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  • Whiteface Repeat Challenger(Unofficial Fundraiser)

    View of Lake Placid from Whiteface Mt

    This Saturday I am going to have the First Whiteface Mt Repeat Challenge. It will be an un-sanctioned rogue fundraiser with all funds raised going to National Sports Academy in Lake Placid. An excellent school providing aspiring Olympians the ability to grow and prosper academically while growing as a Athletes and Citizens of the World.

    The Goal is to 5-Peat the Toll road an 8 mile climb with just 3500ft vertical. This endeavor shall take approximately 6 hours and have a total vertical of 18,000 ft. Awesome.
    So far I have Five donations raised. Join the Challenge.
    If you want to Support the Repeat Challenge
    Donations can be sent to

    • You can send a check in one of the remittance envelopes found in our newsletter or by sending your gift to the school in care of Angela Price at NSA 821 Mirror Lake Drive, Lake Placid, NY 12946

    • The best thing going to support skiing.  Click here.  (Amy…

      img src=”http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l2f32bl18H1qzt3xbo1_500.jpg”/br/br/pThe best thing going to support skiing.  Click

    • Training with the team

      div style=”text-align: left;”Yesterday we did a speed workout as a team out on Sand Lake. It was fun to work as a group and really notice the varying speeds throughout the terrain. Below is a video of us just finishing up a speed and then skiing easy up the hill. Kikkan, Katie, Holly, Fitz, Sadie and Taz.br //divdivbr //divdivobject width=”320″ height=”266″ class=”BLOG_video_class” id=”BLOG_video-dac4b3b35620b87c” classid=”clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000″ codebase=”http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0″param name=”movie” value=”http://www.youtube.com/get_player”param name=”bgcolor” value=”#FFFFFF”param name=”allowfullscreen” value=”true”param name=”flashvars” value=”flvurl=http%3A%2F%2Fv16.nonxt6.googlevideo.com%2Fvideoplayback%3Fid%3Ddac4b3b35620b87c%26itag%3D5%26app%3Dblogger%26ip%3D0.0.0.0%26ipbits%3D0%26expire%3D1295525704%26sparams%3Did%252Citag%252Cip%252Cipbits%252Cexpire%26signature%3D187EDA0F4DC17C04ABBE76845635150E5620A8EE.8574C19264C3465491C7032F2A6ACF7497793332%26key%3Dck1amp;iurl=http%3A%2F%2Fvideo.google.com%2FThumbnailServer2%3Fapp%3Dblogger%26contentid%3Ddac4b3b35620b87c%26offsetms%3D5000%26itag%3Dw160%26sigh%3Dc6F-PPPf4yK3PH1zZrj9Sfn5e9samp;autoplay=0amp;ps=blogger”embed src=”http://www.youtube.com/get_player” type=”application/x-shockwave-flash”width=”320″ height=”266″ bgcolor=”#FFFFFF”flashvars=”flvurl=http%3A%2F%2Fv16.nonxt6.googlevideo.com%2Fvideoplayback%3Fid%3Ddac4b3b35620b87c%26itag%3D5%26app%3Dblogger%26ip%3D0.0.0.0%26ipbits%3D0%26expire%3D1295525704%26sparams%3Did%252Citag%252Cip%252Cipbits%252Cexpire%26signature%3D187EDA0F4DC17C04ABBE76845635150E5620A8EE.8574C19264C3465491C7032F2A6ACF7497793332%26key%3Dck1iurl=http%3A%2F%2Fvideo.google.com%2FThumbnailServer2%3Fapp%3Dblogger%26contentid%3Ddac4b3b35620b87c%26offsetms%3D5000%26itag%3Dw160%26sigh%3Dc6F-PPPf4yK3PH1zZrj9Sfn5e9sautoplay=0ps=blogger”allowFullScreen=”true” //object/divdiv class=”blogger-post-footer”img width=’1′ height=’1′ src=’https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2018521813175454198-1829914375276017705?l=sadiebjornsen.blogspot.com’ alt=” //div

    • Game on again, Bitches.

      img src=”http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l2dqysLJB11qzt3xbo1_500.jpg”/br/br/p

    • Ask John Farra to pronounce “Bemidji.” 

      img src=”http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l2dmqlOD1E1qzt3xbo1_r1_500.jpg”/br/br/pAsk John Farra to pronounce “Bemidji.” /p

    • “Where is Marolt’s liquor cabinet?”

      “Where is Marolt’s liquor cabinet?”br/br/ – emRandom Anonymous Coach Musings, Texting during the meeting Edition  #Fungress2010/em

    • Mackenzie’s Video from Nepal

      .Mac Fisher spent his spring break trekking in Nepal. Here is a video that he took.br /br /

    • Playing Catch Up

      Spring has been busy. But I am always busy. nbsp;The real reason there’s been a lack of blog postings recently is because I can’t get my iphoto to work. My pictures are in essence “stuck” on my camera and I can’t access iphoto at all – although I know I didn’t erase all my pictures. When it comes to fixing technical problems I’m about as worthless as anyone or anything….. I personally don’t like blogs without photos so I will do my best to post with some haphazard photos that have been given to me by others while I find someone to help me fix my computer! br /br /Meanwhile, this past weekend in Alaska was amazing. I got out for some much needed adventures – the kind that are good and restful for the soul and mind but not for the body! I’m tired and paying for it this week in training! On Saturday, my teammate Katie Ronsee and I skied/hiked from the South Fork of the Eagle River to Glen Alps. nbsp;Conditions were perfect and the trip took us 6 1/2 hours. If that wasn’t enough, we decided that that wasn’t enough and we ran into town carrying our skis in hands which took another 2 hours.br /br /div class=”separator” style=”clear: both; text-align: center;”

    • RASTA Rally

      That’s right.  After a three week vacation that took me on a tour of places most cross country skiers don’t get to check out during the race season, including Washington DC, Charlottesville, Virginia, and New Orleans, Louisiana, (which I will write more about later), it was time to start training again.  This time we were off to Minocqua, Wisconsin.

      The camp included VOmax testing at Jim Mullen’s Premier Physical Medicine, a mountain bike race on Wayne Fish’s famous Camp Tesomas trails, some rollerskiing, running, and great accommodations at the Hugus’ cabin.  The highlight for me was the RASTA Rally mountain bike race, a fundraiser for the Rhinelander Area Ski Trail Association.  Gus took photos, while the rest of the team raced.

      battle of the brothers: chris leads bryan cook, but bryan takes it in the end

      chasing

      I sold my mountain bike a couple of weeks ago, only to find out that the new bike I want to get is on back order until June.  Thanks to my favorite shop, New Moon Bike and Ski, for sponsoring me this weekend and letting me ride one of their rental bikes in the race.  They’ve got a great selection of sweet new 29″ bikes for sale, as well as a full rental fleet.  If you want to get out for a spin on a new bike, stop by New Moon in Hayward and they’ll help you find the perfect bike.

      bryan gregg – "i swear i only had to walk my bike when people were watching!"

      Of course, Coach Fish made us get out for some roller skiing as well.

      Karl and Gus relax after the the first roller ski of the season

      It’s always nice to know we’re not the only ones on the road working out.

    • Awesome two gap ride yesterday!

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    • “Rather than looking at the stable full of horse shit and getting discouraged, we gotta start in…”

      “Rather than looking at the stable full of horse shit and getting discouraged, we gotta start in digging…there has to be a pony in there somewhere!”br/br/ – em Random Anonymous Coach Musings, USSA Congress Lead In Edition/em

    • Back in Camp

      Kicking off the next season with a mountain bike race in Rhinelander, Wisconsin:

      Cook, Gregg, Kuzzy, Nygren. Coach Kaeding photo.

      more soon. . .

    • Currier and Boutot invited to first National Team Camp

      The first period (4 weeks) of training are just about over. It has been a gradual process for the athletes and coaches working their way back into the new season, but so far everyone seems to have their batteries just about on full and ready to go.


      Next week marks the beginning of the first National Team Camp in Lake Placid. Russell was named to the B-Team and will attend the full three weeks. Grace also recieved an invitation as the top Jr. to attend the first two weeks. In the past we’ve tried to get at least one Jr. athlete to some of the National Team Camps for experience and it has been a good opportunity for the younger athletes to work along side of our best athletes.

    • Currier and Boutot invited to first National Team Camp

      The first period (4 weeks) of training are just about over. It has been a gradual process for the athletes and coaches working their way back into the new season, but so far everyone seems to have their batteries just about on full and ready to go.


      Next week marks the beginning of the first National Team Camp in Lake Placid. Russell was named to the B-Team and will attend the full three weeks. Grace also recieved an invitation as the top Jr. to attend the first two weeks. In the past we’ve tried to get at least one Jr. athlete to some of the National Team Camps for experience and it has been a good opportunity for the younger athletes to work along side of our best athletes.

    • Currier and Boutot invited to first National Team Camp

      The first period (4 weeks) of training are just about over. It has been a gradual process for the athletes and coaches working their way back into the new season, but so far everyone seems to have their batteries just about on full and ready to go.


      Next week marks the beginning of the first National Team Camp in Lake Placid. Russell was named to the B-Team and will attend the full three weeks. Grace also recieved an invitation as the top Jr. to attend the first two weeks. In the past we’ve tried to get at least one Jr. athlete to some of the National Team Camps for experience and it has been a good opportunity for the younger athletes to work along side of our best athletes.

    • Currier and Boutot invited to first National Team Camp

      The first period (4 weeks) of training are just about over. It has been a gradual process for the athletes and coaches working their way back into the new season, but so far everyone seems to have their batteries just about on full and ready to go.


      Next week marks the beginning of the first National Team Camp in Lake Placid. Russell was named to the B-Team and will attend the full three weeks. Grace also recieved an invitation as the top Jr. to attend the first two weeks. In the past we’ve tried to get at least one Jr. athlete to some of the National Team Camps for experience and it has been a good opportunity for the younger athletes to work along side of our best athletes.

    • Methow Valley Biathlon June Shooting Camp

      June 18 – June 20, 2010
      Mazama, WA

      This camp will offer coaching for both the beginner and the advance biathlete. It will help the experienced biathlete improve their skills and take home drills for further improvement. For the beginner biathlete, it will introduce them to the sport and give them an opportunity to improve newly acquired skills.

      Athletes must be at least 9-years old to attend. Ages are determined by what age you will be on Dec. 31, 2010. Shooting sessions will be assigned by age and experience (see schedule). All shooters must have completed a biathlon safety clinic before they can shoot on the range. There will be a safety clinic provided for individuals that need one. (Please note if you need a safety clinic on your registration form.) Rifles will be available on a first come first serve basis so register early if you don’t have your own rifle. Registration deadline is June 1, 2010 and there is a $10 late fee.

      A few of the topics that will be covered are:

      • Biathlon rifle safety
      • Perfecting prone and standing shooting positions
      • Live fire drills
      • Speed and accuracy
      • Basics of combo training
      • Wind and shooting
      • Relays, games and time trials

      For kids ages 9-11, the camp is Friday night, Saturday and Sunday.
      For kids ages 12-18, the camp is Friday through Sunday.

      Coaches
      Betsy Devin-Smith – Methow Valley Biathlon Head Coach, USBA Level 1 Coach, US Olympic Committee Volunteer, Biathlon Coach of the Year 2009-10
      Sean Kato – 2009 US National Biathlon Masters Champion, Methow Valley Biathlon Coach
      Lincoln Post – Methow Valley Biathlon Coach

      Cost:
      Kids 9-11………….$20
      Juniors 12 – 18….$30

      For more information or to register, contact Betsy at biathlon@methownet.com or at 509.996.3159.

    • Methow Valley Biathlon June Shooting Camp

      June 18 – June 20, 2010
      Mazama, WA

      This camp will offer coaching for both the beginner and the advance biathlete. It will help the experienced biathlete improve their skills and take home drills for further improvement. For the beginner biathlete, it will introduce them to the sport and give them an opportunity to improve newly acquired skills.

      Athletes must be at least 9-years old to attend. Ages are determined by what age you will be on Dec. 31, 2010. Shooting sessions will be assigned by age and experience (see schedule). All shooters must have completed a biathlon safety clinic before they can shoot on the range. There will be a safety clinic provided for individuals that need one. (Please note if you need a safety clinic on your registration form.) Rifles will be available on a first come first serve basis so register early if you don’t have your own rifle. Registration deadline is June 1, 2010 and there is a $10 late fee.

      A few of the topics that will be covered are:

      • Biathlon rifle safety
      • Perfecting prone and standing shooting positions
      • Live fire drills
      • Speed and accuracy
      • Basics of combo training
      • Wind and shooting
      • Relays, games and time trials

      For kids ages 9-11, the camp is Friday night, Saturday and Sunday.
      For kids ages 12-18, the camp is Friday through Sunday.

      Coaches
      Betsy Devin-Smith – Methow Valley Biathlon Head Coach, USBA Level 1 Coach, US Olympic Committee Volunteer, Biathlon Coach of the Year 2009-10
      Sean Kato – 2009 US National Biathlon Masters Champion, Methow Valley Biathlon Coach
      Lincoln Post – Methow Valley Biathlon Coach

      Cost:
      Kids 9-11………….$20
      Juniors 12 – 18….$30

      For more information or to register, contact Betsy at biathlon@methownet.com or at 509.996.3159.

    • Methow Valley Biathlon June Shooting Camp

      June 18 – June 20, 2010
      Mazama, WA

      This camp will offer coaching for both the beginner and the advance biathlete. It will help the experienced biathlete improve their skills and take home drills for further improvement. For the beginner biathlete, it will introduce them to the sport and give them an opportunity to improve newly acquired skills.

      Athletes must be at least 9-years old to attend. Ages are determined by what age you will be on Dec. 31, 2010. Shooting sessions will be assigned by age and experience (see schedule). All shooters must have completed a biathlon safety clinic before they can shoot on the range. There will be a safety clinic provided for individuals that need one. (Please note if you need a safety clinic on your registration form.) Rifles will be available on a first come first serve basis so register early if you don’t have your own rifle. Registration deadline is June 1, 2010 and there is a $10 late fee.

      A few of the topics that will be covered are:

      • Biathlon rifle safety
      • Perfecting prone and standing shooting positions
      • Live fire drills
      • Speed and accuracy
      • Basics of combo training
      • Wind and shooting
      • Relays, games and time trials

      For kids ages 9-11, the camp is Friday night, Saturday and Sunday.
      For kids ages 12-18, the camp is Friday through Sunday.

      Coaches
      Betsy Devin-Smith – Methow Valley Biathlon Head Coach, USBA Level 1 Coach, US Olympic Committee Volunteer, Biathlon Coach of the Year 2009-10
      Sean Kato – 2009 US National Biathlon Masters Champion, Methow Valley Biathlon Coach
      Lincoln Post – Methow Valley Biathlon Coach

      Cost:
      Kids 9-11………….$20
      Juniors 12 – 18….$30

      For more information or to register, contact Betsy at biathlon@methownet.com or at 509.996.3159.

    • Methow Valley Biathlon June Shooting Camp

      June 18 – June 20, 2010
      Mazama, WA

      This camp will offer coaching for both the beginner and the advance biathlete. It will help the experienced biathlete improve their skills and take home drills for further improvement. For the beginner biathlete, it will introduce them to the sport and give them an opportunity to improve newly acquired skills.

      Athletes must be at least 9-years old to attend. Ages are determined by what age you will be on Dec. 31, 2010. Shooting sessions will be assigned by age and experience (see schedule). All shooters must have completed a biathlon safety clinic before they can shoot on the range. There will be a safety clinic provided for individuals that need one. (Please note if you need a safety clinic on your registration form.) Rifles will be available on a first come first serve basis so register early if you don’t have your own rifle. Registration deadline is June 1, 2010 and there is a $10 late fee.

      A few of the topics that will be covered are:

      • Biathlon rifle safety
      • Perfecting prone and standing shooting positions
      • Live fire drills
      • Speed and accuracy
      • Basics of combo training
      • Wind and shooting
      • Relays, games and time trials

      For kids ages 9-11, the camp is Friday night, Saturday and Sunday.
      For kids ages 12-18, the camp is Friday through Sunday.

      Coaches
      Betsy Devin-Smith – Methow Valley Biathlon Head Coach, USBA Level 1 Coach, US Olympic Committee Volunteer, Biathlon Coach of the Year 2009-10
      Sean Kato – 2009 US National Biathlon Masters Champion, Methow Valley Biathlon Coach
      Lincoln Post – Methow Valley Biathlon Coach

      Cost:
      Kids 9-11………….$20
      Juniors 12 – 18….$30

      For more information or to register, contact Betsy at biathlon@methownet.com or at 509.996.3159.