GET FIT

The ’08 Games may have come to an end but 2010 is on the horizon. There are 3 months until the first Super Tour in West Yellowstone, MT, this year’s opening race.

The Sun Valley Olympic Development team's strength routine has been switched up a bit with the approaching competition season. The following video highlights some of the more dynamic exercises that focus on core-strength, stability and power.

Thanks to flip for the camera, Vasque for the shoes, Patagonia for the shorts and Travis for the plan. Livin’ it up!

KATEWHITCOMB.COM

With the help of my friend at Boulder Nordic Sport, Nathan Schultz, katewhitcomb.com now brings you to this page too! I have had that domain for about two years but never really did anything with it... katewhitcomb.com should be easier for everyone to remember. Thanks Nathan! You can still navigate to this page from the original URL as well, fyi.

Recently on Fox News channel 31, Nathan participated in a roller ski interview and demonstration. Not all of you out there are roller skiing - this interview goes through Nordic walking too (increase your caloric burn 40-60% just by walking with poles). That is me, poles in hands, doing some intervals in Park City last September.

USST visits ODT

For the past 10 days, the US Ski Team has been in Sun Valley, training with th ODT team. The following are the images that I captured throughout the camp.

Girls running past Twin Lakes (click image for full-size)

Sunday's 4-hour OD run. We started at Pedit Lake, ran up-valley past Alice Lake, Twin Lakes, over the saddle to Lake Toxaway, down to Yellowbelly Lake and jumped in! Game over, a good day!

Simi gettin' his combo distance in ;)

USST members on the jungle gym: Lindsay, Alexa, Noah, Morgan, Lindsey

A killer group of girls: Liz, Morgan, Nicole, Lindsay, Lindsey, Rebeca, Mali, Kate, Morgan

Boys mid-interval, followed by Pete: Matt, Simi, Noah

The little one, givin' a big effort and even bigger results. Go Liz!

Keep on keepin' on: train hard, sleep well, eat lots!
Morgan Smyth, one of the USST members, posted a camp review as well. Check out her site to read more (includes full camp training schedule).