Fall Camp

After a gorgeous Saturday rollerski in the Pineland area, we left campus early yesterday for the Sugarloaf Hill Climb, a 3-mile run up the mountain that's become an annual event for the team. Chris was our top finisher in 9th - nice effort by a young guy with a good motor. Like last year, Colby skiers dominated the race, but I was encouraged to see that we showed much better depth, with several skiers finishing in the mid teens. After the race, we headed to the Gilmore's camp on Embden Pond - with more skiers, quarters were a bit tighter than last year, but everyone settled in comfortably nonetheless. Most of the team went out for an easy recovery ski before dinner and a relaxed evening.

Circumstances conspired to change our plans this morning, and we drove up to Long Falls Dam Road for a long classic rollerski instead of hiking the Bigelow Range. After a 3 hour session with some good technique work the team was comfortably worn out, and we headed back to campus. It's been a productive couple of days, in spite of the change of plans - thanks to Mike and Louise Gilmore for helping make it happen. Tomorrow we'll do a combined rollerski/run workout in the Pownal/Bradbury area - by the time break is over, we'll have racked up some solid hours and be ready for a day off on Wednesday.