Decisions, Decisions, Decisions

As the month of July rears its hot and sweaty head, nordic skiers around the country are starting to plan for cooler months ahead. Every athlete has an idea as to how ski specificity, intensity and volume concerns play out to ensure big success 6 months from now. The Director has spent the last few months pouring over the data from last years season and some changes have been implemented to ensure that his boys are skiing their fastest, late in the season. The end of the year championship inconsistencies will not happen again.

Our HRT news room reporter Hat Nerz has taken an opportunity to sit down with the Director to talk about some big time decisions being made for the Team and some individual choices by HURTS core members...

HRT: So what's the big focus for the summer?

D: Slow volume. Strength. And Slow volume. That and tree forts, bike rides and KILLING IT! AT THE IRON MADIEN TRIATHLON.

HRT: The IMT? The Peru event?

D: That's right. Mid-Summer intimidation is high on the list. We want to be in the heads of these boys all fall. Last year was a debacle with Kvam's sense of direction and small attendance from HURT skiers. Not this year. Its on. Donkey Kong.

HRT: What can you tell us about some of the training decisions your team is making? A few hints?

D:
-I have decided to have Austin focus on altitude training. Instead of sending him west, I am having him do circuit training 33 ft in the air in a hand-made tree fort. Strength is key. Lug up the timber, nail it in, 50 pushups.....repeat.


-Kvam is off to Europe for a volume training block in the Pyrenees with the TDF boys. Climbing Climbing Climbing,

-Operation "Kill the Fatty" has moved into stage two for Tetlow and his marathon training program kicked off this week. You won't even know this man come winter.

-A. Luban has headed off to CSU camp to bang around with some of New England's finest.

-Yarsevich's training is a unique blend of bike riding, running, hiking and baby proofing....Its a highly controversial training plan developed in the former USSR. I can't really talk about it but he'll be able to do amazing things on very little sleep.

-Big developments from the Queen....She's running...A LOT. Masters women beware.

HRT: It seems to be very individualized? The team still training together?

D: As much as ever. Wednesday's have been more productive and more focused than ever. I am feeling very confident.

HRT: I can tell! Anything worrying you right now?

D: Well, to be honest....The relocation of E. Huneck to Plattsburgh this coming fall has me shaking my head. Does she know that Plattsburgh is PERU COUNTRY? They have mind tricks and voodoo and strange $#it up there. I can just see her going off to college, getting a nose ring, tats, pink hair and either doing 1 race for Peru or at least making them T-Shirts.



HRT: Well best of luck to you and the team. We look forward to the next update. And we will see you at the Iron Madien Triathlon.

(Note to HURT athletes.... REGISTER FOR THE IMT!!!