Hi everyone!

Graham here for another weekly blog post to talk about sea level camp that I just got back from. For all of last week and part of the week before, I went to Craftsbury, Vermont to train with the Green Racing Project. During the camp, my focus was on workouts that will allow me push my muscles harder then they would be able to if I had stayed in Bozeman at altitude. To this I can say the mission was accomplished!

But I’m not the only BSF PRO Team member who is doing a sea level camp this month, Logan is in Sweden with the US Ski Team, and Hannah, Erin, Sarah, Reid, Willson and Simon are all in northern Minnesota. So why did I and my teammates all chose to do sea level camps, why not just stay in Bozeman and save ourselves the trip? As I stated earlier, the focus of these camps are to push harder efforts then might be possible if we all just stayed at home. The low altitude camps are important as they can help us develop sprint pace muscle movements that we aren’t necessarily able to work on in the same way when were in Bozeman. Also, a change of scenery can help to focus your mind on the training that you’re trying to accomplish.

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So a recap from my camp, it was ten days long in total I did 27 hours of training; yes it was hard at the end. During this ten day camp, I did five intensity sessions ranging from a full sprint race simulation to running up Stowe Mountain with poles at L3 threshold pace. The sprint simulation was probably the most entertaining and productive workout of the camp, as I did it with the Canadian National team. It was good to see how I stacked up against not only other people from the US but as well as other athletes from other countries as well. All I can say is I still have some work to do before the season begins but I’m happy with how my summer fitness is progressing.

See y’all in back in Bozeman and remember look for me on the big stage this winter 😜

Graham

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