Thanksgiving Camp

In the end, we stayed on campus for our Thanksgiving camp and got some great training in. We had the Amazing Race on Saturday, a beautiful OD on Sunday, and great rollerski sessions Monday through Wednesday. Ingrid also rejoined us after her semester in N. Zed. The weather held for us, though its starting to get pretty chilly out here. Everybody seemed ultimately glad with our decision not to go to Canada to try and get on the approximately 400 meters of snow that is there. Staying local not only allowed us to get some quality workouts in, but it also lessened our Carbon footprint. And now for some pictures...

The start of Amazing-ness

Waiting for the tag

Never have jigsaw puzzles been so stressful...even for the self-proclaimed "puzzle-king"

Start of the OD

Hiking up Old Speck

OD shoes

Keys?

A Quick Update...

We just got done with a pretty good sized volume week last week. The next few days are relatively easy before we head into a 5-day pre-Thanksgiving camp. The plans are still a little unsure, as the only real snow seems to be out West. The training has been going great here though, and wherever we end up, that will continue.
As the U.S. racing looks set to start up in West Yellowstone, check out Sylvan's blog, through the PowerBar website:
http://www.powerbar.com/user/sylvanellefson.aspx
He'll be keeping it updated through the winter with posts, schedules, and photos. Sylvan has been training hard back in his hometown of Vail, Colorado. We got the chance to see some of the gains he has made fitness-wise over our October camp in Rangeley.
Until next time!

Sunday Roll

Not a bad backdrop for a workout.

Today we did an overdistance classic roll from the edge of Lewiston out to the Fuller house in Freeport. It was a beautiful day for the workout, with clear skies, and awesome temperatures. At the end of the 30+ miles of rollerskiing, the Fullers were gracious enough to provide us with a great lunch as well as some unwinding in the hot tub and on the Wii. It was a fun end to another solid week of training.

On the way

Smeltzer leading the way

Cap'n Crunch

For more pics check out Flying Point Road Photography:
http://www.flyingpointroad.com/Photos/Skiing/Summer-Training-2009/8816003_3ebrB#707153793_nbhqs

Gnarnia

Some more pictures from Rangeley Camp, courtesy of Dayna.

3rd Annual Rangeley Bowl. The Alumni/Upperclassmen emerged victorious.

"Extremery" at Saddleback.

Scenic.

Rock On.

Pie contest.

Pies Galore.

Eyes on the Pies

Yesterday the team competed at the Eyes on the Pies rollerski race down at Pineland Farms in New Gloucester. It was a beautiful Fall day down there and the course was entirely on private roads and around the Pineland campus. Bowdoin and Colby also took part in the events. Our men (and Gretchen) did the 10 km and the women did the 5 km, followed by a 5 km run against the other collegiate skiers. Everybody skied and ran really well and put out great efforts. Some of our skiers are not healthy enough to race right now, but everybody came out to workout and support their teammates. Connor '09 and Tim '09 both were able to jump in the race as well, going 1-2 in the Masters 10 km.

The Women's 5 km, about to start...

Jimbo and Danny K. finishing strong...

Nat leading out the women's field...

10 km racers getting going...

Dayna in the pack...

Chill and his game-face.