Canada Camp: DAY 5
Written by Erin
This morning we woke up to about 8 inches of new snow! The
snow lasted long enough for a quick snowball fight before we headed out for our
morning shake out run, but unfortunately we watched as the snow turned into a
gross winter rain during our breakfast of oatmeal (compliments of Coach Terko).
After piling into the vans, getting out of the driveway
proved to once again be a challenge. We watched from the van as Etown tried to
drive the bus out of our uphill drive way to no avail, before hopping out of
the van to help push. The same thing occurred with the van as well. Canada put
Etown and Adam’s winter driving skills to the test as much of the highway was
not plowed or poorly plowed. Kyle, Matt and I piled into the back seat of the
van to help give extra traction. From the back we watched as crazy Canadians
blew by us in the unplowed, untouched left lane, one woman coming within
inches of Etown’s bus in front of us. Nevertheless, we made it there safely
and were greeted by a foot of fresh, ungroomed snow covering the trails.
A car covered in snow up a Foret
After 3 days of easy of technique focused skiing, today we
amped things up with some intervals. The new powder, as well as
maneuvering around other teams, were added elements, but you never know what
conditions will be like on race day so it’s always good practice. Today’s
intervals consisted of some 8-minute L3 intervals, followed by 2 by
3-minute L4 intervals, similar to a workout we did earlier this year on
rollerskis. We striped down to full race suits (and looked legit) and got down
to business. The powder caused everyone to think about technique and to find the
best balance of quickness and efficiency. In these conditions we had to work on
being light and fast on the skis. After the workout we were able to explore
some of the new trails, which had surprisingly good coverage that will
hopefully get better as the week continues. The intervals tired everyone out
and it was a quiet bus ride home.
Team Austin - Austin Meng (SLU) and Austin Cobb (Midd) - shreddin' the pow pow
Will loving all the SNOW!
Guys team exploring the new trails
The guys team powering up the hill
At home we were greeted by a delicious vegetable
chowder/soup made by Mom-town. We devoured it as well as polishing off some
leftovers. The team likes to give me crap for my seemingly non-existent taste
buds. And it has been said that if you were to assign a color to the types of
food I eat it would be brown/plain. This week almost every meal has provided me
with something new to try and so far I’ve been pleasantly surprised. Cooking
groups have whipped up some delicious stir-fry, burritos, and pasta with
sausage the past 3 nights, giving me plenty to experiment with. As
a side note, today we discovered that Canada sells yogurt in a bag! Austin
thoroughly enjoyed figuring out the many ways to pour bagged yogurt, whether it
be 3 feet above the bowl or in slow motion blobs.
After a lazy afternoon, we had a more relaxed second session
with a short run and strength. Safe to say we are gaining a lot from training in
this country of unplowed roads and bagged yogurt and we’re looking forward to
traditional Thanksgiving day go-carting tomorrow and 4 more awesome days of
skiing!
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