Two Alaskans stop by the Waiorau Snow Farm in New Zealand for some spring skiing.
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Biathlon Intervals Oct 13 2009
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New Woman
We had our last roller ski time trial of the season today. I had not been looking forward to it. I’d been a bit worn out with all sorts of things since coming back from our camp in Hayward a couple weeks earlier. So I hadn’t been training very hard or sleeping nearly enough and was not feeling at all chipper. But I hadn’t done the previous time trial and wanted to get the last one in, so I decided to go and not worry about the outcome. I needed a good workout at any rate since I hadn’t been doing much. So after a fairly stressful and busy day I fought the traffic down to Afton and got there a bit late. I ended up starting the skate time trial by myself and it felt about how I had expected, dreary, like the weather. But I was able to get myself into my classic gear in short order and caught up with the others for the warm up for the next round. We started the classic time trial as a pack and I wasn’t sure I was up to being pushed that hard and demoralized and that perhaps a private pity party would be better, but I jumped in anyway. What the heck, I was there, may as well, whatever. I felt surprisingly good and skied in a nice pack with Kevin, Dave, and Kathleen. We skied the whole thing together and it was so much fun!!! I felt good and the pack dynamics were great. We all finished strong together and it was so invigorating! All my cares melted away. I felt like a new woman. Since starting up racing again after my long hiatus, I’ve been trying to figure out why I’m doing this. I don’t have the high goals and purpose that I had before, so why am I working so hard and putting in the tremendous effort it takes to ski at this level with all of my other responsibilities? I know that the regular exercise and friendships are really important to me, but I can still have that and just ski recreationally, so why push myself so hard? Tonight really reminded me why I do it, because I love it so much. So thanks guys for the pick me up! I needed it.div class=”blogger-post-footer”img width=’1′ height=’1′ src=’https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1572647974447867713-4423052746353916931?l=vakavaraceteam.blogspot.com’ alt=” //div
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Rolling and Running at SMS
a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_H2SCM3lmKm8/St44sr7fIcI/AAAAAAAABVw/OTaL_hbau14/s1600-h/100_5431.JPG”img style=”float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;” src=”http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_H2SCM3lmKm8/St44sr7fIcI/AAAAAAAABVw/OTaL_hbau14/s400/100_5431.JPG” border=”0″ alt=””id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394811743994061250″ //aThis morning we drove up to “lot 1″ and worked on balance and sprint starts for 30 minutes, then did a 10 minute d-pole uphill up Tree Tops. The climb is steep and we wanted a little specific strength…. it was there, we did it. These pictures are from the bottom. The sun had just started to show 30 minutes into our morning workout.br /a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_H2SCM3lmKm8/St44TMt4I5I/AAAAAAAABVo/obo4edDfXdw/s1600-h/100_5435.JPG”img style=”float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;” src=”http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_H2SCM3lmKm8/St44TMt4I5I/AAAAAAAABVo/obo4edDfXdw/s400/100_5435.JPG” border=”0″ alt=””id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394811306118751122″ //abr /a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_H2SCM3lmKm8/St4319nDvyI/AAAAAAAABVg/H8BaETYxbuc/s1600-h/100_5437.JPG”img style=”display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 222px;” src=”http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_H2SCM3lmKm8/St4319nDvyI/AAAAAAAABVg/H8BaETYxbuc/s400/100_5437.JPG” border=”0″ alt=””id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394810803847413538″ //abr /a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_H2SCM3lmKm8/St43dBYJrnI/AAAAAAAABVY/T-pP8C9e-yI/s1600-h/100_5445.JPG”img style=”float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;” src=”http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_H2SCM3lmKm8/St43dBYJrnI/AAAAAAAABVY/T-pP8C9e-yI/s400/100_5445.JPG” border=”0″ alt=””id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394810375361900146″ //a Morning workout was followed by a team favorite, breakfast sandwiches, and then a full day of classes.br /a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_H2SCM3lmKm8/St43BUNBxoI/AAAAAAAABVQ/nleJ_Pf8Z9Y/s1600-h/100_5463.JPG”img style=”display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;” src=”http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_H2SCM3lmKm8/St43BUNBxoI/AAAAAAAABVQ/nleJ_Pf8Z9Y/s400/100_5463.JPG” border=”0″ alt=””id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394809899379181186″ //abr /This afternoon, Cam skated (sore legs/shin splints) and everyone else did some running intervals. We tried to work on our running technique (seems that we run a little like skiers…too much upper body tension and big, slow steps). It was a good workout and we ended the training day with some core strength. Nice day, good training, no complaints.br /a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_H2SCM3lmKm8/St413V6M3NI/AAAAAAAABVI/fbHmtkz_8kE/s1600-h/100_5458.JPG”img style=”float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;” src=”http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_H2SCM3lmKm8/St413V6M3NI/AAAAAAAABVI/fbHmtkz_8kE/s400/100_5458.JPG” border=”0″ alt=””id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394808628526767314″ //abr /a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_H2SCM3lmKm8/St41dSK0l9I/AAAAAAAABVA/-i7v-r2AkA0/s1600-h/100_5452.JPG”img style=”float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;” src=”http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_H2SCM3lmKm8/St41dSK0l9I/AAAAAAAABVA/-i7v-r2AkA0/s400/100_5452.JPG” border=”0″ alt=””id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394808180846139346″ //abr /a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_H2SCM3lmKm8/St41EdGqwQI/AAAAAAAABU4/5-wJ6GosnAg/s1600-h/100_5455.JPG”img style=”display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;” src=”http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_H2SCM3lmKm8/St41EdGqwQI/AAAAAAAABU4/5-wJ6GosnAg/s400/100_5455.JPG” border=”0″ alt=””id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394807754284777730″ //adiv class=”blogger-post-footer”img width=’1′ height=’1′ src=’https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4680416899705879324-2668518800236690456?l=smsxc.blogspot.com’ alt=” //div
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Utah
I’m out in Utah right now at our last dry-land training camp of the year. Training has been going really well but I have also been super busy. Olympic years are always a little different in that we have a lot more responsibilities to the media and the Olympic Committee. This is actually just a big a excuse for why I have not been updating more frequently…
While most other Nordic training sites have been reporting snow over the last few weeks, we have been getting sun and 70-degree weather. This is exactly why we are here in October. Besides the sun, the venue here is also a great place for us to make our final preparation for the winter. The high altitude combined with the tough tracks definitely makes for some intense workouts.
In other exciting news, I have also ordered a new camera! Hopefully I can hang onto this one for more than a year… I hope to have some Utah training pics up soon! Thanks for checking in.
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Des Moines by rollerski
This past Sunday was the Des Moines Marathon. My wife Nichole was running, and I was looking for a good way to see as much of the course as I could (and my bike has a flat tire that I have not fixed in months), so I threw the rollerskis into the trunk and away we went to Iowa. The morning of the race I did all the helpful husband things to get her ready for the start. We jogged a warm up together and I took her warmups just before the gun went off. After watching the start I sprinted to the car parked a few blocks away and got my boots, skis and poles on. Then I sprinted to the mile and a half mark to spectate.br /br /Watching a running race on rollerskis actually works quite well – assuming there are parallel streets to ski on. I would watch the race go by (taking Nichole’s long sleeve, or handing her a gel as needed), then I would head over to the parallel street, hammer for a mile or two, and head back to the course to cheer again. She got the feeds that she needed, and I got to see her at many different points of the race while getting a decent workout in the process (I’d call it natural intervals).br /br /The most entertaining part of rollerskiing along the race course was the looks I got from the spectators (and a number of calls of “hey, thats cheating”). I guess there are not a lot of rollerskiers in Des Moines. Even funnier were the looks I got from runners – especially the Kenyans in the elite pack. They looked at me like I was crazy. I definately don’t think there are many rollerskiers in Kenya.br /br /Near the end of the race I got back to the car, back into running shoes, and back out to watch the last half mile. Nichole was hurting pretty good at that point (i.e having a hard time running in a straight line), and it was nice to have the mobility to be able to jump the finish barrier to help her hobble to a cot in the medical tent (she was fine after some rest). Her race went well. She finished in 2:55:53, which was not quite as fast as she was hoping, but still a new personal best, and it puts her less than 10 minutes off the Olympic Trials standard.br /br /Check out
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Google translator describes this article this way: No disease of…
img src=”http://23.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_krthisiPVG1qzt3xbo1_500.jpg”/br/br/pGoogle translator describes this article this way: bNo disease of the girls from May and up until today. /bFrom Langrenn.com. (Geir Olsen photo)/p
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This video belongs here. It just does. (via Killagram)
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Bergkönig Trail Run a Success
The 2009 Bergkönig Trail Run went off without a hitch. The weather was marvelous and the participants were too. Thank you to everyone who came out to run, walk, ski or spectate. View the results HERE.
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“Whether you are out there training along side your teammates, training on the same road or even just…”
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Stocks,Skate OD and Dinner
a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_H2SCM3lmKm8/StsT0CmasKI/AAAAAAAABUw/uTGhTBgi54U/s1600-h/100_5372.JPG”img style=”display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;” src=”http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_H2SCM3lmKm8/StsT0CmasKI/AAAAAAAABUw/uTGhTBgi54U/s400/100_5372.JPG” border=”0″ alt=””id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393926763478429858″ //a We have been having Saturday morning “academic enrichment” sessions at SMS this fall. Yesterday the kids learned a little bit about how the stock market works by watching a movie and playing a stock market simulation game. Some of the kids were fired up and are already scheming about how to make their millions, while others are figuring that they are not really interested in the risk side.br /After lunch, we did a skate OD. We are nearing the end of “leaf peeping” season, but there are still lots of “peepers” around so we decided to ski rte 7 north of Manchester (big shoulder on the road) and then ski over the Danby -Mt. Tabor road. Rte 7 is quite flat, the Mt. Tabor road is the opposite, it climbs for 15 kms. and turns to dirt 1/2 way up.br /a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_H2SCM3lmKm8/StsTHyhUWFI/AAAAAAAABUo/glUfPy0lJtI/s1600-h/100_5383.JPG”img style=”float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 291px;” src=”http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_H2SCM3lmKm8/StsTHyhUWFI/AAAAAAAABUo/glUfPy0lJtI/s400/100_5383.JPG” border=”0″ alt=””id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393926003247831122″ //abr /a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_H2SCM3lmKm8/StsSTc-8ZNI/AAAAAAAABUg/V9WJwu5v2Sw/s1600-h/100_5388.JPG”img style=”float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;” src=”http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_H2SCM3lmKm8/StsSTc-8ZNI/AAAAAAAABUg/V9WJwu5v2Sw/s400/100_5388.JPG” border=”0″ alt=””id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393925104113312978″ //a Megan came down from Dartmouth to say hi and ski with the group. Here she is, leading the pack along the gentle part of rte 7.br /a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_H2SCM3lmKm8/StsR2uHwaFI/AAAAAAAABUY/ggNh8nESRO0/s1600-h/100_5405.JPG”img style=”float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;” src=”http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_H2SCM3lmKm8/StsR2uHwaFI/AAAAAAAABUY/ggNh8nESRO0/s400/100_5405.JPG” border=”0″ alt=””id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393924610497472594″ //abr /a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_H2SCM3lmKm8/StsRVwTNdfI/AAAAAAAABUQ/Ga0jLK2qpc0/s1600-h/100_5402.JPG”img style=”display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;” src=”http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_H2SCM3lmKm8/StsRVwTNdfI/AAAAAAAABUQ/Ga0jLK2qpc0/s400/100_5402.JPG” border=”0″ alt=””id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393924044146701810″ //a The dirt skiing would have been better on V2 aero skis. Some sections were fine, but some were frustrating. I guess the bright side is that there was no traffic and it was a tough work out! I am also confident that the dirt road skiing is going to help strength and balance.br /a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_H2SCM3lmKm8/StsQxKEM0jI/AAAAAAAABUI/gaXADdiwdb8/s1600-h/100_5409.JPG”img style=”float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;” src=”http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_H2SCM3lmKm8/StsQxKEM0jI/AAAAAAAABUI/gaXADdiwdb8/s400/100_5409.JPG” border=”0″ alt=””id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393923415407907378″ //a Brooke working her way up the final climb.br /a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_H2SCM3lmKm8/StsQaDgpHkI/AAAAAAAABUA/yF7j8tSSfi0/s1600-h/100_5413.JPG”img style=”display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;” src=”http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_H2SCM3lmKm8/StsQaDgpHkI/AAAAAAAABUA/yF7j8tSSfi0/s400/100_5413.JPG” border=”0″ alt=””id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393923018511162946″ //abr /Hallie has been working on her balance. If she can get a complete weight shift on the uneven dirt road, she should float on snow!a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_H2SCM3lmKm8/StsPw65_9fI/AAAAAAAABT4/H0whR4t3LOY/s1600-h/100_5416.JPG”img style=”display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;” src=”http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_H2SCM3lmKm8/StsPw65_9fI/AAAAAAAABT4/H0whR4t3LOY/s400/100_5416.JPG” border=”0″ alt=””id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393922311826961906″ //abr /After the ski, we all went to the Caldwells for pasta, salad and pie. It was a good way to relax and refuel after the busy week.a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_H2SCM3lmKm8/StsPJfYjfwI/AAAAAAAABTw/n46oSSOtmjo/s1600-h/100_5418.JPG”img style=”float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;” src=”http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_H2SCM3lmKm8/StsPJfYjfwI/AAAAAAAABTw/n46oSSOtmjo/s400/100_5418.JPG” border=”0″ alt=””id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393921634424028930″ //abr /a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_H2SCM3lmKm8/StsOu0mtapI/AAAAAAAABTo/e8DKPTS33dY/s1600-h/100_5422.JPG”img style=”float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;” src=”http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_H2SCM3lmKm8/StsOu0mtapI/AAAAAAAABTo/e8DKPTS33dY/s400/100_5422.JPG” border=”0″ alt=””id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393921176264075922″ //abr /a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_H2SCM3lmKm8/StsOMprSH9I/AAAAAAAABTg/wFkTjCCt5Hw/s1600-h/100_5428.JPG”img style=”display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;” src=”http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_H2SCM3lmKm8/StsOMprSH9I/AAAAAAAABTg/wFkTjCCt5Hw/s400/100_5428.JPG” border=”0″ alt=””id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393920589214916562″ //adiv class=”blogger-post-footer”img width=’1′ height=’1′ src=’https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4680416899705879324-6392549405703799292?l=smsxc.blogspot.com’ alt=” //div
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More Pictures from Herve P
a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_H2SCM3lmKm8/Stm1HPdO3TI/AAAAAAAABTY/OvuO6mG7ELY/s1600-h/AC.jpg”img style=”display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 286px; height: 400px;” src=”http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_H2SCM3lmKm8/Stm1HPdO3TI/AAAAAAAABTY/OvuO6mG7ELY/s400/AC.jpg” border=”0″ alt=””id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393541164765732146″ //aAustin was closer than ever to the lead pack.br /a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_H2SCM3lmKm8/Stm0aXTZnXI/AAAAAAAABTQ/d8nRUMHMJtU/s1600-h/camrachel.jpg”img style=”display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 334px;” src=”http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_H2SCM3lmKm8/Stm0aXTZnXI/AAAAAAAABTQ/d8nRUMHMJtU/s400/camrachel.jpg” border=”0″ alt=””id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393540393777864050″ //aCam and Rachel making sure to refuel within 20 minutes. Thanks for the pictures Herve!br /a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_H2SCM3lmKm8/Stm0L9N6s6I/AAAAAAAABTI/OJi_fXv58QE/s1600-h/hallie.jpg”img style=”display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;” src=”http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_H2SCM3lmKm8/Stm0L9N6s6I/AAAAAAAABTI/OJi_fXv58QE/s400/hallie.jpg” border=”0″ alt=””id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393540146257376162″ //aHallie flying through the woods.br /a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_H2SCM3lmKm8/Stmz6IoOxiI/AAAAAAAABTA/gZA7sCw1X-M/s1600-h/Lena.jpg”img style=”display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 286px; height: 400px;” src=”http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_H2SCM3lmKm8/Stmz6IoOxiI/AAAAAAAABTA/gZA7sCw1X-M/s400/Lena.jpg” border=”0″ alt=””id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393539840082888226″ //aLena K is all smiles. She should be, she knocked 3 minutes off her 5 km time!br /a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_H2SCM3lmKm8/StmztKMmN5I/AAAAAAAABS4/v7pUW6IqBvk/s1600-h/Skyler.jpg”img style=”display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 286px; height: 400px;” src=”http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_H2SCM3lmKm8/StmztKMmN5I/AAAAAAAABS4/v7pUW6IqBvk/s400/Skyler.jpg” border=”0″ alt=””id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393539617165555602″ //aSkyler striding towards the finish.br /a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_H2SCM3lmKm8/StmzbqsJQuI/AAAAAAAABSw/r_6HAv7grQU/s1600-h/walker.jpg”img style=”display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 286px; height: 400px;” src=”http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_H2SCM3lmKm8/StmzbqsJQuI/AAAAAAAABSw/r_6HAv7grQU/s400/walker.jpg” border=”0″ alt=””id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393539316650164962″ //abr /Walker set a 5 km PR by 2 minutes!div class=”blogger-post-footer”img width=’1′ height=’1′ src=’https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4680416899705879324-7764031236857912785?l=smsxc.blogspot.com’ alt=” //div
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Intervention Foiled
divbr //divdiva onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_n7a3IKFYbqU/StXXyiz9XAI/AAAAAAAAC2A/y9xew9B-joQ/s1600-h/IMG_0014.JPG”img src=”http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_n7a3IKFYbqU/StXXyiz9XAI/AAAAAAAAC2A/y9xew9B-joQ/s400/IMG_0014.JPG” border=”0″ alt=”” id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392453392184204290″ style=”display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; ” //aspan class=”Apple-style-span” style=”border-collapse: collapse; font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;”div class=”im” style=”color: rgb(80, 0, 80); “span style=”font-size:100%;”Well right now as I am sitting on a jet under the name Jacked Up. Mr Up to the uninformed. /spanbr //divspan style=”font-size:100%;”While I am heading at 600mph to my destiny at Soldier Hollow, my Family, Friends, USBiathlon Representatives, Coaches, Adviser’s and Coworkers are sitting in my living room drinking Dark Roasted Starbucks by the gallon expectantly waiting my return from what they think is my Saturday morning obligatory hammer session. /spanbr /span style=”font-size:100%;”What brings a group like that together?/span/spandivspan class=”Apple-style-span” style=”border-collapse: collapse; font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;”br /span style=”font-size:100%;”An intervention./span/span/divdivspan class=”Apple-style-span” style=”border-collapse: collapse; font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;”br /span style=”font-size:100%;”For yours truly, Jackedup old man./span/span/divdivspan class=”Apple-style-span” style=”border-collapse: collapse; font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;”span style=”font-size:100%;”/spanbr /span style=”font-size:100%;”Luckily an unnamed source leaked that the support team that I have learned to count , whom has enabled me to continue my addiction to the sustained dopaminergic release I get from training has decided it is time for Jackedup to own up to the facts./spanbr /span style=”font-size:100%;”This Olympic “Craziness”, need to be confronted. Why now? It’s a mystery to me. Just because My Wife and Kids have not seen me for the last three months is no need to panic./spanbr /span style=”font-size:100%;”Tipped off to this attempt to derail the Jackedup train, I decided to stage my own preemptive strike./spanbr /div class=”im” style=”color: rgb(80, 0, 80); “span style=”font-size:100%;”Friday was spent at the Courthouse changing my identity to my alter Ego – Jacked Up. Getting plane tickets updating USADA etc all the time pretending I was innocently at work./spanbr //divspan style=”font-size:100%;”As I prepared to continue my delusions, my “intervention group” was getting their iron clad case together to make me face the facts./spanbr /div class=”im” style=”color: rgb(80, 0, 80); “span style=”font-size:100%;”They think that this triaining should stop. They cite many reasons. /spanbr /span style=”font-size:100%;”#1 That I am not contender for the US Olympic Biathlon Team but a middle aged man undergoing a mid life crisis. Unnamed Representatives of the USBA have convinced them of this./spanbr //divspan style=”font-size:100%;”#2 My new “Tiger Claw” technique is insane and proves that I have gone over the edge./spanbr /span style=”font-size:100%;”#3 I have a family ( huh? when did that happen) that needs my full attention, and financial earnings./spanbr /span style=”font-size:100%;”#4 This is 2009 not 1992, the sport has passed me by. I need to be working on my golf and boccie games, not ramping up some 210 beats per minute roller ski workout on a treadmill./spanbr /span style=”font-size:100%;”#5 Even if I made the Olympic team -Who cares anyway!!/spanbr /br /span style=”font-size:100%;”My answer:/spanbr /span style=”font-size:100%;”Jacked Up cares./spanbr /span style=”font-size:100%;”And that is good enough for me./spanbr /span style=”font-size:100%;”Nice try intervention group, by the time you get this, I will be on the start line in Utah./spanbr /span style=”font-size:100%;”Destiny awaits in Soldier Hollow, I will continue to fight the good fight./spanbr /span style=”font-size:100%;”Like the Phoenix, I will rise again…./spanbr //span/divdivspan class=”Apple-style-span” style=”font-family:arial, sans-serif;”span class=”Apple-style-span” style=”border-collapse: collapse; font-size: medium;”br //span/span/div/divdiv class=”blogger-post-footer”img width=’1′ height=’1′ src=’https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6647112093689702615-2115108508631366349?l=www.jackedupoldman.com’ alt=” //div
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“There are a plethora of athletes who are within striking distance of this quota thanks to a strong…”
“There are a plethora of athletes who are within striking distance of this quota thanks to a strong profile in one discipline or the other.”br/br/ – em Farra, USSA, from the October 16th press release below./em
