Summer Training
September is here, there is fresh snow in the mountains, and ski season feels closer than ever. This is a quick recap of my training over the summer:
Training
Mountain Running – What’s in the pack?
UPDATED: MAY 25, 2015 to reflect a few small changes. I’ve had a few recent questions about what I bring along on mountain runs so here is my list. To be clear, I differentiate between a long run in the valley where water is plentiful and it is easy to bail, compared to mountain runs that[…]
Mt. Baker North Ridge FKT
Nick and I have had out sights set on Mt. Baker’s North Ridge for a month or two now. The ridge offered good training for a bigger objective coming soon but also an interesting ski mountaineering objective in its own right. Our goal was to climb the NR, cross over the summit, then rejoin the[…]
Core Strength for Skimo
Core strength is critical for skimo races. Racers with weak cores become painfully obvious in the tail end of a race on technical terrain. You can watch as their upper and lower bodies get out of sync and they become unable to effectively transmit upper body power. A strong core is critical to keeping the[…]
Fall Training Update
November and December were two of my biggest training months this year with a big focus on volume, especially skiing vertical ascent, and this is pretty well reflected in the numbers. I’m happy with my totals, especially compared to the same months in 2012 (as I prepped for US Nationals in January) although the low[…]