Lucy and the Saint Lawrence nordic team are up in Quebec for the traditional Thanksgiving training camp. They had been on snow for ten days prior to Quebec. However, late fall for nordic racers is all about intensity work, and in this phot from two weeks ago, she is clearly in the pain cave, with a difficult ski bounding workout.
While I have spent the fall getting ready for an ultra run, and the 160k Canadian Ski Marathon in February, you can be quite sure I will not be doing these workouts. My memory from back in the days, was that these tough bounding workouts brought you to your knees and puking in occasion.