Thursday, October 8, 2009

DP Sprint Test

Today was our double pole sprint test on the bike path. The sprint is about 150m long and uphill - a good test of upper body power output. We use a couple pairs of V2 920 rollerskis that are dedicated specifically for testing, which allows us to compare results from test to test with some level of confidence. Like Sunday, we saw some very encouraging results - overall the times were faster than last year. But even without looking at the times it's clear that people are skiing faster - more springy, explosive movements and better technique. Lots of reasons to be excited after these first couple tests.

Here are the times:

Men
Niko - 23.75
Spencer - 23.84
Dan - 24.37
Jeff - 25.06
Rainer - 25.59
Matt - 26.22
Will - 30.04
Chris - 30.28

Women
Hannah - 30.32
Emma - 30.71
Elissa - 31.41
Jessica - 36.14
Erin - 36.84

PS - Big thanks to the Cookie Monster for helping out with timing!

1 comment:

Nat said...

Ooooh--Niko, I bet you really wish that you could have come up with that extra .08 seconds, huh?