Wednesday, November 28, 2012

Camp Wrap-Up

We finished up camp on Sunday with a nice long early morning ski.  A little overnight snow made it look like winter finally - not enough to explore the logging roads, unfortunately, but enough to make for excellent skiing on the loop.  After a peaceful, moose-free drive home, we returned to reality and bare ground.  This was an excellent camp - although we spent five days and countless hours skiing on a 2k loop, the crew never seemed bored.  We accomplished a lot of solid training and good technique work, as well as our first time trial.  As importantly, the skiers got to spend a lot of quality time together and get to know each other better (for example, we all learned that Jackson can't tell the difference between tofu and yoga, and that the coaches are the best fooseball team).  Overall, five good days that should set us up well for the early season races that are coming up fast.

I should also give a quick recap of our last two camp dinners, since all Bowdoin Nordic fans place food right next to skiing in importance.  On Friday night, Babyen Isbjorn made a Thai chicken stir fry with tons of delicious vegetables (and high-class pressed tofu for the vegetarians), with carrot cake for dessert, without which no Bowdoin ski team camp would be complete.  Enano Loco closed out the competition with an impressive presentation:  enchiladas, spinach gorgonzola salad, and fake margaritas (with a nice touch of salt on the glass rims).  Dessert was KEY LIME PIE with homemade graham cracker crust - Jeff Bush would have been proud.  In short, we ate really well during this camp.  Picking a winner will be tough, and undoubtedly controversial.

One last note:  Shelby made a great camp video, which I was sadly unable to post.  We'll try to sort this out shortly.

Saturday, November 24, 2012

Time Trial and Camp Photos

This morning we got up extra early for a 6/10k classic time trial with Colby, St. Lawrence, and a few skiers from the Southern Ontario Training Centre.  After some rain last night, wet snow was falling, making the waxing an interesting challenge.  The skiers were in charge of waxing their own skis (with some help from coaches), so this kept everyone hopping right up until start time.  Despite the chaos, everyone did a great job of staying calm and getting their skis taken care of.  The team looked solid in the time trial - people were moving well and working hard to hold technique together at race speed.  Overall, a very good effort, especially for Day 4 on snow.  Here are results:


Women 6k Name Time
1 O. Golovkina 17.25.8
2 M. Susla 17.26.1
3 S. Searles 17.32.0
4 S. Brockett 17.39.0
5 C. Cichowicz 17.44.0
6 K. Mulcahy 17.45.0
7 S. Aseltine 18.01.5
8 A. Hotopp 18.08.0
9 E. Donohoe 18.24.5
10 S. Lynn 18.32.4 
11 M. Nitschke 18.44.0
12 T. Hamilton 18.46.5
13 C. Ball 19.02.6
14 M. Hitchcock 19.04.0
15 L. Nolan 19.10.0
16 K. Bourne 19.23.8
17 J. Hill 19.24.6
18 E. Spaeh 19.39.7
19 E. James 19.51.2
20 H. Marshall 19.55.0
21 N. Hefner 20.09.0
22 S. Frisbie 20.13.0
23 M. Swick 20.30.0
24 L. Knowlton 21.30.0
25 A. Mahoney 21.47.0


Men 10k  Name Time
1 J. Barton 23.37.1
2 J. Dixon 24.27.0
3 W. Frielinghaus 24.49.0
4 J. Crimp 25.01.5
5 J. Supple 25.02.5
6 E. Lustgarten 25.06.0
7 P. Defrancis 25.12.4
8 C. Raynor 25.15.7
9 A. Meng 25.19.3
10 J. Tucker 25.19.8
11 J. Bloch 25.35.9
12 E. Odell 25.55.2
13 C. Wight 25.56.0
14 C. Burnham 25.59.6
15 R. Likely 26.09.6
16 C. Regan 26.10.5
17 B. Osorio 26.12.5
18 E. Martell 26.14.3
19 N. Murphy 26.17.4
20 H. Austin 26.37.6
21 A. Hart 26.45.4
22 K. Curry 27.08.5
23 M. Dier 27.12.2
24 J. Belk 27.21.3
25 J. Richmond 27.45.5
26 A. McGovern 28.59.7 

Also, here are a few photos of camp so far, courtesy of Shelby:






Friday, November 23, 2012

Thanksgiving Camp 2012 So Far

Day 3 of Thanksgiving Camp is winding down - so far, so good.  There's no natural snow at all here, so we've been skiing on a steadily growing mandmade loop - about 1.5 on Wednesday, 1.75 yesterday, and an even 2k today.  It's a nice little loop with some good climbs and good coverage.  It's been warm, but the nights have been cold enough to keep the loop in good shape, with great classic skiing in the mornings.  Although it would be nice to have more trails to explore, the big benefit to the loop is that it's great for technique work - Mike and I are seeing the athletes constantly, so we can pull people aside for some quick work and then have them rejoin the rest of the crew a few minutes later.  I'm pretty pleased with the technique improvements we're seeing so far - I feel like everyone has made some good progress.  Most people have been skiing 3-4 hours a day so far, so everyone's starting to feel a bit worn, but there's still plenty of energy and enthusiasm to get us through these next 2 days.  Classic time trial tomorrow, so that should be fun.

As always, we've had some good meals.  Pierre Tueurs Froid got us started with chili on Wednesday, supplemented with a tasty spinach salad and an incredibly delicious brownie/peanut butter/cookie concoction (avec whipped cream) - they've set the bar high.  The whole team also pulled off a great Thanksgiving dinner last night.  I was a bit skeptical when I discovered yesterday afternoon that the turkey hadn't been fully thawed, but Tess and Tyler made a heroic effort to get a perfectly cooked bird on the table - with an array of fantastic side dishes, everyone had a great meal.  Another fine Thanksgiving for our team - we truly have a lot to be thankful for.

No pictures yet - I should be able to get some posted in the next couple days.

Tuesday, November 20, 2012

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!


Tuesday, November 6, 2012

Lobster Roll 2012

We ended our easy week in style with a trip to North Haven for the 6th Annual Lobster Roll.  Once again, we got lucky with the weather - nothing but sunshine, and fairly mild temps for November.  Decent showing by our team - Shelby and Steph rocked it, finishing 4th and 7th, respectively, and most people improved their times from previous years.  A few of our skiers are definitely showing signs of tiredness after several weeks of hard training combined with school - we'll be keeping an eye on people as we get into our final push to the end of the semester.  Overall, though, a very good day, capped off by a gorgeous sunset over the ocean on the ferry ride home.  Thanks to Andy Shepard and Maine Winter Sports Center for putting this event together once again!

Hopefully some pictures will surface soon - for now, here are results:


Final Position Bib Number Last Name First Name Group Total Elapsed Time
1 82 Supple Jared Men 36:42.0
2 87 Goessling Raleigh Men 36:58.6
3 86 Barton Jake Men 37:17.0
4 85 Danger Buetow Jordan Men 37:30.0
5 69 Belk Jonah Men 37:58.4
6 76 Bard Joey Men 38:10.0
7 79 Fosnaes Eirik Men 38:30.5
8 78 Woods Sean Men 38:47.4
9 75 Hamilton Alex Men 39:01.0
10 81 Michaud Nick Men 39:53.1
11 67 Nesbitt Andrew Men 39:59.0
12 77 Tucker Jeff  Men 40:09.3
13 83 Milliken Lucas Men 40:34.7
14 63 Dermody Daniel Men 40:37.0
15 71 Harrer Corky Men 40:45.6
16 84 Dixon John Men 40:48.4
17 25 Howe Katrina Women 41:17.4
18 66 Cowan Pete Men 41:21.2
19 61 Bloch Jackson Men 41:24.1
20 59 Burke Ethan Men 41:25.9
21 60 Regan Cam Men 41:39.1
22 55 Murphy Nick Men 41:44.9
23 80 Burnham Chris Men 42:01.9
24 62 Regan Connor Men 42:19.3
25 74 DeAngelis Tyler Men 42:37.4
26 65 Crimp James Men 42:37.9
27 72 Fereshetian Justin Men 42:44.7
28 64 Wight Calvin Men 43:22.4
29 56 Richmond Jordan Men 43:44.3
30 31 Grossman Hallie Women 43:46.9
31 24 Pope Margaret Women 43:57.2
32 70 Austin Henry Men 44:48.2
33 51 Deluca Marcello Men 45:49.0
34 73 Defrancis Paco Men 45:51.6
35 30 Aseltine Shelby Women 46:19.9
36 19 Donohoe Emma Women 47:11.5
37 21 Clark Britta Women 47:29.9
38 27 Lynn Stephanie Women 47:33.5
39 29 Golovkina Olga Women 47:34.5
40 13 Hill Jenna Women 47:38.2
41 58 Kuzio Dan Men 47:45.7
42 26 Susla Molly Women 47:53.0
43 57 Kane Sam Men 48:08.8
44 5 Fitzgerald Kaitlin Women 48:17.6
45 68 Turner Lauren Men 48:23.2
46 10 Bourne Kim Women 48:28.7
47 22 Brockett Sarah Women 48:42.1
48 28 Sellegren Gretchen Women 49:22.4
49 20 Spaeh Eva Women 49:25.0
50 1 James Sadie Women 49:35.8
51 23 Tuttle Catherine Women 49:58.0
52 52 Cushman Ashton Men 50:36.8
53 18 Ryerson Sally Women 50:46.4
54 15 Daniels Caroline Women 51:12.9
55 16 Hotopp Alice Women 51:33.7
56 7 Sudkamp-walker Helen Women 52:11.7
57 17 Marshall Hannah Women 52:45.4
58 12 Wright Grace Women 52:49.5
59 8 Saucy Hilary Women 53:39.3
60 11 Knowlton Lucy Women 54:14.1
61 3 Algeo Lucy Women 54:27.1
62 14 Frisbie Sierra Women 56:47.4
63 6 Mahoney Abigail Women 1:01:15.0
64 2 Lindsey Molly Women 1:01:34.4
65 54 McPherson Grant Men 1:13:46.7
66 9 Dufresne-dixon Marie Women 1:30:11.3
67 4 Ranucci Emily Women 1:31:26.3