Off-season 2020, not exactly what we had planned for..
Off-season 2020, not exactly what we had planned for..
By now I understand everyone is a bit tired to hear about Covid and what effects the pandemic have brought with it. I would still like to share briefly how we have handled it and how it has affected our operation.
As Trysil Race Academy's first off-season was approaching we had big plans and several new groups in addition to our open training camps. We were planning to spend May-October working hard and skiing a lot on the Norwegian glaciers and in the new indoor arena in Oslo. We had 103 confirmed camp days booked during this period. We have managed to implement approx. 30 of those 103 planned days.
Our standpoint from the beginning was to do what we can as a company to help stop this pandemic, we decided right from the beginning to have a strict approach and follow every guideline from the governments in the countries we were to have camps. This meant a lot of frustration trying to keep up with the constantly changing rules and whom could join depending on where they lived etc.
During July and August, Trysil Race Academy conducted three camps at Juvasshytta and at Snö in Oslo with good conditions and many happy athletes from Norway, Sweden and Denmark.
In september we had to cancel all our scheduled camps due to new travel regulations. Instead we have used our resources to support and help Trysil Race Elite during their camps and trainings on glaciers and in Trysil.
October have been a light in the tunnel, we have been able to stay busy organizing camps in Sölden, Austria and Kåbdalis, Sweden. Calle & Dan went to Sölden for our very popular week 43 camp. They had perfect conditions and very motivated athletes, happy to finally be back on snow. Fredrik, Isac and Marius have been in Kåbdalis working with three different groups. This was the first time in Kåbdalis for all three of us. After 12 days in the north there was three exhausted and happy coaches travelling back home after great camps with a lot of new faces. We are looking forward to see all of you again shortly!
Looking forward, we are firstly hoping for some cold weather to get Trysil and other facilities across the border opened. For the upcoming season we are planning to host training on both sides of the border to be able to work with all of you, no matter your nationality or home city. Stay tuned, we will release more information as soon as we have something confirmed!
Take care and stay safe!
October was a blast!
October was a blast!
After a tough September due to weather conditions and big volume on fitness and skiing, October was much more grateful with the conditions and a bit more forgiving on volume. We have started to change the intensity, with fewer runs and longer courses. The first races are 20 days away for Andreas and Christoffer and a bit more than a month ahead for the rest of the group. We are getting ready!
Snø October 6th and 7th
First time in the ski hall as a team, what a great set up! The volume we get in two days is priceless.
Flats, rolls and the last steep pitch, that is what Snø is about. The conditions are great to work on acceleration and maintaining the speed all the way down. A bit of frustration showed up during the first days trying to figure out how to find the platform with the low speed and high frequency. At the end, great first contact with the ski hall and excitation to come back.
After Snø; two days of fitness and a super fun day rafting in Trysil and then back to Juvass.
Juvass from October 11th to the 20th
Ladies and gentlemen, we got it. What a week! Finally, sunny, cold and consistent surface… Smiley faces were showing off more often and things are easier for the athletes with these conditions. The previous camp in Juvass was very tough. It was especially exhausting with the constantly changing weather conditions, but mother nature treated us very well this time.
We skied SG for 3 days (two of them doubling with GS), 2 days of SL and 5 days of GS. We have previously worked hard on position and we are now focusing more at finding the line that allows us to carry speed. Everyone ended the camp satisfied and looking forward for more training.
Conversion to power strength
8 days without skis at home means… fitness time!
After our period of max strength, we started to lift quick. Let’s take it easy on weights and let’s send the bar up to the sky! We will keep this as our goal until we get closer to the races. Then we will move over to maintenance and keep the bodies fresh.
We are also working hard on mobility, trying to keep the back and hips as loose as possible, proprioception sessions here and there as injury prevention for the knees/ankles. Small doses of anaerobic circuits and of course, core.
Snø from October 29th to the 30th
Another great block in Snø: 10 runs/day 42-43 turns/course, over 400 turns/day.
We are feeling the flats big time! Huge step forward for the athletes creating good speed on the flats and working with the terrain. We had a special guest Simen Christensen showing us how to ski the flats as efficient as possible.
Very productive Go Kart session on Thursday, with two clear goals; have fun and line choice. Now back in Trysil for another short block of fitness and we will go back to Snø November 5th.
