Thursday, June 19, 2008

Regional Elite Group Camp!

I'm up in Lake Placid right now, with like thirty other kids (most of whom are like eight years my junior), at a training camp for the top skiers in New England. We're staying at the Olympic Training Center, which is just a great place to train, since you have absolutely all the resources necessary right around you. Not to mention, the rollerskiing here is about a bazillion times better than in Boston...

I got a ride with the Stratton kids, so that I would only have to drive about halfway, and we showed up just in time to check in and get training. We had a fairly easy day, just a run and some mobility work, and them some rock climbing for fun in the evening, but today we did some real work. We started with some L3/4 double pole intervals in the morning, 5-6 x 3 minutes. The girls all started together, which was fun. I found myself near the front, which was a nice change from last year when I was sick, injured, and exhausted...

After some lunch (and ice cream), we went over some technique video, and then regrouped a little later on for some circuits and an easy run. The run was slightly less easy than I'd like, but Jess said she was leading, which would explain that =). The circuits were tough, which is a nice change from some of the CSU stuff, and by the end my arms were pretty cooked from the double pole intervals and the arm stuff.

I just spent two paragraphs talking about training. Sorry. Here are some pictures to tide you over! I'll try and take more during the OD skate tomorrow, if its not raining.


Rock climbing at High Peaks


Check out my guns!




7 comments:

Its ME said...
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Unknown said...

What's that yellow line on the climbing wall?

Hope all is well in Boston, or rather Placid

Alex said...

I believe the yellow line is the limit of where you're supposed to climb if you're not roped up... but I also don't think you're supposed to have thirty people on the wall at once =)

Luke S said...

I need to find people to do harder circuits with. The CSU ones are a bit wimpy.

Alex said...

Luke, you don't need people to do hard circuits. Strength (and every practice) is as hard as you make it-- I can get a darned good workout at Rob's strength on Mondays. Just stop f&*%ing around when you're there.

Luke S said...

Point taken. It does help to have people to push you though.

Alex said...

Sorry Luke. That came out a little more harshly than I meant it to...