Hopefully the athletes have trained all summer, and have a good base. Did they do some ski specific off season training, or not? Did they do some long 4 hour sessions plus, of some kind of aerobic activity? I know for sure some have been training, and their awesome results will be reflected this winter.
I wonder what percentage of the class will be able to do the super man push-up, the L-sit and pull ups, this year? Last year 40% were able to do them, both men and women, by the end of the season. Body strength is important! The core body is so important so do lots of steep uphill double poling and it will make you strong.
Dry-land sessions will begin shortly, but hopefully, we will be on snow soon. I much prefer to be on skis, then on my feet, as I get older and less nimble, grr. Our club is slower this year, then last for registration, as we were already several dry-land sessions in, by this time.
Hmm? Maybe I should look at my skis and see what kind of mess they are in? I know they are buried under some camping gear, etc. I wonder where my rock skis are? Maybe I should just go double poling downhill on the wet grass, as I have not done that for a long time. Is the grass frosty? Roller skiing or roller blading is dicey at times, in cool wet weather especially with the leaves.
Shortly (10 mins or so) after this picture was taken last weekend, the temperature plummeted, the thunder started and we were hammered by whiteout conditions of snow, sleet, hail, snow pellets, and as we made a hasty retreat back down, rain. The winds were so bad, that it was very difficult to stand and was it dark! The hood of the raincoat sounded like we were being hammered by huge noise maker with a high pitch humming whine. The storm lasted at least a half hour, but when you were up there, it looked like it could last all day and night. Thankfully for the most part, we were prepared and was carrying the gear. However, we will carry (TIP) some waterproof mitts, in the future. My hands were so cold, they could barely grip the ski poles.
