At the wrap up party for Birkie students, the Birkie Adult Training Group (BTG) the following question was asked. What are you going to do to prepare for next years Canadian Birkie?
These are some of your answers:
Running
Swimming
Paddling
Lots of Roller Skiing
Bicycling
Hiking, Hiking with ski poles, Walking
Triathlons
Lose some weight
Train four or five times a week.
Do some specific weight training for skiing
Lots of core strength
Bicycle touring
Work on Balance and try some slack-line
Ball exercises
Continue in Martial Arts
Trail Running
Mountain Biking
Roller Blading
Take some Downhill and Nordic Ski Lessons
These exercises are all very good. Staying healthy, outside and uninjured is very important. As a coach I will add a few more that I will be doing. Chase snow. Stay on skis as long as you can in the spring and get on snow, early in the fall.
If you can, go glacier skiing.
Review video of the best skiers in the world.
Do Dry-land Nordic walking, bounding, striding, double poling, offset, stutter step, etc. The hillier the terrain the better.
For those of you who want to be more serious, perhaps consider joining a racing ski club and get a full time coach. Consider doing some other form of summer time racing, to keep mind and body sharp.
Perhaps order some new skis, poles, boots, wax, ski clothing or get your old skis stone ground?
Perhaps the local club needs some volunteer work on the trails?
Consider commuting to work under your own power, run, bike or roller ski, etc. as it will safe you money and time.
Use a heart rate monitor to see if you are going too hard or easy?
Remember that as we age, recovery is not nearly as quick, so train gently but strongly, and figure in lots of rest time.
As always, email me if you have questions. Refer to my summer blog from last year if you want tollok at video clips of the best skiers training.
Be Safe and Have FUN.
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