Katrina Howe in Second and Danielle Baron in 3rd
1.5k...or 2k from the finishTuesday, July 24, 2007
Roller-ski race photos
Katrina Howe in Second and Danielle Baron in 3rd 1.5k...or 2k from the finish
Sunday, July 22, 2007
Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome
A fancy way of saying I have overuse/overload symptoms in my knee. My knees hurt and crack like no other right now...at night when I sneak down the stairs for a glass of water (or a bowl of cereal) when all else is quite, you can hear my knees crackle, they are so loud sometimes I am worried it will wake everyone in the neighbor hood up.
I decided this pain, and cracking was becoming a serious issue and decided to go and see our physical therapists, there is hope at the end of the tunnel, with lots of stretching, ice, taping and orthotics...not to mention rest (rest for me means I will do everything besides running for the next six weeks). I am very bummed about not being able to run, means I will miss my camp at the Olympic Training Center at the end of this month, I have been looking forward to going to this camp all summer long!
On a good note, I will be biking and roller-skiing up a storm, I still have the best days of summer ahead of me. Talking about roller-skiing, I did my first roller-ski race this past weekend. The first of the NENSA roller ski race series in New Durham, NH. The course was GREAT, very tough with a few hills at 12%, I had a great time, got in a very good workout and got to take home a Blue Berry pie...it was the BEST pie I have ever had in my life!
I decided this pain, and cracking was becoming a serious issue and decided to go and see our physical therapists, there is hope at the end of the tunnel, with lots of stretching, ice, taping and orthotics...not to mention rest (rest for me means I will do everything besides running for the next six weeks). I am very bummed about not being able to run, means I will miss my camp at the Olympic Training Center at the end of this month, I have been looking forward to going to this camp all summer long!
On a good note, I will be biking and roller-skiing up a storm, I still have the best days of summer ahead of me. Talking about roller-skiing, I did my first roller-ski race this past weekend. The first of the NENSA roller ski race series in New Durham, NH. The course was GREAT, very tough with a few hills at 12%, I had a great time, got in a very good workout and got to take home a Blue Berry pie...it was the BEST pie I have ever had in my life!
Thursday, July 19, 2007
McDonald's...WHAT!?
I can say I haven't been to McDonald's in YEARS, and I was planning on keeping it that way for the rest of my life! Until this past Tuesday.
Last week Wednesday I left Vermont for PA, Josh had Elite Nationals and I wanted to go and help out his team, along with get some good training on the "mountain" there (It's really a small hill). I have to say you would think PA is FLAT, but I was very wrong. The condo that we stayed at was almost at the base of the "mountain" which was after a steady seven mile climb. Everyday for training I would get a ride down this 7 miles and roller ski back to the condo for another ride down to the bottom to start round two. It was a very tough week to say the least, I was very excited my last time up the hill, very excited not to be skating my way up that 7 mile climb to seven springs, knowing the fallowing day would be a nice long rolling day on the trails and finally the big race.
My roller skiing in PA was adventurous to say the least, there were a lot of elite level athletes there that just soaked it all in, cheered me on during the way up, some even pacing me when the climbs got so steep that biking wasn't faster. Than we had our locals who would have ran me off the road if they could have, one guy asked me if I needed help.
Let me paint you a picture of this man, he had a rusty white Ford SUV, so fat that he didn't have a chin, and he was asking ME if I needed help...if he wasn't so big and in a car I would have told him he should worry about himself first, but what can you do, there is always harassment on the road when you are biking, running and especially roller skiing.
After this great weekend of racing, Josh's team is now the best non-pro team on the UCI rankings. Josh and his teammates did REALLY well, it was very impressive to watch him and his team in action, they covered every move, worked together really well. They made a plan and they stuck with it...I know I was impressed.
Once the racing and my training week was done it was time to head home...problem being we were hungry ever two hours, and in the morning for some reason it's worse for me. I get so hungry sometimes that I feel sick. So we had to stop...we ended up stopping at McDonald's...very sad I know. But let me tell you a little about what I had: the Egg McMuffin;
a crazy idea—a breakfast sandwich. Consisting of an egg that had been formed in a Teflon circle with the yolk broken, with a slice of cheese (American cheese is really plastic) and a slice of grilled Canadian bacon (grilled, what are we kidding? it was microwaved). Served on a toasted English Muffin. It was the best thing I could get, it took me awhile to take the first bite; I couldn't get over the idea of the egg being cooked and shipped all over the country...how old was this egg? and this shape...I wonder if it's real? In the end I ate it, and it seemed real...I can only hope that I never have to go back there again. My McDonalds strike has to start all over again!
Last week Wednesday I left Vermont for PA, Josh had Elite Nationals and I wanted to go and help out his team, along with get some good training on the "mountain" there (It's really a small hill). I have to say you would think PA is FLAT, but I was very wrong. The condo that we stayed at was almost at the base of the "mountain" which was after a steady seven mile climb. Everyday for training I would get a ride down this 7 miles and roller ski back to the condo for another ride down to the bottom to start round two. It was a very tough week to say the least, I was very excited my last time up the hill, very excited not to be skating my way up that 7 mile climb to seven springs, knowing the fallowing day would be a nice long rolling day on the trails and finally the big race.
My roller skiing in PA was adventurous to say the least, there were a lot of elite level athletes there that just soaked it all in, cheered me on during the way up, some even pacing me when the climbs got so steep that biking wasn't faster. Than we had our locals who would have ran me off the road if they could have, one guy asked me if I needed help.
Let me paint you a picture of this man, he had a rusty white Ford SUV, so fat that he didn't have a chin, and he was asking ME if I needed help...if he wasn't so big and in a car I would have told him he should worry about himself first, but what can you do, there is always harassment on the road when you are biking, running and especially roller skiing.
After this great weekend of racing, Josh's team is now the best non-pro team on the UCI rankings. Josh and his teammates did REALLY well, it was very impressive to watch him and his team in action, they covered every move, worked together really well. They made a plan and they stuck with it...I know I was impressed.
Once the racing and my training week was done it was time to head home...problem being we were hungry ever two hours, and in the morning for some reason it's worse for me. I get so hungry sometimes that I feel sick. So we had to stop...we ended up stopping at McDonald's...very sad I know. But let me tell you a little about what I had: the Egg McMuffin;
a crazy idea—a breakfast sandwich. Consisting of an egg that had been formed in a Teflon circle with the yolk broken, with a slice of cheese (American cheese is really plastic) and a slice of grilled Canadian bacon (grilled, what are we kidding? it was microwaved). Served on a toasted English Muffin. It was the best thing I could get, it took me awhile to take the first bite; I couldn't get over the idea of the egg being cooked and shipped all over the country...how old was this egg? and this shape...I wonder if it's real? In the end I ate it, and it seemed real...I can only hope that I never have to go back there again. My McDonalds strike has to start all over again!
Monday, July 9, 2007
The rath of Mt. Washington!
Oh how beautiful the White Mountain Range is! This past weekend we went to Jackson, NH for the Mt. Washington Auto road hill climb. Josh and his teammate Todd were going to race but unfortunately the race was postponed on Saturday until Sunday, and than Sunday morning it was cancelled. My dad and I however still got in some good running on some very nice rolling terrain. All the hill climbing and descending left my dad and I a little sore, so we went to some falls to sit in the freezing rushing water.
For the first time ever I did a "Vermonters" strength workout, once stuck in NH I had to find a way to get my training done, with no gym I ended up doing my strength workout in the rain on a porch with logs of wood. I found myself to be very sore once I was done, either I am not working as hard in the gym or my logs of wood were heavier than my weights.
For the first time ever I did a "Vermonters" strength workout, once stuck in NH I had to find a way to get my training done, with no gym I ended up doing my strength workout in the rain on a porch with logs of wood. I found myself to be very sore once I was done, either I am not working as hard in the gym or my logs of wood were heavier than my weights.
Above you can see some pictures at the falls and a really cool looking moth that my dad found.
Sad that the race was cancelled, but the four of us still had a really good weekend with lots of fun down time and great food.
Tuesday, June 26, 2007
95 degrees...HOT!
Summer is here, we have lots of sun and 95 degree heat, which means it's time to drink a lot of Cliff Shot! This is a huge change from Saturdays weather, I woke up Saturday morning to a brisk 54 degrees. The cooler weather however made my training session much more enjoyable, and Saturdays training was something I had been looking forward to all week. I started my run at 7:30 in the morning, ran from Bolton to Waterbury and back, to meet with my dad, together my dad and I ran up Bolton.
For a few years now my dad and I have been battling it out at Bolton, my dad however trains to race up Bolton as where I train to race in the winter. This was the first Bolton climb of the season for the both of us, we both did really well and ran the entire way. The first climb of the year is always a little bit daunting, and usually makes you feel defeated. Nothing gets to me more than having to walk during one of my "runs".
As for Josh, he is racing really well and getting ready for some really big races. Here is a post about a race he did last week, you can check out other posts at this website: http://www.rigoniusa.com/team/blog/email.shtml
"Dillon Wins Housatonic Classic Road Race, June 17
Josh Dillon was determined to make Sunday’s race the second team win in a row, and he bided his time before putting in a powerful race-winning attack on the final climb. The plan for the 80 mile race was be attentive at the front to make sure nothing escaped without representation from the team. Will Rifflemacher and Todd Nordblom were the most aggressive riders for Fiordifrutta, but despite numerous attempts a break would not succeed on the day.
In the final downhill miles before the finishing climb, Rifflemacher pushed a group to a small advantage, but the race came back together and Josh Lipka hit the front to bring Dillon into the finishing climb. Once the climb began, Dillon immediately attacked solo, while Marzot and Driscoll marked the chasing group. Dillon stayed away for a solo victory, with Driscoll sprinting in for 2nd and Marzot in 4th. It was a dominating performance for Fiordifrutta with 3 other riders in the top twenty as well: Brooks-12th, Peck-15th, Rifflemacher-18th."
For a few years now my dad and I have been battling it out at Bolton, my dad however trains to race up Bolton as where I train to race in the winter. This was the first Bolton climb of the season for the both of us, we both did really well and ran the entire way. The first climb of the year is always a little bit daunting, and usually makes you feel defeated. Nothing gets to me more than having to walk during one of my "runs".
As for Josh, he is racing really well and getting ready for some really big races. Here is a post about a race he did last week, you can check out other posts at this website: http://www.rigoniusa.com/team/blog/email.shtml
"Dillon Wins Housatonic Classic Road Race, June 17
Josh Dillon was determined to make Sunday’s race the second team win in a row, and he bided his time before putting in a powerful race-winning attack on the final climb. The plan for the 80 mile race was be attentive at the front to make sure nothing escaped without representation from the team. Will Rifflemacher and Todd Nordblom were the most aggressive riders for Fiordifrutta, but despite numerous attempts a break would not succeed on the day.
In the final downhill miles before the finishing climb, Rifflemacher pushed a group to a small advantage, but the race came back together and Josh Lipka hit the front to bring Dillon into the finishing climb. Once the climb began, Dillon immediately attacked solo, while Marzot and Driscoll marked the chasing group. Dillon stayed away for a solo victory, with Driscoll sprinting in for 2nd and Marzot in 4th. It was a dominating performance for Fiordifrutta with 3 other riders in the top twenty as well: Brooks-12th, Peck-15th, Rifflemacher-18th."
Monday, June 18, 2007
Tired? Me? NEVER!
So what do you do when you feel that you might be over training just a little bit? Rest maybe, just a little, just to see how it feels!
ahhhhh...who needs rest when there is all this sun and warm weather. Saturday I got out to Catamount for a nice long run before heading out on the boat for the day....it was an amazing day on the boat, with lots of time in the water. Sunday I got up early, ran an hour before doing a fathers day 5k race with my dad....my dad (51 years old) is still really fast...he beat me. This is when I am reminded that even though I am tired, and sometimes worry that I might be over training that I better work on the training a little harder.
ahhhhh...who needs rest when there is all this sun and warm weather. Saturday I got out to Catamount for a nice long run before heading out on the boat for the day....it was an amazing day on the boat, with lots of time in the water. Sunday I got up early, ran an hour before doing a fathers day 5k race with my dad....my dad (51 years old) is still really fast...he beat me. This is when I am reminded that even though I am tired, and sometimes worry that I might be over training that I better work on the training a little harder.
Tuesday, June 12, 2007
A few pictures from Oregon
Josh Dillon, who had a few great races in Oregon
my ski trail after a few days at 80 degrees on the mountain
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