Hello everyone, I hope you are all doing well and getting ready for the start of a new school year.
For training this week, we will be doing the following at practice:
Tuesday at 4.00 pm: roller skiing including speed, agility, balance and specific strength and video.
Thursday at 4.00 pm: running and strength testing in small groups at the race office. We will do the next running test on Tuesday after the roller ski camp.
Saturday from 8 am to Sunday 3 pm: Roller Ski Camp on the Haines Road.
Information for the camp
Information for the Roller Ski Camp on the Haines Road (Dezadeash Lake Campground)
August 25-26, 2018
For training this week, we will be doing the following at practice:
Tuesday at 4.00 pm: roller skiing including speed, agility, balance and specific strength and video.
Thursday at 4.00 pm: running and strength testing in small groups at the race office. We will do the next running test on Tuesday after the roller ski camp.
Saturday from 8 am to Sunday 3 pm: Roller Ski Camp on the Haines Road.
Information for the camp
Information for the Roller Ski Camp on the Haines Road (Dezadeash Lake Campground)
August 25-26, 2018
Saturday Aug 25 AM Leave the CGC parking Lot at 8 AM to drive to Haines Junction.We will start our first workout from Haines Junction (from the Park Visitor’s Centre parking lot). We will do a 2.5 hour roller ski workout including some intensity in zone 4 taking some video for technique review.
PM Go for a roller ski workout and do some short sprint competitions including some agility and balance components.
Evening play games after dinner
PM Go for a roller ski workout and do some short sprint competitions including some agility and balance components.
Evening play games after dinner
Sunday Aug 26 AM Roller skiing – do some specific strength near the campground followed by a long distance roller ski back to Haines Junction
PM We should be back in Whitehorse around 3:00 pm.
What you will need to bring for the camp:
Food: bag lunch for Saturday following the first workout and a few snacks. The team will supply the rest of the food for dinner on Saturday and breakfast and lunch on Sunday. No need to bring a stove or cooking utensils or plates.
Equipment for roller-skiing (roller-skis, skating poles, skating boots, gloves, bike helmet, Coast MT roller ski t-shirt, rain gear, sun glasses and your water bottle)
Shorts, socks, underwear, pants, T-shirts, fleece and polypro clothing, warm clothes, rain gear, 1 tent for 1-5 athletes, sleeping bag and mattress pad, pillow, tarp, sport drink.
Please let me know if you are unable to attend the camp this weekend. Alain
Please let me know if you are unable to attend the camp this weekend. Alain
