2013 Park City -Taco Tuesday
Tuesday’s Blog by Coach Dan Bell- The day starts early at ELITEAM as the campers got in either a morning run or bike and 50 pushups all before breakfast. And after several plates of fluffy pancakes and Vermont maple syrup the true adventure began. Half the group split off into …
First Ever Park City ELITEAM! Day 1
After much anticipation, the first day of ELITEAM Park City finally arrived! In typical ELITEAM fashion, the campers hit the ground running and immediately started to pursue our goal of 1,000 pushups by Friday. We started with 50 pushups at registration and ended the day with a tally of 250! …
WC2- Friday: Awesome
Well, it seems Sufferfest caught up to us today. The hike up Sugarbush in beautiful weather was a struggle for some with sore muscles head to toe. However, we all made our goal of Allyn’s Lodge with some campers making it all the way to the peak before enjoying a …
WC2- Thurs: Sufferfest
Today everything was overshadowed by Sufferfest. We started with a fun, but hard circuit workout and also did our final rotation of cooking, climbing and Capture the Flag. However, all thoughts were on the impending afternoon event. To fuel up for Sufferfest we chowed down on Mac & Cheese for …
WC2- Wed: I only ate it once!
With breakfast in our bellies, our bodies stretched, and 100 push-ups already under our belt, we headed to Catamount Family center for a day of Mtn Biking. The expert group led by Makenzie, Joe, Will and Zack hit the single track early and often. They made it to lookout point …
WC2- Tuesday- If I push my limits, I am unstoppable.
Today was half physical and half mental, plus we threw in some yammalicious muffins and a skype with USST athlete and World Cup winner Steve Nyman. Steve’s message to the kids… “Dig deep. That’s when you see the rewards.” Perfect timing on that one from Steve, as today there was …
WC2- Monday- My arms feel like noodles.
Just 30 minutes into ELITEAM we had the group split into four to face four different challenges. First there was the Rock Workout, which quickly answered the question, “What are we doing with the rocks?” They lifted, twisted, threw, carried, tossed, squatted and hugged their rocks while sweating up a …
WC1- Friday: What a week!
Friday greeted us with some light rain and sore muscles from the “Sufferfest”, but the troops rallied for the morning run and another 50 push-ups. We’re at 950 and will pass 1000 push-ups tomorrow before breakfast! After breakfast today we loaded up the big yellow bus and headed to Sugarbush’s …
