Coming Up:

• Fall Programs Start this Tuesday September 10
• Coaches Conference Sat Sept 14 and Sun Sept 15 – Drayton Valley has been CANCELLED!!!
• First COACHES Education Session – Saturday Sept. 14 11:30 to 1:00
• Hinton Dryland Camp September 20-22
• SWC Fun Run – Saturday September 28 – All ENSC training at SWC from 9:00 to 11:00
• Fast Trax Run & Ski – Run and Roller Ski Relay event – Sunday Oct 6

Monday September 9:

• Strength Training
  • As usual

Tuesday September 10:

• FIRST day of Fall/Winter Program
  • Who: All XC Program
  • Where: Goldbar Pavilion
  • When: 6:30 to 8:00 pm
  • What: Welcome, Intro and Introductions to all (Mass group)
    • Go to respective groups – get to know coach(es)
    • Warm Up routines
    • Masters to do a mass ski striding session w/Head Coach
    • Intro training
    • Core Strength
  • Bring: Striding Poles, drink belt, warm change of clothes to change into after

Wednesday September 11:

• XC – On Your Own
  • 1.0 to 2.0 hrs run or Roller Ski (This is Z1 , which means “conversation” pace)

Thursday September 12:

• Strength and Technique Thursdays
• Who: 3x/week Program
• Where: Edmonton Ski Hill
• When: 6:30 to 8:00 pm
• What: Acclimation Training
  • Routines, drills, ski striding, “spenst”, game!!
• Bring: Striding Poles, drink belt, warm change of clothes to change into for “after”

Friday September 13:

• Recovery Day
  • Easy run/walk/ski, some core, and light stretching.

Saturday September 14:

• Who: All Programs
• Where: Goldbar
• When: 9:00 am to 11:00 am
• What:
  • Coach Driven Workouts/sessions
  • Acclimation Training (get used to ski training again – 2 weeks)
• Bring: Ski Striding poles, change of clothes for after, and your dsreink belt 😀

Sunday September 15:

• Suggested Training
  • Run, roller ski or bike
  • 1 to 2 hrs
  • LSD – long, slow, distance (Conversational pace)