Fall Training This Week: October 7 to 13

Hello All

We are back to our regular schedule of Tuesdays at Gold Bar Park and Saturdays at Gallagher Park this week. 

We now have a new Board as of October 5. Congratulations to Jacqueline Oosterhuis in her role as President! And a huge heartfelt thank you to Jim Rickett who served as our President the last four years!! 

Training Sites This Week: The following are our training sites:

    • Monday – Zoom Strength w/Carl
    • Tuesday – Gold Bar Park
    • Thursday – Kinsmen
    • Saturday – Gallagher Park

Important Dates Coming up…

    • YD Day Camp – Chickakoo – Saturday October 12
    • ENSC Racers Hinton Rollerski Camp – Oct 11-13. CANCELLED
    • Frozen Thunder Canmore – October 25-27
    • Lake Louise Early Snow Camp – Nov 9-11
    • First Flakes Loppet – November 23
    • Hinton Snow Camp – Nov 29-Dec 1 (IF SNOW)
    • AB Cup 1/2 – Dec 14/15 Canmore

This week at a Glance:

Monday – Zoom Strength w/Carl

Tuesday – Gold Bar Park – Ski striding or roller skiing

Wednesday – Middle to Long Distance Z1

Thursday – Kinsmen Park – Drills, Speed, Strength, and Technique

Friday – Active Rest Day – Optional rollerski, bike ride, or brisk walk

Saturday – Gallagher Park – On Foot

Sunday – Distance Training

The Details:

Monday October 7: Online Strength

  • PM – Zoom Strength W/Carl
    • Please register w/Carl to participate
    • Click HERE to contact Carl directly
    • When: 6:30 to 7:30 pm

Tuesday October 8:

Where: Gold Bar Park Click HERE for location and directions

When: 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm

  • What: Typically we train intensity on Tuesdays
  • Warm Up
    • 5-5-5 and 5
    • Important to include “spenst/speed” (6-10 x 8-10s all out w/50s active R – alactic sprints for you aficionados)
  • Workout: 
    • Coach directed training (by group)
  • Technique: Running/striding w/poles or (some) RS for U14/U16, and RS for U18 and up.
  • RPE: 7-8
  • Bring: Running shoes and striding poles (always bring striding poles) and/or RS (those who are rollerskiing)
  • YR (U18+) – Rollerski (RS) Speed work + Intensity 
  • SK RS
    • Warm UP
    • Speed Work (20 min)
      • Go hard from pylon to pylon
    • 4-6 x 6-8min Z3 (Aerobic Intervals)

Wednesday October 9: Medium to Long Day

  • Long Distance RollerSki or Bike Ride or Run
    • Up to 1.5 to 2 hours
    • Training Zone: 1 to 2
    • RPE: 3-5
    • Bring food and drink!

Thursday October 10:

  • Where: Kinsmen park
  • What: Drills, Strength, and Technique
  • Training Starts: 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm (Note the Time)
  • Workout: Rollerski Technique and Strength until 18:50
    • Partner Strength
    • Drills (individual and in pairs)
    • Then off to Strength w/Carl for YD’s
  • Technique: SK RS

Friday October 11:

            • Active Rest Day
            • Walk, RS, run, or take the day off.

Saturday October 12:

Where: Gallagher Park – Click HERE for directions

When: 10:00 to 12 noon

What: Keep Practicing the Process 

  • Warm Up
    • Are you getting comfortable with the “Warm Up Routine”?
      • The “5-5-5 and 5”
  • Workout: Coach directed training (by group)
  • Technique: Running/striding
  • Bring: RPE: 7-8
  • Bring: Running shoes and striding poles (always bring striding poles)
  • YR (U18+) – “30 on/30 off” – Esso Hill
    • Warm UP
    • 10 x 10s Sprints
    • 3-5 x 8min (8 x 30s Z3/30s Z1) w/2min R

Sunday October 13:

“Looong Distance” (Bike, run, or, rollerski, or any combination thereof)

  • LSD Training – (Long “Speedy”, Distance)
    • “Speedy” means try to go fast but still stay in Zone 1/2. Ski, ride, or run efficiently and in control (and keep a conversation going).
    • From 2 to 3.5 hours
  • Technique: You choose
  • Bring: 
    • Extra food and drink