I returned to Squamish yesterday from a trip back East to visit family and pick skis. The various coaches and athletes of the USST were all busy arriving at about the same time. Some drove, others flew, and they all made it in last night (aside from Chris Cook who is at a wedding) and hit the ground rolling this morning with a rollerski session at the Olympic venue. Pat O’Brien accompanied me back from VT to train in Squamish for the Fall, and Dan Roycroft arrived yesterday. For today’s session Pat, Dan and Jesse Heckrodt of the CVTC joined Kris for a skate session while the rest of the USST crew did a double-pole. Kris and Pat doubled-poled yesterday for a couple of hours - hence the skate.

It’s great to be back, and exciting to see the whole crew assemble here. Will Sweetser has brought out Dave Chamberlain and some other MWSC guys, and Simi Hamilton is here as well. Tomorrow is a classic sprint time trial for the Sprint guys and Kris, as well as some of the guests. Should be some good pictures coming from that…