Fall time is a great time of year...temps get cooler, cider donuts are back and rollerski sessions get more frequent and more intense. Winter is coming and you can feel it in your bones
(along side the exhaustion, soreness and general fatigue that comes from sharing a bedroom with an infant....oh sorry....that's just me). Fall training days are in full swing and the Directress(es) are encouraging
(demanding...they are very demanding...) everyone to come out and get some good team skiing in. Tuesday night training is still rolling with Chris, Owen, Tim and co. leading the way at SPAC and the interval sessions are starting to ramp up fitness. We have been planning some wicked weekend training departing from the Yarsevich-Center-of-Excellence in Greenfield, NY. The first session saw
Patrick, Owen, Chris, DPK, Brian and
Sean joined by HURT new-comer
Eric Rogers for a 30+K roll on some of the best training roads NY has to offer. The next weekend training day will be Saturday, Spetember 27th and following it will be a fall-time-potluck-HURT-celebration for all team friends and family. Email Chris for potluck details and directions. We really hope to see you there!
(you don't have to wear a bright yellow shirt either.....it was purely coincidence.....I swear it). We are working out the details for our October dates so stay tuned for details.
On Sunday, please consider coming down to Siena College to join in the NYSSRA Nordic planning meeting. NYSSRA is looking for fresh faces and new ideas as we plan for the winter race season. The general meeting is scheduled for 12:30 and should last only a couple hours. HURT will again place a bid to host the NYSSRA Championship Weekend up in Lake Placid
(which was a HUGE success last year) and will be looking to find ways to implement
Jan Mares' great idea of adding 5K race options for adult skiers at some NYSSRA races.
(which the mothers of HURT LAYDZ have already committed to DOMINATING). Remember....what happens in the fall pays off in the winter....just like training and racing. When great planning happens in the fall, great events happen in the winter. We would love for you to be part of the process so please check out the info at
www.nyssranordic.org and try to make it if you can.
