2nd Annual ActivEdge CXC/Birkie Strength and Agility Clinic and 350 Campaign
My favorite clinic of the year was last weekend. Garrott and I held a strength and agility clinic at ActivEdge in Seeley. I enjoy traveling and meeting new people but there is something special about an event at home. An enthusiastic group of 23 made fresh tracks in the snow on a beautiful Saturday morning. The weather has been pretty poor and I know I am not the only one who responded well to a little sunshine.
Warming Up and Working on Dryland Technique
Garrott Demonstrating Low Skate Walking: Focusing on Full Weight Transfer
Isometric Core Strength
Strength has made a considerable difference in my ski racing the past few years and I enjoy sharing favorite exercises. Garrott and I started with drills on coordination and balance, progressed to leg and core strength and finished with a variety of jumps and agility exercises. Everyone picked up a few tips and found some things they needed to work on.
Before the soreness settled in we made our way over to the Sawmill Saloon for some delicious Chili. Thanks to Jay Tapper of ActivEdge for donating the Chili. Garrott and I put together a little slideshow from last season and this summer’s training. It was fun to share stories and chat with everyone.
Oh yeah, What is the Deal with 350?
350 parts per million is what many scientists, climate experts, and progressive national governments are now saying is the safe upper limit for CO2 in our atmosphere. Scientists have concluded that we are already above the safe zone at our current 390ppm, and that unless we are able to rapidly return to 350 ppm this century, we risk reaching tipping points and irreversible impacts such as the melting of the Greenland ice sheet and major methane releases from increased permafrost melt.
Check out 350.org to view our photo and over 16,000 simlar ones from around the world. There are some pretty cool shots.
I have read on the web that some of the highlights from the day included a planet-scale game of Scrabble, with citizens in Wellington and Sydney forming giant human 3s,
London and New Delhi enormous human 5s, and Quito and Copenhagen massive 0s. “The point was you had to put them together across global borders if you wanted to solve the puzzle,” said 350.org media coordinator Jamie Henn. “Just like the climate negotiations set for Copenhagen in December.
We are ready for snow here in Northern Wisconsin
