Canada Camp 2013: Sat, Sun, Mon

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Canada Camp 2013! A lot has happened since coach Terkbro's last authorship, so Phil and I will try our best to cover everything that has gone down above the border! The coaches aren't writing this blog post and have decided to give us a little freedom - hopefully they don't regret it...

Coach Terko and Coach Etown on Days 1 and 3, respectively.

Day 1 of Canada Camp was a time of brewing ideas. On the 7 hour trip up, Calvin and Morgan decided to get some interesting hair cuts at the house to support team camaraderie and attract the ladies. While they agreed to cut their hair, three other men from the guys team made the pact to keep the hair on their faces.

When we arrived at our chalet in Stoneham we unpacked our gear. Some of the team skied at the Stoneham golf course while others went running around the development. Although the group did a different workout the night before, everyone had the same thought skiing through their minds: tomorrow would be the first day on official trails, and Will's turning 21!

Meng giving Chumley a Euro-mullet. 

Morgan and Kenny Powers, side by side.  Who is who?

Three Amigos: Coach Terko, Blaine, and Dier honoring Movember.

Day 2 was our first day of skiing on the 2 km loop, consisting of mostly man made snow. We did a classic OD in the morning, and as Will put it ''we were like hamsters in a wheel." The afternoon was a 30 minute yoga session which was just awful for us, since we are both severely lacking flexibility.


On Day 3 most of the team totaled a 3.5 hour OD with classic skiing for the first 2 hours in the morning while the tracks were fresh. After a 2 hour recovery period in the lodge, we headed back out for a 1.5 hour skate ski. For this first day on skate skis in Canada, the team focused on easy skiing and balance drills. These drills consisted of some no-pole and single-pole work. Coach Terko recorded some video towards the end of the classic ski for technique analysis in the coming days.

Taren skiing on the 2 km loop.

The team relaxes and enjoys the heat radiating from the fireplace at Foret Montmorency.

Settlers of Catan is quickly working its way into our rest sessions.

So what's next? Kyle went on a brief recovery run at the end of the ski today and took some snapshots of what is hopefully going to be an extension of the loop for day 4 of Canada Camp. Phil and I are now done as bloggers, but the varied voices will continue! Tomorrow y'all will hear from another set of teammates. Currently it is snowing heavily outside and we are supposed to get 5 - 10 cm of God's sugar.  Keep thinking snow!

Extension of the loop? We will find out tomorrow!