Frost tipped the grass last
night as we started the penultimate bounding session of the year. A condensed
field of twenty athletes made the most of the night which saw technique
improvements that bode well for the coming snow.
Balance is notably improved,
even when tired. On skis folks struggle for balance, especially on icy tracks.
A well refined sense of balance will help a lot. I notice a lot of skiers who
are smoother now. Less head/shoulder bobbing, poles entering earlier and more
sliding and less stomping, nice.
Next week we will wrap up
with some shorter (yet faster) reps as we transition to snow. Note that we WILL
go unless there is snow on the hill. http://www.skinnyski.com/
is posting trail reports and while the weather is going to warm for a day or
two it is trending down. The snow line is about Lakewood and I would expect to be on snow in
the next week or two.
Birkie Class signup is down
to the last 10 spots or so http://www.incompetition.com/shopping/event.php
and the Birkiebeiner is officially
CLOSED. Unreal to have it fill this early!
The photo above was taking by
my pals Mark Zeigler and Jeff Metzger out in Utah this past weekend. Check out what is
behind Jeff. The hillbounding has really made a dent. Things look great and we
will finish this thing next week.
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