New season, new faces.

Hey, my first post ever! Hopefully I will have some relevant stories/ insights to share with everyone throughout the 08-09 ski season. I can't let this whole blog be biased by Riverside 9, can I?

Side note: watch out for polar bears. Global Warming is pushing them south.

True Pre-Winter Training

So this is the time of year when the training gets tough. As it turns dark by 5, the day seems over in a hurry. We have been getting out on the rollerskis, and soon we will get the newbies out on the real roads. I have also made an effort to get in the weight room and continue my ski specific lifitng. We have been doing all the drills and all the little strength stuff, but it does hurt getting in the back room and focus more on core and double pole muscles. I have included a picture of the former Clarkson skier Sam Morse who is now with the US Army.

Today we had a interesting "tuck drill" with music. I guess that is what you would call it. Coach lead us to the porter mountain trail with a boot slide against THE MATT DELANEY. Always a good time. I expect a few people to have sore hips and hip flexers tomorrow.

Soon we will have an updated roster, well as of now I guess. Saturday is also the REG and I encourge all of you to make it there to cheer on the runners (don't let some of them fool you, they are really skiers!) Snow will be flying soon so get ready!

D Day

Trail Clean Up

We have survived another year at trail clean up. I would also like to note that with Justin gone, no equipment was broken this year, so we could take our time leaving. When we woke up early in the morning (Before 8am) to head out to Higley, we saw the affects of an all night rain. I got in my car along with Drew and Delaney and we headed over to the IRC. We packed in the cars and made our way.

We arrived and split into teams to tackle the trails and the affects from the snow storm. They got 18 Inches!!!!! A small group of us took on the camp loops with Coach providing the entertainment. The entire time of the clean up, we had rain. Everyone was wet and soaked, but it does give us a guilt free skiing season.

The next day many of us were sore, perhaps from the wet jeans. I made it out anyway late in the day for a wet ski around Bagdad-South canton loop. I have been feeling good of late. Not sure if it is from the first sign of snow or what, but I am ready to take on the season.

We will get more pictures up once we get better and bringing a camera with us. We have a big team with athletes at all different levels. I am excited for what this season may bring.

D Day

Winter is coming

I have kindly been reminded by no one in particular, *Justin*, that this blog has not been updated in a while. So, I apologize to the vast world of bloggers that religiously follows this blog everyday, and you can expect more frequent updates as we are finally transitioning into official team practices and the days are becoming shorter and the nights colder. The first official snowfall of the year has come and gone already and we are looking forward to a long and snowy winter here in Potsdam and around the east.

Check back soon, and think snow :)

New Season!!

Hey every body. We are all now back at school and many of us are excited about the running season at hand. We had our first race yesterday and everyone is looking strong and fast as we head into the year. There has been a strong showing from our freshman class as well.

On the Skiing front... Delaney and I have been training while focusing on skiing! Lots of rollerskiing and explore the pavement. Yesterday I made it back over to Pumpkin Hill Road and tried to time trial it by myself. I felt good and strong, but my legs were a little heavy. I used my Marwhees which always make for some slower times as well.

Today I went with the running team over to the Hig and went running at the FLOW. Always a good time and it brings back many great memories of ski season. Chris L and I were trading stories from the past years out at the Hig.

Now we continue to look forward to the coming season and we are excited to see how the new freshman can hold up! Today was a little cooler and as any skier can tell, the snow season is near and we are ready for it!!

D Day