Well, it’s been a week since I had my knee surgery, but it definitely seemed a lot longer than that. I’m not used to spending this much time on the couch but I am quickly becoming a professional. I’m also becoming extremely proficient at maneuvering the electric shopping carts but I get lots of weird [...]
The recent tragic loss of Willie Neal, an up and coming biathlete, to a rollerski/automobile collision, should not have happened. Willie was training in Maine. The New England Nordic Ski Association report stated: br /MWSC athlete killed while rollersk...
It’s Official! Ames Construction will be back as Lindsey’s Headgear Sponsor for the 2010 ski season. For the last three seasons Ames Construction has been a huge supporter of Lindsey’s journey to the 2010 Olympics. Ames Construction, Inc. began operations in 1960 in Burnsville, Minnesota. As one of the United States’ largest heavy civil and [...]
“That’s right people. I’m back like scoliosis.”br/br/ - em FakeFasterSkier via a href="http://www.twitter.com/FakeFasterSkier"www.twitter.com/FakeFasterSkier/a/em
“Norway next. If you thought we were arrogant pricks before, just wait until we eat some of that brown cheese. I’ve seen what it can do.”br/br/ - em Zach Caldwell via Twitter/em
The world celebrates the birth of the modern Olympics on Olympic Day, June 23rd. We celebrated at 'The Club by promoting the Olympic values and physical fitness. Tuesday was by far the hottest day of the summer so we spend most of our time indoors. ...
Reporting Times & Places Bicyclists Price Chopper Plaza, Route 7 – Great Barrington, MA, 8:30 a.m. Canoeists/Kayakers Stockbridge Bowl, Boat Ramp, Rte 183, Stockbridge, MA, 9:30 a.m. Runners Camp Mah-Kee-Nac, Hawthorne Rd. Entrance, Stockbridge, MA, 10:30 a.m.
In the middle of May, the U.S. Ski Team (USST) dropped seven of the 18 skiers that were on the team. Three of those seven skiers are currently attending college: Matt Gelso and Alexa Turzian at Colorado University (CU), and Rosie Brennan at Dartmouth. Following those skiers’ dismissals, the USST released a new set of recommendations that called for elite high school skiers to take time off to train before starting college. That announcement spawned...
The Toronto Star reports the Canadian Cross-Country Ski Team will not have any perks from hosting the Olympics on home soil. On issues ranging from grinding machines to Olympic Trials, VANOC has turned down requests in the name of fairness. From the Toronto Star: Canada’s cross-country ski team has heard all the talk about home-field advantage for the 2010 Vancouver Olympics. They’re beginning to feel it’s nothing but talk. Dave Wood, team leader for the...
Looking to get in some speed work? How about a 1 mile race on the track at Macalester? Next Tuesday there will be a fundraiser for Cindy Brochman who is currently fighting cancer (check out an interview a href="http://runningminnesota.blogspot.com/2009/05/cynthia-brochman.html"here/a). A $10 minimum donation is suggested, and races start at 6pm (including kids races that are shorter distances) with the fast heats going off at 8 and 8:15pm. Should be a good time for a good cause. Check out more info a href="http://downthebackstretch.blogspot.com/2009/06/milers-to-raise-funds-for-cindy.html"here/a, and registration form a href="http://www.skinnyski.com/racing/forms/2009/RockBrocRun.pdf"here/a.div class="blogger-post-footer"img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1572647974447867713-1979845040142772590?l=vakavaraceteam.blogspot.com' alt='' //div
By: Bryan Cook
Well, Summer time has officially landed; at least here in Pewaukee, WI. Currently, it is about 94 degrees Fahrenheit with 75% humidity. Yes, that is VERY hot!
Maria and I are here in town staying with Bob and Mary Eloranta while we conduct high school as well as Master skier clinics this week. We have high school [...]
Well, Summer time has officially landed; at least here in Pewaukee, WI. Currently, it is about 94 degrees Fahrenheit with 75% humidity. Yes, that is VERY hot! Maria and I are here in town staying with Bob and Mary Eloranta while we conduct high school as well as Master skier clinics this week. We have high school clinics Monday through [...]
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I just wanted to take a moment to send my prayers and thoughts the Neal family for the loss of their son, Willie, who I have come to learn was a remarkable young skier and more importantly was an amazing person, teammate, brother and son. It is a tragi...
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You are invited to the 2009 Silver Star Mountain Resort Cross Country Ski Camps! Registration is now open and I wanted to give you the first opportunity to check out the new look of the website. Be sure to check out the updated faculty page and let me know if you have a specific coach you hope to be with for the camps. I’m sure you are enjoying your summer activities to the fullest…hiking, biking,...