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Canadians Train in Mammoth

The Canadian National Cross Country team just spent 3 weeks in Mammoth training (rollerskiing and biking) in preparation for the 2010 Winter Olympics. The team lives at 8,300 feet and trains anywhere from 4,000 ft. in Bishop to 9,000 -10,000 ft. in town. According to Hank from www.esnsa.org they have been coming here every Fall since the 2002 Salt Lake Winter Olympics. Check out the very entertaining videos.

ABOUT MAMMOTH TRACK CLUB

Founded in 2001, Mammoth Track Club is the top-ranked long-distance running group in America. The creation of this elite team is a joint effort of two world-renowned coaches, Joe Vigil & Bob Larsen, with financial and administrative backing from Running USA. The mission of the group is to return US distance running to the dominant force it was in the 1970s and 1980s. In just six years under the watchful eye of coach Terrence Mahon, Mammoth Track Club has re-established the United States as a powerhouse, among the world leaders in the distance running. After Deena Kastor’s bronze medal run and Meb Keflezighi’s silver medal finish at the 2004 Athens Olympics.


TEAM RUNNING USA
"Snowcreek has not only provided the equipment and facilities to keep us strong and healthy, but provided a meeting place to connect with the athletic community in Mammoth as well as our team running USA members. It is where we sweat and visualize as well as talk and laugh in the hours that make 'training' such a joy!" [Sara Hall] Team Member, 1500m








TEAM RUNNING USA
Team member, Ian, works core strength in the Club. "Team Running USA utilizes the Snow Creek Athletic Club 6 days a week during our training stints in Mammoth Lakes... We believe that training in the gym accomplishes many positive things for our Olympic hopefuls. It increases neuromuscular facilitation and muscle recruitment through resistance training in multiple planes of space. This is very helpful for athletes that do repetitive exercise sports that are very linear, such as running. Resistance training brings a new stimulus to the body and as such the body works to adapt to that stress by calling on more muscle fibers as well as recruiting the proper neuro-motor patterns of the body's kinetic chains needed for the exercise. All of this means more efficiency for our runners in terms of their running stride mechanics, foot strike explosiveness alongside a more improved fuel system. We have also found that our athletes are getting injured far less frequently when they are working hard in the gym. At the end of the day the athletes that we have in Snow Creek are trying to run faster and farther, and without a doubt, the work that we do in the gym has helped them to achieve these goals." [TERRENCE MAHON, HEAD COACH] RunMammoth.com

TEAM RUNNING USA
Head Coach, Terrence Mahon stretches marathoner, Kate O'Neil. "I can't think of a better atmosphere for working out. The Mammoth Lakes community is the most fitness-conscious place I've ever visited and the Snowcreek Athletic Club plays an important part in keeping that enthusiasm high." "Our training covers all the bases - arm weights, leg weights, balance exercises, core strengthening. Snowcreek's facility allows us to do everything we need to do. It's a great place for a total body workout." [KATE O'NEIL]









TEAM RUNNING USA
Olympic Bronze Medalist in the Marathon, Deena Kastor, does her extra slow inverted abs. "Team Running USA uses Snowcreek 6 days a week and our strength routine in the gym is essential to our overall performances. Snowcreek Athletic Club is a first Class facility to help make sure we are world class athletes during this Olympic year. There is not much difference in the running workouts our team does compared to the rest of elite distance runners; what sets us on top of the others is our dedication to strength and core work. We are all very grateful that the club has remained here in Mammoth Lakes and has gotten some TLC. Snowcreek is not only where we get our edge, but it is where we stay connected to the community that also workout there." [Deena Kastor] DeenaKastor.com







TEAM RUNNING USA
"As an elite athlete, strength & flexibility training are essential parts of the daily routine. I spend up to 2 hours a day/ 6 days a week at the Snowcreek Athletic Club working on this part of my training regime. I am very fortunate to have access to such a great facility. The combination of free weights, resistance machines and cardio equipment fulfill all my needs in pursuit of my goal to make the next Olympic team." Thanks Snowcreek!!! [Jen Rhines] 2 Time US Olympian Team Running USA