This morning we ran up the ski hill past the hotel almost to the top in the annual Hallsta Test.. a much anticipated/dreaded event for yanks and swedes alike. The general feeling before- nervous; the general concensus after- "That was HARD." Charlie had the fastest time for the non-coach men, and was only about 10 seconds off one of the members of the Swedish National Team. He told us that he paced himself really well out of the start and could tell he had a good one right when he was finished. Jane and Lucy had really good times for the women, Lucy was the first non-coach and Jane was around 3rd overall!
This afternoon was another rollerski workout for the group, working again on classic technique- double poling, kick double poling, striding, and working transitions. The athletes are getting lots of good information and everyone is improving dramatically day by day. Tomorrow is yet another adventure- the Bog Run- 3 hours of running through a deep, wet, marshy bog! The kids are resting up tonight to get ready for that, as well as having one-on-one meetings with the National Team athletes and coaches! 
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