads slippery, which means the roads are either slick or sandy. This Fall the roads have been freshly swept, the skies blue and the temperatures warm. I certainly do hope that the cold weather comes soon to Minnesota, but it has made training and Fall chores pleasant.<br /><div class="mobile-photo" style="text-align: justify;">
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I have additional motivation this year to ski fast and earn a start on the World Cup. I dropped Caitlin off at the airport on Friday and if things go like we expect she will spend the full season in Europe. My best chance of getting to see her is to be the Super Tour leader after the West Yellowstone and Sun Valley races. This fits right in with my goals and is a nice extra incentive. She gave me this little bear to keep me company while I am on the road. <br /><div class="mobile-photo" style="text-align: justify;">
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14783422467874496376noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8083254037538554650.post-71743403475544262702015-11-01T20:58:00.002-08:002015-11-01T20:58:55.249-08:00Race Season is nearly here<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Wrapping up our altitude camp in Park City today. Wow, I am not sure that I have ever had such nice weather for a fall training camp. We capped off a great three weeks with a 4 hour double pole/run combo on yet another beautiful fall day. This past week has been about as fun as you can get with 3 days of roller ski racing dubbed the Soldier Hollow Mini Tour, a recovery day, and 4 days of high volume.</div>
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Soldier Hollow was the venue for the 2002 Olympic Cross Country races and has one of the few roller ski tracks in the country. The paved trails follow a portion of the courses that were used in the Olympics and for multiple Super Tours and National Championships. A huge benefit of a rollerski track is that the hills are as steep as what you would find on a cross country ski course. I try to mimic a roller ski course on the streets of Minneapolis and while the terrain may come close, all of those courses are open to traffic, garbage trucks, school buses and other hazards. The US Ski Team coaches and Club coaches organized a great event. It is always a bit of a mystery of where your race fitness matches up to your competitors over the summer and it was fun to test each other. Although different speed wheels and ski models add more variance than a typical on snow race it was good to go head to head with some of the top US racers. I finished the tour in 3rd place overall. <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">On days like this it felt like I could ski forever Photo: Tom Jorgenson</td></tr>
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Although tough weather conditions can be good for mental toughness, I must say that I have enjoyed the fantastic weather we have had this camp. I do think that is more challenging to stay healthy in bad weather as it adds another load to the body. Temperatures are cooling off and we have woken up to a dusting of snow at higher elevations. <div>
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A huge benefit of this camp has been having all three of us together. Coach Tom came on to the Team in September and we have been training together in Minneapolis but it has been great to all be together in a camp environment. We have been able to maximize each workout with video, lactates, and technique feedback. It has been great to have the additional support. As a testament of that we both had a fantastic mini tour, plus a great final 4 days of volume. We are finishing the camp healthy and feeling strong. We will still take advantage of several recovery days upon arriving home in Minneapolis but recovery days when you are feeling strong can be even better than recovery days when you are completely blown out. A huge thank you to our sponsors and donors who have allowed us to make this next step forward this year. <div class="mobile-photo">
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tom, riding alongside Caitlin as they work on V1 technique</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tom also takes fantastic photos!</td></tr>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14783422467874496376noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8083254037538554650.post-91483917580289753922015-10-18T19:18:00.001-07:002015-11-01T20:20:34.346-08:00Community Time and Camp Time<div class="mobile-photo" style="text-align: left;">
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Sometimes it is nice to mix it up and volunteer at a race and support others. I saw a post on Facebook that one of the big ski clubs in the cites Endurance United need some additional help for the Night Light Run. The event is unique in that it starts at dusk and minutes in to the race it is dark. Runners race with headlamps and glow sticks. It is pretty fun to see their lights bobbing through the woods on the 5 km, 10 km, 3 x 5 km and half marathon course. I only had a few hour shift for the race, but it is always a good reminder to see how much goes in to putting on a quality event. A huge thank you to the many race volunteers out there. I love racing and it would not be possible with out great race organizers and volunteers.</div>
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Endurance United had a busy weekend with the race on Friday and a point to point 55 km community ski on Sunday. The route followed bike paths from St. Paul to Elm Creek Park in the north west metro. I have wanted to do this route for sometime and the chance to do it with over 70 other skiers was too good to pass up. Endurance United hosted the event for free, with a donation for the bus transport. They also set up aid stations along the course.<br />
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One of the things that I love about the Twin Cities is the number of people that roller ski. We had skiers of all ages and abilities getting excited and fit for this coming winter.<br />
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After a lower volume week at home in Minneapolis, I am now back in Park City, UT with the US Ski Team for my final training camp of the year. We are again living at 8200 feet, but having come back and forth throughout the summer we have found that we have acclimatized quickly. Although my oxygen saturation dipped to the high 80s upon arrival, I am already back up to 94 %. More importantly than those numbers, I have been feeling good in workouts.<br />
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Coach Tom is out here in Utah with us too. This is our first camp with all of us together. It is fantastic to have a dedicated support person to find the highest quality in each workout. Tom's technique cues have been a huge help.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14783422467874496376noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8083254037538554650.post-9286263683024581282015-10-04T20:37:00.001-07:002015-10-05T09:01:19.252-07:00Home Time<div class="mobile-photo">
Late September is a wonderful time in Minnesota and it has been great to be home and enjoy it. Our house really is a fantastic home base for training and recovery. The cool nights certainly help to provide some great sleep too! These last two weeks have been my first opportunity to work one on one with Coach Tom too. It has been fantastic to have a fresh set of eyes analyzing my technique and facilitating the workouts. One of the big takeaways from the US Ski Team's camp in Norway was on a progression for double pole. Tom has been working with both Caitlin and I on the progression and we can feel the difference in our double pole.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Meeting up with the Endurance United (EU) Junior Team for some classic technique work and a distance ski</td></tr>
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Alternating between high altitude training in Park City, UT and training at home in Minneapolis in blocks has allowed my regular training routes to be fresh routes every few weeks. It has been fun to track my workouts and see the improvements over the course of the summer. One of the new tools we have been using this year is a Polar V800 heart rate monitor watch. The watch has all the bells and whistles making it easy to track distance and pace. Being a bit of a data nerd I have enjoyed that additional information. I have even had fun on my workouts setting different pace goals. If nothing else this has taught me to drink on the downhills instead of stopping.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lahti has been enjoying my habit of a daily recovery jog</td></tr>
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Not only do I get faster in the Fall, but so does Lahti. As a husky he doesn't do so well in the heat. Often in the summer he can only run for 15-20 minutes. When Fall comes he can show his true fitness. He had no trouble doing 12 miles on Saturday<br />
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We have had a number of local community events in the neighborhood. Including the Surly Trail Loppet half marathon. The start is literally a 5 min down the trail from our house. I love being able to do a race in my backyard. My running intervals in Utah helped me in the race and I felt strong. I finished 4th place with a personal best for the course in 1:22:03. The course is a bit different each year so it is hard to compare. I finished less than 30 seconds off of the win which I considered to be pretty good. I still need to do a bit more fast running to have the legs for the final kick. My regular training pace is about 10:00 min/mile so my race pace of 6:11 min/miles is a bit of a shock on my body. The second event we had in the neighborhood was a Loppet Adventure Club paddle. The evening couldn't have been nicer with warm temperatures and a clear sky. We had a perfect view of the full moon and the eclipse.<br />
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I have also had a number of interval sessions on my Tyrol 1km loop. I really enjoy being able to compare my lap times and work on my pacing during my interval sessions. A huge thank you to Matt Liebsch and Zak Ketterson for coming out and pushing me in intervals. Matt is holding on to some strong fitness while still working 40+ hours each week. Zak is a Senior in high school this year but has his first period of classes off and makes it up with an online course. Zak is in great shape this year and I look forward to seeing his strong results at the Junior World Championships this year. His goal is to be top 10, but I think he could go top 3. I am looking forward to my 3rd 10 km skate time trial in tyrol on Tuesday.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14783422467874496376noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8083254037538554650.post-33987031055306726082015-09-20T19:03:00.001-07:002015-09-20T19:10:47.070-07:00Gearing up for Winter: Hoigaards Tent Sale<div class="mobile-photo" style="text-align: left;">
I woke up to a dusting of snow on the peaks on my last day of training out in Utah. The colors have been turning and although Fall is just beginning, winter is not far behind. I am a huge fan of the mornings where you start your workout all bundled up and then drop layers as sun and training warm your body. </div>
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Of course snow up in the mountains means rain at lower elevations. After two weeks of perfect weather, it is hard to complain about a little rain but I think all the sunny days with highs of 70 and lows of 50 did make us a bit soft. We wanted to end the camp with some harder intensity back to back. After a day of classic intervals we headed down to the running track in Salt Lake City. Dave Knoop came out and coached us into improving upon or skier running form and with some 100's, 300's, 800's and 400's. He gave us some great tips and although we weren't running anywhere near the times of my ITA teammate Matt Elliott or ITA alumni Ben True, we made some good improvements. It is fun to follow the really competitive runners and some time on the track just makes me realize what impressive athletes they are. Joe and I cooled down in a downpour, with wrecked legs but a smile on our face as we had completed our training camp on a high note. Plus it will be easy to date a big of recovery time now as my legs and body need at least the weekend to recover and absorb the training.<br />
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The color of the leaves and the crisper mornings has everyone thinking about the upcoming winter. Hoigaards, one of our big sponsors and one of the big ski shops in the Twin Cities hosts their annual tent sale this weekend. The tent sale is huge, with great prices, selection and service. Caitlin and I were at the shop for the sale to help fit equipment, sign posters and get people excited for winter. It is fun to be around people who can hardly wait for it to snow. I have just as much fun helping the elite racer to the first timer or the former high school skier who is coming back to the sport after a decade or so.</div>
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Training partners can play a huge role in an athletes training and I am thankful to have some awesome ones. Over the last three years I have done a 10 km freestyle roller ski solo time trial every few months to gauge my fitness, strength and weaknesses so that I can plan my training for the next few months. I sent a few texts out to see if any of my training partners wanted to join for a time trial last Tuesday with the catch that the race started at 7 am (Our race timer had to go be at work at 8am). </div>
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I set a personal record time by two seconds in the time trial and beat my late August time from last year by over a minute. I think having the other guys out there on course made a big difference. Sometimes when you wake up the snooze button can be tempting but setting a start time with your training partners can hold you both accountable and on time.<br /><div class="mobile-photo">
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I try to match Lahti's enthusiasm to get out the door. I am not sure I will ever meet his consistency, even when he ran for 3 hours earlier in the day he wants to go for the afternoon run, even if he can barely walk.<br /><br />
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Some of my regular training partners have retired from full time ski racing and have moved on to other jobs and goals. That certainly doesn't mean they can't push me. I joined Doug and Zach for some 400 meter repeats as part of their marathon training. Still can't come close to Doug when he goes all out. Not to mention both Zach and Doug are excellent pacers on the track, which was super helpful considering the lines hadn't been painted yet on the new track. <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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Of course I also train a fair amount with Caitlin and my LNR teammates. We make the trek to Afton for some longer hill work and have fun all starting the intervals together. I have been training more with Zak Ketterson one of the LNR juniors and one of the top juniors in the country. He has goals of being top 10 at World Juniors this year and I can tell he is right on track and I felt lucky to be able to hang on to him double poling.<br /><div class="mobile-photo" style="text-align: center;">
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I am currently out in Utah for my 3rd altitude block of the season. My friend Joe, who races for St. Scholastica is out here with me pushing me each day. We had fun climbing his first real mountain today with a hike up Mt. Timpanogos. The weather was perfect.<div>
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The last two weeks have been Man camp. Caitlin has been <a href="http://in-the-arena-ccompton.blogspot.com/2015/08/norwegian-summer-adventure.html">training in Norway with the US Ski Team</a> leaving Lahti and I calling the shots. My first week at home I had a planned recovery week which worked out well as halfway through it I also caught a cold. It is a bit odd to get sick after taking two days off, but I tend to load my recovery days up with a fair amount of non-training activities including travel. <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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One of the home projects that I had the chance to work on has been installing new cabinet doors and hardware to give our kitchen a new and updated look. Our friend Paul built us some beautiful cabinet doors since our lower cabinets were missing theirs when we bought the house. I should really say Paul installed them, but he did a great job teaching me the process and I did a fair amount of chiseling as we did our best to make everything square in a 90 year old house.<div>
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After taking another two days off from training my health returned and I headed up north to Cresthill Resort in Hayward, WI to join the a group of Canadian skiers from Thunder Bay. The Thunder Bay crew based their camp out of Cabin A and B where I lived and training with the CXC team for 5 years. The roller skiing from Cresthill is fantastic and it was great to see Scott and Kay while revisiting many of my favorite training routes.</div>
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<span style="text-align: center;">Another project of man camp came in patching the rust holes in our Subarau. Scott showed me how to use a rivet gun, bondo and prime, We had a bit of a mix up at the auto parts store and I received the wrong color pain but I will be sure to post a photo of the finished job. Scott and I also installed a new plastic spray pan after the original one got crunched last winter.</span><br /><div class="mobile-photo">
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I really enjoyed training in a big group of strong guys although I didn't do a great job of taking photos. I enjoyed the challenge of doing several workouts which were new to me and the team ran a professional operation. Thank you again to Scott and Kay for hosting me yet again. It is now time to make sure that I have the house picked up and the laundry done before I pick Caitlin up at the airport. I am also looking forward to the Boys and Girls Club reopening this week with our regular after school hours.</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14783422467874496376noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8083254037538554650.post-13546709590596771922015-08-09T23:28:00.001-07:002015-08-09T23:28:33.263-07:00Truckee Training Camp<div class="mobile-photo" style="text-align: center;">
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In the summer of 2013 Caitlin and I came out to Truckee, CA for a training camp, Uncle Kelly and Fran's wedding and a Compton family reunion. We had a great time, trained well and went on to a great ski season including making the 2014 Olympic Team. Last year, only Caitlin came out to Truckee for a training camp and well, she had a great year last year with the bronze at World Championships. This year we both made the Truckee camp a priority.</div>
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Truckee, California is a beautiful area; however what makes this camp special is the support from Kelly and Fran. Not only do Fran and Kelly host us at their house but they come out to help with many of our workouts. Coach Kelly took a ton of video for us and the two of them really help us pursue the excellence that we are looking for. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Truckee is home to a number of great training groups too. We had fun connecting with the Sugar Bowl Academy, Auburn Ski Club and Unleashed crews for some workouts.</td></tr>
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These last 2 weeks concluded a 4 week block of over 90 hours at altitude. Although I have trained similar volumes in the past, this round has included a heavy focus on recovery and the absorption of the training. I didn't feel like I started the training season in May with a lot of fitness but I can feel everything coming together now. I enjoyed two running races here in Truckee, CA and am pleased to have cut nearly a minute and a half from my time on the Squaw Mountain Run. </div>
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A few days after the Squaw Mountain run we joined the local training groups for the Drifter Time Trial. A 2 km uphill running time trial that has accurate times going back over 20 years. Patrick Johnson has the course record at 10:06 and I started with the goal of breaking 10 minutes. I will need to come back though as I finished in 10:10. In addition to Patrick's record I am kept humble by Noah Hoffman's junior record of 10:07.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Finishing off a great block of training with one of my favorite runs ever. Donner Summit to Squaw Mountain Resort on the PCT.</td></tr>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14783422467874496376noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8083254037538554650.post-17586011813217708692015-07-26T22:00:00.000-07:002015-07-26T22:00:06.558-07:00Altitude Camp Round 2<div class="mobile-photo" style="text-align: justify;">
I am back in Park City, Utah for my second block of altitude training. Although I wasn't so sure about how effective my first block at altitude training went, my performance on my benchmarks upon returning home to sea level in Minneapolis gave me a lot of confidence. A huge benefit of being able to go to and from altitude during the training season is that it is allowing us to really dial in our acclimatization plan. We have been keeping a diary to determine how many days it takes us to feel good at altitude and how long the 'boost' from altitude seems to last. We are dialing this in as we both felt that our altitude camp in Colorado last year played a big role in Caitlin's bronze medal at World championships and my 35th at the Holmenkollen world cup.</div>
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I sure do miss the kids at the Club when I am away at training camp, but the weather started to get pretty warm and humid in Minneapolis and I certainly don't miss that. Ever since I was hospitalized with heat exhaustion in high school I have found that the heat really adds a big load on to my training.<br /><div class="mobile-photo" style="text-align: center;">
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One of the things Caitlin and I really try to incorporate in to our training is working with and learning from other training groups. It has been great to train with the US Ski Team Nordic Combined crew as well as the Wasatch Nordic Ski Academy. Coach Bill has been awesome in sharing with us his technique philosophy and observations as well as taking video of multiple sessions. I have also really enjoyed skiing behind his older athletes who I honestly think are better technical skiers than myself.<div>
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A special thanks to LL Bean who sponsors In The Arena and our community service project with the Boys and Girls Club. I am a big fan of quality gear that is built to last whether it is my new shirt in the photo above or my LL Bean vest which is older than me. <span style="text-align: center;">. </span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14783422467874496376noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8083254037538554650.post-83132693972127377322015-07-13T20:32:00.001-07:002015-07-13T20:32:11.359-07:00Minneapolis Training Block<span style="text-align: justify;">Four weeks at home sure went quickly and it is hard to leave to head back to altitude. The weather in Minneapolis has been fantastic which for me is not too humid and on the cooler side of things. It has been nice to train on my favorite local loops and see where my fitness stacks up this year. Training in Utah this spring has been good, but since many of the routes and interval loops are different it is hard to compare my fitness to past years. My time at home included another volume week of 30 hours of training, a recovery week and an intensity week.</span><br />
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One of the values of the Loppet Foundation is 'adventure', with believe that living an inspired life requires taking paths with uncertain outcomes. I enjoy and good adventure and the loppet Adventure group meets up once a month for a different activity encouraging experience veterans and first timers to come enjoy an evening together. I have been getting more comfortable in the canoe and had a great time enjoying the solstice on the chain of lakes my college teammate and friend Brent Knight and our new friend Atan-wa. A great way to recover after a big week of training.</div>
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Summer session is in at the Club which brings more kids and several new faces to Run Club. A huge thanks to Kim, Will, and Gwen for running practice while we have been out of town.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Several runners are off the charts at Run Club including Gregory and Avis</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Plank Off as we wait for a thunderstorm to roll through before Run Club</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Enjoying some rest and an organic apple from Fruitshare after running our 3 mile goal for the day.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A great start to my intensity week, shaving off over a minute from my 10 km Rollerski Time Trial in Tyrol and pacing pretty darn even splits. Only 16 seconds of PR from October before Sochi.</td></tr>
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Training with the US Ski Team crew out in Park City in May has been a bit of a humbling experience as the guys train hard and fast. I often felt like I was getting my butt kicked. One of the nice things about training at home is I could see how I compare in some of my regular benchmarks. I think it is good to get your butt kicked as an athlete as it can help expose your weaknesses and encourages you to raise your level and standards. A shout out to my neighbor Gerald for coming out and taking splits for me. </div>
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Tomorrow I head home to Minneapolis after nearly 5 weeks of living at 8,200 feet. I have had some of my most focused training since the Olympics and it has been great. I haven't been moving super quick since I have been training high but I have been absorbing the training well and I think it will set me up for a strong racing season this winter. I have been able to push the volume and recover well with the ability to focus nearly 100% on training. I am looking forward to coming home, but it sure is nice to be away from the many distractions of home.</div>
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Caitlin and I took a quick trip to Chicago for our rest day to speak with the ACIST sales team. We have shared our story often and incorporated goal setting, working hard, working smart and working consistently however this was our first presentation to a group of adult professionals. We had a great time with Team ACIST and took advantage of a day at sea level for a hard track workout. We were able to run to the track in 20 minutes on the crushed limestone path outside our hotel.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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Last fall I did an open ski for juniors prior to the first Super Tour of the year in West Yellowstone, MT. Many of the kids were from the Soldier Hollow ski team. Caitlin and I led a distance ski walk session with the junior team on Saturday. Their coach and our friend Morgan Smyth just had knee surgery and is recovering. Morgan has been pretty creative with the kids, driving a golf cart to coach them on the roller ski workout and meeting us before the hike for some drills in the parking lot.<br /><div class="mobile-photo" style="text-align: center;">
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I am excited to see our dog Lahti tomorrow and return to the house. Next week is my second super volume week of the year and it will be fun to explore my favorite routes around the Twin Cities.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14783422467874496376noreply@blogger.com0