LHS Nordic Ski Team Blog!!

We are starting to gear up!  Make sure not to miss any of these important dates! - Oct. 26th at 5:00pm - Rental Night at Cross Country Connection - Nov. 5th at 3:30pm - Pre-season athlete meeting, we will meet in the LHS Cafeteria - Nov. 11th at 5:30 - Winter Sports Sign up and Parent Meeting 5:30 pm  - Nov. 16th at 3:30 - First Day of Practice, we will meet in the LHS Cafeteria See you all very soon!!! 

Hi All! The leaves are starting to change, the evenings and mornings have that bite, fall is in the air!  I've seen a lot of you, gotten to touch basis with you and I know a lot of you are in full swing with fall sports.  However, if anyone out there is needing help with what to do for fall training I would love to meet up with you and chat over coffee or tea. Starting to get excited!

Hope you are soaking up the last days of summer! I know that many of you are transitioning into fall sports so here are a few things to keep in mind as you do. Recover:  Make sure to roll, rub, put your legs up the wall and stretch/yoga. Have fun:  Don't loose the playfulness in your training!  If you do you will not be fast. Slay the dragon:  Be all in, don't hold back! Last keep in touch!  I would love to hear how your seasons are going! Monday:   Rest Day or 1:00 Active Recovery Swim or Bike Tuesday:   Run/Strength/Yoga with the UW team in the Lab School gym at 5:00 pm Wednesday:   1:15 - 1:30 Over Distance Trail Run. You can meet the UW team at 4:30 pm at the Stadium parking lot (one of the best ways to gain balance and agility is by trail running!) Thursday:   Run/Strength/Yoga with the UW team in the Lab School gym at 5:00 pm Friday:   1:00 Rollerski Breakfast Club with the UW team @ 6:0...

Wow!  I can't believe we are starting August! If you have been hitting the training hard this week will be a perfect time to take a rest week before starting your fall sports. Here is the plan: Monday:  Rest Day Take a nap while you still can! Tuesday:  Active recovery run and core Wednesday:  1:00 Active recovery run Thursday:  5 pm Lab School Gym Run / Strength / Core / Yoga Friday:  Rest Day Take a nap while you still can! Saturday/ Sunday:  One day do an OD workout the other day Take A Nap!! Have a great week!!!!

I Hope that everyone had a fantastic weekend!  Mine was filled with amazing backpacking and running in the Mountains! Here is the training for the week: Monday:  Rest Day or Active recovery swim or bike Tuesday:  Run/Strength/Core/Yoga - Lab School Gym 5:00 pm Wednesday:  1:30 Over distance run at 5:00 pm from my house Thursday:  Run/Strength/Core/Yoga - Lab School Gym 5:00 pm Friday:  Bean & Byte - Breakfast Club Rollerski 6:30 am Saturday:  Rest Day or Active recovery swim or bike Sunday:  2 - 3 Hour Over Distance Run

Monday:   Rest Day or 1:00 Active Recovery Swim or Bike Tuesday:   Run/Strength/Yoga with the UW team in the Lab School gym at 5:00 pm Wednesday:   1:15 - 1:30 Over Distance Trail Run. You can meet the UW team at 4:30 pm at the Stadium parking lot (one of the best ways to gain balance and agility is by trail running!) Thursday:   Run/Strength/Yoga on your own no UW practice Friday:   1:00 Rollerski Breakfast Club with the UW team @ 6:00 am starts from Bean and Bytes this week! Saturday:   Try to do a 2 - 4 hours of Over Distance Running or Biking Sunday:   Rest Day or 1:00 Active Recovery Swim or Bike If you haven't signed up for the Lander Camp this is the time to do it!   Register Now! Hope everyone has a fantastic week!

Hi Everybody! I read a great article on Faster Skier about Emotional Intelligence and how it can help your performance so if you want to nerd out on skiing for a few minutes. Here is the link: http://fasterskier.com/blog/ article/all-about-emotional- intelligence-and-how-it- boosts-sports-performance/ For training this week: Monday:   Rest Day or 1:00 Active Recovery Swim or Bike Tuesday:   Run/Strength/Yoga with the UW team in the Lab School gym at 5:00 pm Wednesday:   1:15 - 1:30 Over Distance Trail Run. You can meet the UW team at 5:00 pm at the Stadium parking lot (one of the best ways to gain balance and agility is by trail running!) Thursday:   Run/Strength/Yoga with the UW team in the Lab School gym at 5:00 pm Friday:   1:00 Rollerski Breakfast Club with the UW team @ 6:00 am starts from Turtle Rock Coffee Shop Saturday:   Find a 5,10k running race, mt bike race, triathlon and jump in!  This is t...