K2 Update - February 1, 2010 - by Mike Clarke

The START TIMES will always be ON SNOW when the LIFT OPENS 

9:00 AM on Weekdays and 8:30 AM on WEEKENDS & Holidays

Hi Gang
 
Another successful race on books. WSRC athletes collected a slew of medals and are skiing very well. After a somewhat interesting drive down, the weather co operated and racing was tight.
There was somewhat of a downside to the weekend that Gregor, Dave, Todd and I want to mention. As athletes, you want us to help you get better and with the hard work you do, comes success. We assume that some success can be measured with medals. As parents, your child's self confidence, esteem and understanding that hard work pays off and is rewarded in front of their peers and family.
Our point is that we won 8-10 medals this past weekend that were not collected. We are sure that everyone felt that they had valid reasons to leave before the medal ceremony. Looking forward please take our concerns under consideration and celebrate the rewards of hard work by our athletes.
 
We've got a big 9 days ahead of us. No training during the day on Friday.We will meet @ 6:30pm in Port Greville room for video and mental training session. We all need to be a little more mental!
For Saturday and Sunday, bring all 3 skis. We'll try and do a bit of everything before the trek North to Crabbe Mtn.
 
Great weekend everyone
Mike, Gregor, Dave and Todd
 
PS A small group of us had a great chat about points on Saturday. If anyone wants to know more, please ask one of those that attended or myself (Mike).

K2 Update - January 27, 2010 - by Mike Clarke

K2 Update -January 25, 2010  Update by Mike Clarke

Hi everyone,
 
Man... have we have been on a serious training roll!! The weather and conditions have been awesome to say the very least!

All athletes should be commended. For the past two weekends, I don't think we've seen you guys train more volume and work harder at getting better and faster. We talked about it before and I'll say it again. "Nobody... and I mean nobody.....will outwork us!" Just don't forget that free skiing is a very important part of ski improvement. Anytime you get a chance to step in and go, we should do it.
 
In between exams, keep thinking "BBF"! Study hard!
 
WSRC will have a group of six athletes heading off to the MSA FIS SPEED event for some fun on the long boards! Super G,Super Combined and DH !! First timers and some vets. Should be a great experience.
 
As Gregor will be at the FIS race in MSA, it will be Todd and Mike in Ben Eion.

Friday night will be upon us before you know it. Do your best to prepare yourself and skis before you arrive. Remember the preparation goals you each have. Most of you High Schoolers have a few days off before the weekend. . . .Try to get a day of free skiing in if possible. Please have skis sharpened and waxed before Friday night - This will give you more time to relax and focus on Racing & Preparation because you'll know that your equipment is ready !!
 
There will be a team meeting in Mike's room Friday night at 9:00 pm. Attendance is required. Remember just like the Race at Farlagne we will Support and Help each other as Team Mates - The only time we will be on our own is between the Start gate and the Finish Line !!

If any Moms or Dads want a National Points refresher, we can do so this weekend as well.

CONGRATS to The Cowboy (Mike Hardy) who finished 21st in a FIS Slalom on Saturday scoring an 82 !! Way to go !! 

Have a great week everyone!
 
Mike, Dave and Gregor
 

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K2's Weekly Update

  WEEKEND TRAINING SCHEDULE - K2/J’s

The START TIMES will always be ON SNOW when the LIFT OPENS 

9:00 AM on Weekdays and 8:30 AM on WEEKENDS & Holidays

January 18, 2010 - Update by Gregor Byrne

Hey Gang . . . . GREAT WEEKEND of TRAINING!!

We began on Friday with two very productive GS sessions (One from the top of Helter Skelter/Skeletor). . . . . . .Everyone was working hard and we feel that it was quite a productive day.

The 12 HRS of WW was a HUGE success thanks to all of your participation and pledge gathering !!!! We raised $10,000.00 !!!! You all deserve a pat on the back and a round of applause !!  Now we just have to get Angus (Goose) to let us spend it !!

The Slalom training with Martock on Saturday saw some athletes making some insightful changes to their technique and tactics. . . .All of you were focused on skiing faster and there was some great dialogue with the coaches. As all of you take more of an interest in the development and understanding of your own skiing we will see changes happen more rapidly. On average our team probably got in about 600 SL gates on Saturday - WAY TO GO !

Thanks to Jamie Lemesurier of POLEY who brought down the wireless timing and ran it for us during training - It was fun to have Russell training with us as well.

Many of you are learning to focus on the clock as merely a training tool to be utilized by you and the coaches. If we can all do this we will be moving in the right direction.

One thing that the coaching staff would ask is that when we tell you that we will be starting when the lift spins at 8:30 is that you are ON THE LIFT at 8:30. Otherwise there is no reason for us to be up the hill setting at O'Dark Hundred in the mornings. Let’s take advantage of all of the training space that we can get and be the first ones in the lift line from now on please.

Sunday the weather and snow were perfect for GS training and we got in a lot of it!! We noticed that a few of our athletes were tired, but that was expected after the AMAZING day that was put in by most on Saturday.

Please EAT smart this week and get in MORE sleep than usual to catch up on some long work outs over the weekend.

We are planning to have 3 training Sessions on Friday again this week. We will have a GS session in the Morning and Slalom in the afternoon on Friday with Gregor or Mike. Friday evening all who are not there through the day will be skiing with Todd or Dave B.

The plan for Saturday and Sunday is GS in the morning and Slalom in the afternoon. That means that you'll have all of your gear with you both days so even if we change the schedule a little due to available hill space you will be “Good to Go” !!

Could the athletes going to the MSA Speed even please bring their Speed Skis to do a few runs on both days.

The Coaching Staff has been very pleased with the Work Ethic being shown by our team this season - Lets keep it up.

A "GOOD LUCK/FOCUS/RACE HARD" goes out from all athletes and Coaches to Mike Hardy (The Cowboy) who will be racing FIS GS and SL in Ontario over the next 10 days with our pal Sammi and the NSA Team !!!

Can those who plan to train on Friday please let me know ASAP?? So Far we have - Dunkaroo,Sar- bear, Diana, Olivia, Kritter, Mike B. . . . . .Thanks

Have a great week, get lots of schoolwork done, get rested - See you on Friday for another GREAT weekend of Training !!

Cheers. . . . Gregor, Mike, Dave & Todd

January 18, 2010 - Update by Mike Clarke 

Hi everyone
 
Ten Thousand what!!!! Big ones baby! If this is our starting point....look out! Way to go to Angus and Gregor for coming up with the idea. Social hours can be productive!! Way to go to all the parents, athletes and of course, Gar, grandfather Glen Boyd and grandson Max MacKinnon for the pledge and skiing efforts on Saturday! Amazing!
 
Besides the excitement of the 12 Hours of Wentworth, we had a really, really good weekend of training. Fitness levels were tested for sure. All the athletes should be commended on their efforts. Who trains harder??? That's right.....nobody!
 
It was a busy weekend and we still got in some tremendous gate mileage. Next time we see Leslie Wilson and/or Connor please say thank you. As Martock team members can attest, not everyone can get this much training. It was great to get our with some of the coaches on Saturday, we will do more this weekend.
 
One more big training weekend before Ben Eion.

If any of the parents would like a quick run down on National and/or FIS points or any other race related topics, we can make time during lunch on Saturday.
 
Hope some of you catch the re runs of the Wengen DH and SL. How's 150kph treat you!!
 
Have a great week.
 
Gregor, Dave and Mike