 Rocky Mountain Racers Racing Season: Part II The second half of the 2014-2015 racing season was an exciting one for RMR. Many of the athletes were scattered around the world, having qualified in the early season for various international and national competitions. Here are some RMR’s exciting results from the season. Cross-Country Competitions: Western Canadian Championships
The races were an excellent opportunity for RMR athletes to prepare for next year’s World Cup events, which will be held on the same courses. Eastern Canadian Championships
FIS World Junior/U23 Championships
FIS World Championships
Lahti World Cup
Canada Winter Games
National Championships
Biathlon Competitions: International Biathlon Union Cup
World University Games
Western Canadian Championships
World Junior Championships
Canada Winter Games
National Championships
After a relaxing month of rest and recovery for both athletes and coaches, RMR training has just started for the upcoming season! On the calendar this summer and fall include dryland camps in Creston, B.C., Canmore, AB., and Park City, Utah, as well as on-snow training at the Haig Glacier and Sunshine Meadows. RMR would like to extend a huge and heartfelt thank-you to all of its sponsors. Each and every one of you helps contribute to the team’s success; we would not function without your support. 
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 Rocky Mountain Racers Training Camps and Early Racing Season Led by coaches John Jaques and Luke McGurk, the RMR athletes have had a busy training season filled with multiple camps and an exciting start to the racing season. Training Camps Sunshine Ski Camp Throughout May and June, RMR athletes were fortunate enough to be able to ski on fully groomed cross-country trails in the meadows at Sunshine Village near Banff. The team took advantage of this opportunity to focus on volume and technique while on snow, skiing for 3-5 hours every day. The athletes and their coaches also were lucky enough to enjoy some beautiful early morning crust skiing on the Sunshine meadows. Creston Bike Camp RMR athletes headed down to Creston, B.C. at the beginning of July for a high volume road biking camp, aimed towards improving the athletes’ endurance and leg strength. Supported by their coaches and by parents and team volunteers, athletes cycled up to 150km each day, with workouts lasting up to 6 hours. The camp was the team’s first trip away from Canmore as a group, and was a great opportunity for athletes to work together and enjoy training as a team. Haig Glacier On-Snow Camps The team attended three on-snow training camps throughout July, August, and September at the Haig Glacier, where they took advantage of the skiing opportunities to focus on both technique and volume. Each day, RMR athletes completed a 1-hour hike to from the base camp to the glacier itself, followed by 3-4 hours of skiing. Athletes also took advantage of the glacier’s high altitude (over 2400m) to boost their endurance and stamina. Park City High Altitude Camp RMR’s final training camp of the year took place near the end of September in Park City, Utah. The Park City camp, known by RMR athletes as the “hardest camp of the year”, combined high altitude, high volume, high intensity, and strength in a final preparation for athletes leading up to the racing season. Athletes completed a variety of time trials, intensity and strength sessions, and 4-5 hour distance skis throughout the camp. The trip ended with an epic 30km trail run at 9000 ft. elevation, lasting 4-5 hours. Race Season For the biathletes and cross-country skiers, the first two months of racing involved a variety of selection races for Canada Winter Games, biathlon and cross-country World Junior Championships, World University Championships, IBU events, and World Cup events. RMR athletes succeeded in having some outstanding results, proving that the team can compete with Canada’s best high-performance training centers. Cross-Country Competitions: Canada Winter Games Trials
Rossland NorAm
Vernon NoAm
Duntroon NorAm / XC World Junior & U23 Trials
Biathlon Competitions NorAm / Biathlon Calforex Cup #1
RMR would like to extend a huge and heartfelt thank-you to all of its sponsors. Each and every one of you helps contribute to the team’s success; RMR would not function without your support. For More Photos of RMR in Action check out RMR photo gallery! Here are the results from the Sovereign Lakes NorAm!
Here are the RMR results from the Cross Country NorAm races in Rossland, BC. Thanks to all the volunteers that made the event go ahead!
Here are the results for the first Alberta Cups also used for selections for the Canada Winter Games team for Alberta!
All of Canada's top cross country skiers not currently racing on the World Cup circuit converged at the Canmore Nordic Centre last week to fight it out for selections to World Juniors, U23 Worlds, and the Sochi Olympic Winter Games. Day 3 was another Individual Sprint Freestyle for all categories. RMR Results were:
All of Canada's top cross country skiers not currently racing on the World Cup circuit converged at the Canmore Nordic Centre last week to fight it out for selections to World Juniors, U23 Worlds, and the Sochi Olympic Winter Games. Day 2 was a Classic Distance race for all categories. RMR Results were:
All of Canada's top cross country skiers not currently racing on the World Cup circuit converged at the Canmore Nordic Centre last week to fight it out for selections to World Juniors, U23 Worlds, and the Sochi Olympic Winter Games. This day included a Open Men and Open Women Free Individual Sprint only.
On Day 1 at the Rossland NorAms, the weather was mild and our RMR athletes all raced hard and well. Results are noted below.
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