His first move was to test the speed of his two running studs, Dave Kvam and Chris Yarsevich in the Chris Dailey Turkey Trot 5K in Saratoga. The 17:16 and 18:02 respectively show that his guys are ready to handle the race pressure on a course that features a lot of steady climbing and a field of speedy juniors.
His second move on saturday was to scope out the training grounds the arch rival Peru will use in the upcoming weeks. In a stealthy and spontaneous move he sent his father Tim and Dave up to the Whiteface highway to get their first snow legs and climb the toll road to the castle. They were greeted with changing snow conditions and a solid 8 percent grade as they made their way up and down.
Identifying weaknesses is really what Aaron is all about and having studied hours of tape from his Syracuse contingent he noted they needed work on cornering on technical downhills. He was quoted as saying "I see strength, speed and consistency from Adam and Ed but when they corner they look like Bambi on a frozen pond....HEY! what a great idea...I'll send them to rollerski on a frozen pond! As you can see from the photo evidence....the Syracuse boys obeyed the ruthless team director without complaint and gained valuable experience skiing that will be put to good use on hard icy conditions.....and they gained a little toughness too....
Finally...Weekly Wednesday training has stepped up to new levels of ferocity and intensity as his boys continue to roll through hill repeats skating, striding and with power double poling. Each wednesday brings faster times, improved efficiency, and form that is just waiting for snow.
Aaron is on such a roll . . . I hope he's not tempted by the offers that will surely be coming his way. I hear there's an opening at Florida State.
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