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Hello Team, I hope you had a good weekend. It was definitively warmer than Edmonton (it got to a high of -20.5 up there this weekend).
A few things to keep in mind this week:
– Make sure you sign the doodle for the Westerns if you haven’t done so already: http://doodle.com/87n8wzdfw4ynuvgf. Deadline is this Thursday (20). We will send you more details on this trip after the deadline date.– Becky will send you new information on the rescheduled Edmonton AB Cups on January 29-30; leaving Canmore on the Friday (28) morning. We need to get this organized this week.
– You haven’t been racing much this past month. I recommend going to Nipika on Saturday (22) to do the Nipika Loppet in classic. I will be there and will help you out with waxing. Register for the 10km classic on http://www.zone4.ca before Friday (so I know who’s coming). Pick up your race package before 10:30am at the Nipika Barn; race starts at 11am. Nipika has some great trails to race on; different than the CNC (softer snow and narrow trails which is excellent practice for you). WAX RECOMMENDATION FOR NIPIKA LOPPET: GLIDE WAX YOUR SKIS WITH A FLUORO GLIDE WAX SUCH AS SWIX HF7 OR SOLDA PERFORMACE RED OR ANOTHER WAX FOR TEMPERATURE AROUND 0 TO -5. MAKE SURE THE KICK ZONE IS CLEAN AND SAND THE ZONE WITH #100 GRIT SANDPAPER AND FOLLOW WITH THE APPLICATION OF A BASE WAX SUCH AS SWIX VG35 (BEST) OR TOKO GREEN. HEATING IN THE BASE WAX FOR 10SEC WITH AN OLD IRON OR HEAT GUN IS BEST.
– Make sure you send me the email address that you will use to connect to http://www.trainingpeaks.com. I will send you back a username and password. The calendar format of the software is really easy to use. Using Training Peaks will allow me to make changes mid-stream into a week. Please get on this asap so it doesn’t drag on.
Sessions for this week:
We are entering a speed focus block this next week. This means lots of short burst and some technical work as well.Tuesday (18): 4:30-6:30pm, team room. Z1 skate distance and sprints followed by strength in gym.
Wednesday (19): 4:30-6:00pm, team room. Z1 skate distance and sprints. Short session today.
Thursday (20): 4:30-6:00pm, team room. Classic skiing. Another short session.
Saturday (21): Nipika Loppet. See details above
Don’t put your rock skis away yet! More details soon………Congratulations on reading this far; it was a long post. A quote for you:
“Victory isn’t defined by wins or losses. It is defined by effort. If you can truthfully say, ‘I did the best I could, I gave everything I had,’ then you’re a winner.”
Wolfgang Schadler
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