July 08, 2013 – Check out the latest blog update from Jessie Diggins who wrapped up the Eastern REG camp and struggled with the weather, while Noah Hoffman ate sushi and climbed Mount Timpanogas, Perianne Jones headed to Bend for a camp, and Andy Newell got sweaty on camera with his dryland training in Vermont.

Andy Newell © Chris Milliman Films

Jessie Diggins
The big Hot, Humid and Muddy update
Alrighty! It’s officially been an internal temperature struggle-fest for me out here the past week, as it’s been really humid and pretty hot too. And we’ve had some massive downpours! But it’s been fun too, since I don’t mind getting wet, as long as I can start the workout with dry shoes.

It really is a muddy update... © Jessie Diggins

The Eastern REG camp wrapped up a week of great training with some group skits. Most of them were funny because they either made fun of the coaches, or were just a little inappropriate, like the “broga – yoga for bros” skit. It was a good time. A couple people got the start of a haircut onstage as part of their skit…and Simi and I finished Saxton’s haircut later. Read more here.

Noah Hoffman
Mt. Timpanogos Climb
Friday evening we had a delicious sushi dinner at the Adams’ (the family I live with’s) house. My teammate Liz Stephen’s mom Susan is in town. It is great to see her and have her meet many of the people Liz and I hang out with on a daily basis. Plus sushi is always fantastic.

Noah Hoffman atop Mt Timpanogas © courtesy of Noah Hoffman

My friend Rachel Bachman was visiting me from Aspen for the weekend. Yesterday we climbed Mount Timpanogas (Timp), the second highest (but most prominent) mountain in the Wasatch Range at 11,752′. I have wanted to climb Timp since I moved to Park City. It was great to finally get around to it, and it was cooler than I thought it would be. The first mile or more of the trail was paved. It was very odd considering that the rest of the trail included rough terrain and some scrambling. Read more here.

Perianne Jones
One Amazing Last Minute Training Camp
About a month ago I was sitting not to far from where I am right now, in a state that I would describe as full on panic. Sometimes in my head I can blow things completely out of proportion, and things can go spiraling out of control. Which is pretty much what happened at our last Bend camp. My June training camp plan was crumbling, and I was scrambling, and panicking about what I was going to do.

Zina Kocher and Perianne Jones doing intervals. © courtesy of Perianne Jones