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Some photos from the first day of racing at Soldier Hollow are here in my Facebook account . If you cannot see them, send me a friend request.  Nice job everybody.  Notice the deep slush.  Tough conditions for everyone.

Take a minute to read Pat's post below from Slovakia!  We are proud of you Pat! Also check out Taylor's blog post at  http://uwski.blogspot.com/2015/01/the-first-of-our-wug-adventures.html Okay!  We are headed into the "sharpening" part of our season.  Think of your body like a sword.  We have gathered the steel, melted the metal, done the pour, let it cool, taken it out of the cast and now all we have to do is make it sharp! This means we will gradually be cutting back on hours but we will still be doing intensity, technique and Drills. Monday am:  6:00 am Velocity Strength Monday pm:  Classic Ski / 20 min. Warm Up / Technique Sharpening / 10 min. Cool Down Tuesday:  Skate ski / 20 min. Warm Up / Sprint Practice / 10 min. Cool Down Wednesday am:  No Practice Wednesday pm:  Classic Ski / 30 min. Ski / Leg Speeds / 10 min. Cool Down Thursday:  6:30 am Leave for Soldier Hollow / Ski at Venue / Bring $8.00 for trail Fee / Wax Friday:  Freestyle Skate Sp

Greetings from Slovakia!!! Just wanted to check in with all of you and let you know how things are going here. I hope that training is going well for you and you are all getting pumped for SOHO!  The course here is very similar in that there are ton of hills that are really steep. A series of quick ups and downs is the essence of this race, some that make your stomach drop, but it's all really fun!  Remember when you are skiing at SOHO to keep your wits about you.  Stay confident and know that you can ski all of those hills.  Think positive when the legs are burning, the corners are sharp, and your skis are melting the snow below. Use your arms to guide your balance. Let the speed be your friend and enjoy every second! The first race here is Sunday, a 1.6k sprint. I am holding out for the distance races, and will be racing a 10k classic on Wednesday.  I will let you know how it goes.  Until then, keep up the great training! I have seen some incredible progress for many of you...I

I hope that everyone is ready for another amazing week of training! Here is the weeks training: Monday am:  No Practice Sleep In! Monday pm:   3:30 usual place Skate Ski / 20min. Warm Up / Weight Forward Drills / 15 min. Cool Down Tuesday:  Classic Ski / 20 min. Warm up / 4x3 min. Intervals / 15 min. Cool Down Wednesday am:  6:00 am Velocity Strength Wednesday pm:  Skate Ski / 1:00 Over Distance and Technique Thursday:  Yoga at the Education Gym 6:30 Friday:  Skate Ski / 30 min. Warm Up / Team Sprint Saturday:  9:00 am at the LHS Teachers Lot / Classic Ski 1:30 Over Distance ** Those of you who plan to help with wee ski there is a Safely meeting at 11:00 am right after practice!

Wow!  I can't believe we are on week 9 of the season! Please talk with your teachers about being gone Friday if you are missing any finals.  We will leave Thursday after finals are done!  Take advantage of your afternoons off to get some studying and napping in.  All of our afternoon practices's will be at 3:30 pm. Monday am:  6:00 am Velocity Strength Monday pm:  Classic Ski / 20 min. Warm Up / Agility and Balance / 10 min. Cool Down Tuesday:  Skate Ski / Sprint Practice / 10 min. Cool Down Wednesday am:  6:00 or 6:30 am Velocity Strength Wednesday pm:  Classic Skiing / 20 min. Warn Up / Leg Speeds / 10 min. Cool Down Thursday:  Leave for Lander at 11:30 am (we will pick up Jr. High kids first) Friday:  Freestyle Sprints / Lander Golf Course Start Times: 12:00 PM: Varsity Boys Prelim Race: 15 sec interval start *12:20 PM: Varsity Girls Prelim Race: 15 sec interval start *12:40 PM: JV Boys Race: 15 sec intervals start* *12:50 PM: JV Girls Race: 15 sec

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Hope everyone had a great holiday!  We are looking at a fun and busy week! Here is the scoop! Monday am:  6:00 am Yo-Ski and Rolling Monday pm:  Skate Ski / 30 min. Warm up / Agility and balance / 10 min. Cool Down Tuesday:  Classic Ski 20 min. Warm Up / 2 x 10 min. Ridge Intervals / 10 min. Cool Down Wednesday am:  6:00 or 6:30 am Strength Velocity Wednesday pm:  Skate Ski / Over Distance / 1:30 Thursday:  Classic Ski 20 min. Warm up / 30 min. Double pole / 10 min. Cool Down Friday:  Ski / 20 min. Warm up / Game / 10 min. Cool Down Saturday:  Over Distance Classic Ski