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Meditation As A Recovery Tool

As the years roll by, you hone your skills in maximizing your workouts and can thoroughly break down your body. But as a result the recovery is also becoming harder to deal with. Maybe you're pushing 16 hours, or 20 hours, or maybe even 30 hours. You aren't sleeping as well after the harder days, and your part-time job is becoming a chore.

Record Six Ski & Chat Series Events to be held in different provinces/territories with Annual Ski Festival in Whitehorse, Yukon Canmore, Alberta (October 27, 2009) – This winter, Fast and Female presented by Best Buy will host a record number of SEVEN events in SEVEN Canadian provinces/territories, empowering in excess of six hundred young female cross-country skiers and biathletes between the ages of 9 to 19 years old. “Since Fast and Female started in 2005 we’ve...

The Organizing Committee of the 2013 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships welcomed the members of the FIS Coordination Group in their new office building in the heart of Cavalese, Val di Fiemme (ITA) on 26th October 2009. Already now, at the 3rd meeting of the Group, the Organizing Committee was able to present a highly developed organization chart where each person has detailed responsibilities. The majority of the members have been involved in the previous...

Rossignol’s Midwest Racers Stronger than Ever

Rossignol welcomes three new Midwest Athletes to the race program for 2009-10. New members of the team include National Champion Caitlin Compton, of Minneapolis; Nikolai Anikin of Duluth, MN; and Matt Weier of Marquette MI. Caitlin Compton is a 3-time National Champion, competed in the last two world championships and vying for a spot on the 2010 Olympic team. Caitlin is one of the top skiers in the U.S. and no stranger to the race...

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Twas the night before the fundraiser and all through the inn Everyone rests up because tomorrow the fun will begin Lindsay has been busy making good food. Muffins and hummus and chili galore! Coconut soup and granola! Who could ask for more? I know you didn’t ask, but more there is! There is the silent auction! Oh gee wiz! So thank you to all that [...]

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Gogebic Community College:  A pipeline for the development of nordic skiers on the pre-college front

 The Need:                There has been a positive gain in the national growth of nordic skiing with the advent of club teams for post-college graduates.  But what about the athletes on the other side of the spectrum, those who graduate high school and want to continue their education but don’t feel ready yet to ski at the NCAA level?                Some athletes may have focused more on running, track, or soccer during high school, and do not yet have...

Hi guys!br /br /So far Dartmouth has been amazing! I basically live out of the girl’s locker room and enjoy the sauna after practice and things are good! I got a fish for my room! It’s a betta and his name is Elton…I think he adds character. br...

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