Training This Week: July 12 to 18

Coming UP…

  • Restrictions have all but lifted but Covid hasn’t gone away. I would strongly suggest we all do the following:
    • Maintain 2m apart as much as possible
    • Wash hands often
    • Not share equipment
    • Stay home if feeling sick or have COVID like symptoms

This Week…

Monday

Zoom Strength w/Carl

Tuesday – Group Training – “Long Intensity (Threshold)”  – Hot Weather version of “the Ladder”

Wednesday – Own training – go medium length but go easy

Thursday 

  • Coordination and Drills
  • In-person Strength Training W/Carl

Friday – Rest or Active Rest

Saturday – Double Poling Intensity at Hawrelak

Sunday – Go loooong with LOW HR!

Monday July 12:

Zoom Strength W/Carl

  • Please register w/Carl to participate
  • Click HERE to contact Carl directly

Tuesday July 13: Intensity – Who: Summer Program 

Where: Hawrelak Park  Click HERE for location and directions (Parking Lot closest to the Pedestrian Bridge)

Time: 6:30 – 8:00 pm

What: Ladder Workout – w/Striding Poles

  • Warm Up – Warmup to include all 5 training zones (start w/Z1 and move through each one)
    • Follow up w/sprints/slow to fast accelerations
  • Intensity workout – 2-3 x 10min of “The Ladder”
  • 3min between efforts
  • The striding w/poles will be done slowly and “in control”
    • One foot has to remain on contact with the ground at all times.
  • RPE of 6-7
  • Technique:
    • Ski Striding
  • Bring: Striding Poles

Wednesday July 14: Medium Day

  • Distance/Recovery Ski/Training Day
  • Ski/Run/Ride 1.5 to 2 hrs at Z1 depending on your Training Plan and how the body feels!!! RPE of 3-5

Thursday July 15: Strength and COORDINATION 

  • Who: Summer Program Participants
  • What: Coordination Drill AND Strength W/Carl
  • When: 
  • 6:30 to 7:00 Coordination Drills 
  • Strength w/Carl
  • Where:  Kinsmen Park (Behind the tennis courts)
  • Technique:
  • Strength Stuff
  • Bring: Bring a sense of purpose…and running shoes!

Friday July 16:

  • Active Rest Day
  • Complete rest – (NO training) or active/recovery training.
    • I.E.  go for a walk or light run or rollerski, but keep it very, very light.

Saturday July 17:

  • Who: Adult Roller Skiing 
  • Where: McKinnon Ravine/Government House Click HERE for location and directions
  • Time: 8:00 am to 9:30 am (Note the time!!)
  • What: 
    • Technique and Bring:
      • SK rollerskis (if rollerskiing), running shoes (if running).
    • Prepare: Arrive with a sense of purpose to this training. It will be hard because you are not used to doing this type of effort.
  • Who: Summer Program 
  • Where: Hawrelak Park Click HERE for location and directions
  • Time: 10:00 am to 12 noon am (Note the time!! BUT we may move up the time if still HOT!!
  • What: 
    • Technique and Bring:
      • SK rollerskis (if rollerskiing), running shoes (if running).
    • Prepare: Arrive with a sense of purpose to this training. It will be hard because you are not used to doing this type of effort.

Sunday July 18:

  • Consider doing something slow and long. 2-2.5 hrs at Z1 (conversational pace – 3 to 4 on the RPE scale)