August 13th, 2010 - New Zealand Camp 2010 - Snow Farm delivers once again!

High five to Joel Jacques, CCC Equipment Manager and awesome training partner. Thanks for everything, Joel! Also big big ups to Justin and our therapists Scott Yount from Bend and Shayne Hutchins from Calgary for keeping our bods working through this hard hard camp.

And a real high five to Kikkan Randall my good friend and training partner. www.kikkan.com and @kikkanimal on twitter.

Me lovin' the skiing in perfect conditions.

As I was without female teammates on this trip Justin and I aligned my schedule with Kikkan, Morgan Aritola and Liz Stephen and I really enjoyed our workouts together.

Running at Lake Wanaka, just a 30 minute drive from the SnowFarm where t-shirt and shorts can be worn and great cappuccinos consumed.

Kikkan and I worked on some sweet Fast and Female brainstorming when we weren't training. Keep an eye out for 14 events all over North America with 4 in the US for 2011. www.fastandfemale.com

Post strength we did contrast baths. 1 minute cold (10 degrees as deemed ideal by scientists)

... then one minute warm. 7 times in each for after strength and for after intensity or racing just a straight shot of 10 minutes full body in the cold.

Babs in the gym keeping the fun levels up.

Thanks and stay tuned for updates from great training in Canmore followed by an intensity camp in Quebec in September and Fast and Female Quebec Sept 5th (register at zone4.ca while spaces last!)

Train on (sung like "dream on" by Aerosmith),

Chandra