First Rollerski of 2013!

 Busy day today at SMS!  Last day of classes for the seniors (exams start tomorrow!), a strength workout before lunch, and the first rollerski of the year this afternoon.  Andy, Skyler, Erika, and Sophie joined our team for a ski on the roads around Stratton this afternoon.

 Girls after a brief 45 second rain shower!

 Rizio on the focus train.

 Ana.

 Hi Koby!

 Tess.

 Girls team training together.

 Scott out for a run.

 Andy & Skyler.

 Boys cruising around together. 

 Sophie, Erika, and Mollie.

KO & Pippin.

 Fulfilling a 'bucket list item' for Mackenzie - skiing through Stratton village.  Very quiet this time of year!

 Lacrosse game in progress when we returned home from our rollerski.  We won, 11-3!

SMS Update

We are having a busy and productive spring here. Our training goals are to build some general strength and base aerobic fitness and do a variety of different training activities. About half of the team is playing spring lacrosse and we have been hiking. skiing, biking, running and doing Matt's "field strength" fun and games. The weather has been nice and everyone is doing well.
This past week we have been doing lactate tests on everyone to dial in their training zones and we are getting some good information on each individual.
The SMS T2 team is starting to come back to the area so we have been joined in training by Sophie, Erika, Andy and Skyler (who arrived yesterday). Ben, Eric and Annie plan on arriving next week and as college skiers finish up, our ranks will keep growing.
Yesterday Tess and Katharine ran our 2 mile uphill test (they did not do it last week) and both had good times. Katharine set a PR by 50 seconds and Tess had her second fastest time ever so that was great.
Things are good!

SMS T2 Team Update

After a very successful first year, our SMST2 team is thrilled to add two new members, Simi Hamilton and Annie Pokorny. We feel that these two will fit in really well with our group. They both believe in our goals of training professionally in order to be competitive on the International level AND giving back to the community.
Gus Kaeding continues to be the coach and they will work closely with the Stratton Mountain School staff and students.
The team includes 4 USST members (Andy Newell, Simi, Jessie Diggins, Sophie Caldwell) and 4 knocking at their heels ( Eric Packer, Skyler Davis, Erika Flowers and Annie). Add in PG Ben Saxton and this is a very exciting group. They all bring something special to the team and will improve by working together.
Read the interviews from faster skier and the SMST2 blog announcement by clicking on the names below.
Simi
Annie
SMST2

This is a great time to be a nordic skier in the US. Thanks to the steady USST leadership and the growth of strong clubs throughout the country, our skiers are making significant gains in the World rankings. It is really cool to have some of the best skiers in the World training here. We are happy to be part of the process!

First Uphill Run Test of 2013!

Back at it!  Last week we started some early season testing with the strength test; this week we started the week off with the uphill run test.  Jack & Tegan were the speediest boy and girl on our team this morning, but Mackenzie gets runner of the day for setting a PR!  Not too shabby for the first test of the year!

Results: 

Jack (7:03)  13:27

Matt (7:20) 13:37

Koby (7:21) 14:05

Tyler (7:25) 14:27

Scott (8:08) 15:31

Tegan (8:45) 16:33

Riz (8:46) 17:08

Alex (9:39) 17:42

Pip (9:56) 18:22

Ana (10:54) 20:59

Complete list of past uphill run test results here.

 Tyler, Matt, and Scott off the start.

Riz, Ana, Pip, & Tegan get moving.

 Ponytails everywhere!

 Alex leads Pip and Ana in the first mile.

 Mackenzie had a strong start - leading Tegan through the first 3/4 of a mile. 

 Jack at the mile.

 Matt & Koby.

 Tyler.

 Scott.

 Tegan and Riz.

 Alex.

 Pip.

Ana battled cramping calves and is working on dialing in a warmup that sets her up for this test.