Speed & Intensity

Somehow, we've already arrived at Thanksgiving Camp - that was quick.  The last 2 weeks have been pretty busy, with some good, focused training - speed last week and intensity the week prior.  The intensity week was probably the heaviest training load we've had this fall - 3 VO2max workouts and 2 thresholds in 5 days.  The speed work was a bit less taxing, but still very focused - 2 of our usual sprint/agility workouts on rollerskis, timed 200m striding intervals on Doughty Rd, an erg workout supplemented with lots of jumps, and a spenst-type workout with a series of short bounding intervals.  We finished the week with a re-test of our bike path time trial.  Shelby and Tyler once again came out on top.  The team as a whole put up mixed times - some gains, some losses, some flat.  Part of this was probably due to colder temps and slower rollerskis, but I'm also reminded that this is about the time of year when people start wearing down after a hard semester of schoolwork and training.  Overall, I'm pretty happy with how the team's looking - as long as we keep an eye on everyone, monitor the energy levels, and back off when necessary, we should be in a good place by the time we head into Winter Break.  For now, though, we're only thinking about getting on snow.  First ski tomorrow!