A couple of things coming up. We are holding the Open technique Day at SWC tomorrow (Friday) from 10:00 am to 2:00. On New Year’s Day (that’s January 1) SWC will host the Troll in the Wilderness, a 1km to 10km mass start Skate event. And yes, it will be be a late, 12 noon, start 😀

• Open Technique Day at SWC – December 27
• Troll in the Wilderness – Wednesday January 1 (New Year’s Day) – SWC
• Open Technique Day at SWC – January 3
• Official Training Starts – Saturday January 4
• Eagle Point Loppet – Drayton Valley – January 11
• AB Cup 3/4 – Canmore – January 11/12
• Westerns – Whistler – January 17-19
• Canadian Birkebeiner – February 8-9

Monday December 23:

• Strength Training
  • NO Strength til Next Year!

Tuesday December 24:

• No Formal Training
• Go for a medium length Ski
  • 1.5 to 2 hrs

Wednesday December 25:

• No Formal Training
• Recovery training
  • Brisk walk/short ski/short run

Thursday December 26:

• No Formal Training
• Christmas Dinner burn-off training
  • 1.5 to 2hrs of LSD

Friday December 27:

• Informal Technique Day
  • For all ENSC members
  • SWC
  • 10:00 am to 2:00 pm
  • Ski, video, feedback, ski some more
• Technique – Skate and Classic (bring both)
• Bring – SK and CL equipment, a lunch, and a change of clothes

Saturday December 28

• No Formal Training
• Typically an intensity day
• Suggested training:
  • Medium Intervals
  • Warm Up – 20min (5/5/5 plus 5 sprints)
  • 4-6 x 5min @Z4 with 3min R
  • SK or Cl
  • Choose a technique point to work on and think about this when doing the intensity

Sunday December 29:

• Distance Day
  • 1.5 to 2.5 hrs LSD
  • Add 4-6 sprints of 10-15 seconds after 30-40min. Ensure you have 2-3 min active, slow skiing between efforts.