It's also important to remember that the work of the summer simply leads into the fall. It is easy to want to back off at this time of year after such a solid summer - we've definitely been here before. The challenge shifts a bit from physical to mental as we need to find new ways to challenge ourselves and to challenge our fitness. If we've done a good job with planning our training, we should have left some room for challenging ourselves in new areas and not let ourselves get too comfortable. There is a great observation about great achievers in sport and elsewhere throughout life: 'they are comfortable being uncomfortable' as they are always seeking to push their capabilities. So to must we over the coming weeks.
Pictures from training since Saturday:
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| Saturday's OD started with 48 km on the flat including some no-pole work mixed in. |
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| Then finished with a punishing 12km climb up to Cleary Summit |
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| Chris and I taking pictures of each other |
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| Think we could convert a rig like this into a wax bus? |
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| Our theme this week is uphills and upper body. Yesterday we did some skate intervals up Old Nenana Hwy. The group looked the best yet on the big climb. |
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| Riley was back from his 17 day altitude camp/vacation to Colorado and looked good. |
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| Our last week of the Prep/Devo Summer program began in the afternoon. |
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| We alternated jogging a lap around the stadium (including a sprint on the other side) with one of 3 strength exercises, then another lap, etc. |
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| Chris hopped in with Ethan for the 1-legged med ball chest pass. |
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| This morning we were back at the uphill work |
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| We skied Steele Creek and then up Gilmore Trial for 1:30 (or more if you ask Kyle) |
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| The technique looked great, and everyone did a great job of using each other to work on technique. |
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| The crew was sharp and the weight transfer was very good. Fun to see the improvement over the course of the summer! |
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