Waterstop Shot

Rebecca, Rosie and Hank at the waterstop on this week's Littleton distance roll.  The crowd seems to be growing......is winter coming?

Sign Up for CSU Rollerski Race!!

Time to sign up for the 23rd annual CSU Rollerski Race! $8 pre-entry, $10 post-entry. Sunday, Nov. 6 in N. Andover. The race is classic only and starts at 9:30.


I could use several volunteers: 4 people to watch the corners and watch the cars and direct the skiers, 2 timers (unfortunately my wife Lisa will be off running the NE xc championships at Franklin Park that day) and 1 person for the registration table before the race. Please let me know asap if you can help out. There is some lovely new pavement on Johnson St after the big hill which will greatly improve your rollerski experience!

The course can be seen at: http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=192762
The course is 2 laps of a 7.072km course give or take a thousandth of a km, and juniors can opt for 1 lap.

Let me know if you have any questions or if you need an entry form.  jdoucett@comcast.net

Heath Bridge on a Fine Fall Day

A beautiful fall day for some specific strength with a good crowd of CSUers. 

We celebrated the amazing Indian summer weather with a ski hike up Mt. Sunapee

 On the summit with Lewis, Rebecca, Liza, Carina, Max as well as Bob and Ann Burnham in the back and Chris Feist in the front.

Liza tackles the Northeast Chair with Kearsage in the background.

The gang mid-hike.

Post-hike we headed to the beach on Lake Sunapee for a very refreshing swim.

Rebecca looks cool.

Everyone got in the swim.

Liza chillaxing.

Splash fight!

One of the last swims of the year.  

Now comes winter and the joy of skiing.

Nordic History - The Dawn of Skating

This is a great video showing skating at a time when you both marathon skated and skied classic in races. The great Swedish guns Gunde Swan and Thomas Wassberg at the 1984 Sarajevo Olympics.  Know your nordic history!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cuxHS-Tx500&feature=player_embedded

Video from specific strength

Because specific strength rocks.



Starring Cecily, Mary, Claire, Clara, Olivia, Phoebe, Karina, Jacob, John, Jordan, and Greg.

Specific strength practice

The runners gathered at Annursnac to hammer out some good specific strength intervals; Jamie and I showed up to watch them go by and practice our leaning-on-poles technique. Everyone made some really nice improvements, and that always makes me so happy!

Jordan, Greg, Olivia and Jacob singlesticking like they were born to it.

Mary looking over at me like "what are you doing pointing a camera at me?"
Jordan hammering.
Phoebe double poling.
Phoebe in flight no pole skating!

Jamie demonstrating some truly excellent pole-leaning technique.

Clara and John working on some V1. Although not strictly specific strength, this is our best opportunity to work on technique, so V1 tends to get thrown in there.

Karina chasing down Phoebe.

Claire and Cecily getting after it!

Duel of the Meyersons, during speeds.

Greg with a great starting position, hiding Jordan.

And a video of the first speed that everyone did:


I'll be uploading more videos later tonight.