October 14, 2013 – Check out the latest from Devon Kershaw with the inside scoop on training in Californian and climbing Mt. Louis outside Banff; Jessie Diggins wants you to save the date – Nov. 10th that is; Perianne Jones and friends share some notes on rest and a few other things; Alex Harvey says bring on SNOW; and Noah Hoffman faces off in Vermont against veteran Kris Freeman in a 2-man race…

Devon Kershaw
Cali Days
The leaves crunch beneath my now worn running shoes as I negotiate the soft, pine needle infested single track above the Nor-Cal town of Truckee, CA. After days upon days of warm weather, blue skies and summer-like vibes, the jackets and long tights were thrown on – a rude reminder that even in California it’s approaching mid-October. As I weave between some seriously large pines and over the endless ridges, it feels as though I am literally running into winter. Then, my mind drifts… It strikes me as unbelievable that I can follow Alex and Babs almost seamlessly while Harv talks about football in a seemingly endless, never ending stream of verbal excess – all while avoiding disastrous face plants on some of the rocky outcrops that litter the thin beat-in trail like smarties in a monster cookie – quite obviously there, but devoid of any discernable pattern.

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Jessie Diggins
Nov. 10th…save the date, Minnesota!
Seeing as it’s International Day of the Girl (real holiday), I thought today would be a great day to post the details on my annual fundraiser dinner! Chilkoot Café in Stilwater, Minnesota is once again generously hosting the event, which will include an absolutely delicious dinner, fun social time with awesome people from the Midwest, and a slideshow about training, my preparation for Sochi and cool details about the upcoming Olympics and World Cup season.

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Perianne Jones
A note on rest…and a few other things
It is somehow October all of a sudden. The trees are yellow, and the air is chilly in the morning, reminding me just how close the winter is. When I left off last time I think I was just getting back from New Zealand, which as I mentioned was an incredible camp, but left me a little emptier in the tank than I had anticipated. I took it easy for a bit when I got back from New Zealand, briefly took up a new sport that involved a bow and arrow, and then decided to high tail it back to the most restful place on the planet for me- Almonte, Ontario.

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Alex Harvey
Vite, de la neige!
On vient de se lancer en automne et l’automne, pour un skieur de fond, c’est synonyme d’entraînement plus intense et davantage de simulation de courses. On commence même à regarder régulièrement la météo dans l’espoir qu’il neige bientôt!

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Noah Hoffman
Two Man Race
Kris Freeman, three time Olympian, the standard for distance skiing in the U.S. for the past ten years and my training partner on the Stelvio Glacier last month, drove over from his home in Thornton, New Hampshire this morning to do a two person head to head roller ski race against me. It was a big enough occasion that we got Zach AND Amy Caldwell out to support the session. Here they are talking about Kris’s blood sugar (He is Type 1 Diabetic.) before the session.

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