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6th & 7th Week - Winter Break Practices

Greetings Skiers!  I can't believe we are headed into winter break! The season is going so quickly! It is important to keep training through the break so you don't lose the fitness you have gained. Also, this is a great time to get a lot of skiing. All of the practices over the break will be from 8:30 to noon. Here is the training for the next 2 weeks: 12/23/24 Monday: NO PRACTICE / SKI ON YOUR OWN!  1:30 OD Classic Ski / 20 min. no pole work / Trail challenge try to ski as many trails as you can! 12/24/24 - Tuesday am: Core and Yoga ON YOUR OWN Tuesday pm:  NO PRACTICE / SKI ON YOUR OWN! Skate Ski / 1:15 Focus on V2 Alt. here is a video from Andy Newell  https://youtu.be/PQh5pIBrPVM 12/25/24 - Wednesday am:  NO PRACTICE / SKI ON YOUR OWN! / Classic Ski / 20 min. Warm-up / 35 min. Hill resistance / 10 min. Cool down / Done by 1:00 pm 12/26/24 - Thursday am:  MEET AT THE SKI ROOM @ 8:30 AM /Skate Ski / 1:15 Over Distance / Done by 1:00 pm Thursday pm:  ...

5th Week - Endurance Block

What an awesome weekend in Jackson!  It was so excellent to do some racing!  Keep up the hard work, it is going to start to pay off!  We have another full week of training planned this week so keep up the awesome work of making it to practice!   The workouts in red are optional for those who feel they need to get in more hours. Monday AM:   20 - 30 min. Run on your own   Monday PM:   Classic Skiing / 15 min. Warm-up / 30 min. Technique work / 20 min. Ski  Tuesday AM:  Core and Yoga on your own Tuesday PM:  Skate Skiing /  20 min. Warm-Up / 35 min. Hill Resistance & V1 work / 10 min. Cool Down Wednesday AM:   20 - 30 min. Run-on your own Wednesday PM:   Classic Skiing / 1:15 Over Distance & Double Pole work Thursday AM:   Core & Yoga Thursday PM:   Skate Skiing / 20 min. Warm-up / 35 min. Specific Strength / 10 min. Cool Down Friday:  Skate Skiing / 15 min. Warm up / 30 m...

4th Week - Jackson Race

We are off to a great start to the season!  We got a lot of great skiing last week and two good time trials.  I hope you all got some rest on Sunday and are ready for another full week. This week we will have our first race.  Remember you must have at least 9 practices and 80% of practices to compete.  I will also keep you informed as to whether Jackson can host a race or not.   This week we will work on endurance and race prep.  Wednesday we will be waxing our classic and skate skis right after school so we can leave early Thursday morning for Lander. Monday am:   Core on your own Monday pm:   Skate skiing / 20 min. Warm-up / 30 min. Technique work / 20 min. Ski Tuesday am:   20 - 30 min. Run on your own Tuesday pm:   Classic Ski / 20 min. Warm-up /  35 min. Specific Strength / 10 min. Cool Down  Wednesday am:   Core on your own Wednesday pm:  30 min. Run / Waxing skis   Thursday am:   L...

3rd Week of Practice - Endurance Block

Greetings Skiers!   I hope you all had a great Thanksgiving break, ate a lot of good food, and got to do some skiing! I also hope you are ready to rock out some more skiing this week.  Thursday we will not be skiing.  I will be hosting our Soup'r Bowl Sale and Fall Art Show that evening.  Please come if you can!  If you did a lot of training over the break, ensure you are recovering and can absorb all your work! The workouts in red are optional workouts for those of you who are feeling you need to get in more hours. Monday AM:   20 - 30 min. Run on your own   Monday PM:  Skate skiing / 20 min. Warm up / 45 min. Technique work / 10 min Cool Down Tuesday AM:  Core and Yoga  Tuesday PM:   Classic Skiing / 1:30 Over Distance Ski   Wednesday AM:   20 - 30 min. Run-on your own Wednesday PM:  Skate Skiing /  20 min. Warm-Up / 40 min. Hill Resistance Training / 10 min. Cool Down Thursday PM:   30 min...