Lake Placid, NY – Oct 3
Every year top US skiers come to the Lake Placid Olympic Training Center to train together and prepare for the upcoming competition season. The opportunity to come to Lake Placid presents a quality training environment and the chance to witness how many of the other top skiers are preparing for the upcoming season.
A major focus for us in Lake Placid is getting in quality intensity training on uphill grades and the Lake Placid area offers potential for both rollerski and dryland.
Skate Intervals (Kristina Owen , Kelly Chaudoin , Maria Stuber & Audrey Weber )
Skate Intervals (Matt Liebsch , Brian Gregg , Kalr Nygren, Garrott Kuzzy, Gus Kaeding & Bryan Cook)
Skate Intervals (Brian Gregg , Matt Liebsch , Garrott Kuzzy, Bryan Cook, Karl Nygren, Gus Kaeding)
Classic Threshold Intervals (Kelly Chaudoin , Matt Liebsch , Brian Gregg & Garrott Kuzzy)
We had a distance training session today in between more intense days, so many of the athletes chose a more general mode of training and went for a run and hike. It made sense to take advantage of the great hiking here in the heart of the Adirondack mountains. We decided to ascend Whiteface Mtn where the 1980 Olympic Alpine events were held and its summit road will once again host the rollerski hill climb to be held next Wednesday morning.
Ascending Whiteface (Igor, Brooke Adams, Audrey Weber & Kelly Chaudoin )
Men climbing Whiteface
Men divert and ascend Mt Esther before completing Whiteface Mt.
Summit of Mt Esther
Creek cross ascending Whiteface Mountain (Bryan Cook)
Atop the Whiteface Alpine Lifts (Karl Nygren, Brian Gregg , Matt Liebsch & Bryan Cook)
(Karl Nygren enjoying the view on the lift ride down after ascending Whiteface)
(Happy to be done after a longer than expected run)
