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For the past 8 days Dan and I have been in Utah. Dan was working at the Outdoor Retailers Show in Salt Lake City and I have been training in Park City. Things are going well. I rollerskied twice with US Ski Team coaches Pat Casey and Pete Vordenberg but for the most part I [...]
Get Your Nordic On! Clinic Recap
Minocqua, WI
July 23, 2009
On Thursday afternoon, July 23, CXC Elite Team skiers Brian Gregg and Garrott Kuzzy led an American Birkebeiner Get Your Nordic On! technique clinic at the new Premier Physical Medicine facility in Woodruff, WI. The skate technique clinic was attended by skiers and coaches from the [...]
The 9th annual PNSA Trout Lake training camp welcomed nearly 40 junior and senior Nordic ski racers to Trout Lake, Washington July 15-19, 2009. The camp is the second in a series of three Nordic development camps sanctioned by the Pacific Northwest Ski Association. The first camp was held in Bend, OR in June and the final camp will be a joint effort between PNSA and the Far West divisions August 12-16 in Somes Bar,...
Every spring, after all the snow has melted and the skis have been put away, each skier must answer the same daunting question: When to start roller skiing and how to go about it for the year? One of the biggest issues with roller skis for most skiers and especially people that are new to the sport is finding the right roller ski to use. For many people this issue is easily solved, as they...
2) MOST IMPORTANT: I am leading and organizing a group ride in Sudbury in partnership with the organization "Share the Road." Based in Southern Ontario, Eleanor McMahon has done some amazing things to aid in keeping us all safe as we utilize the roads for recreating, commuting, human-powered transportation, etc
I won't bore you with too many details of how the yo-yo camp ended instead I'll just start by saying that even though I've just completed the toughest camp of the season (and perhaps my life), I am shocked I'm not completely shattered and beat. I'm by no means frisky, but I still have a smidgen of energy remaining and I'm extremely happy with how the camp turned out
One of Canada's most accomplished ski racers, three-time World Cup medallist, Devon Kershaw will be returning to his native Sudbury, Ontario for two important reasons on Tuesday, July 28.
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pspan style="font-size:85%;" I caught the school bus with about 30 kids on Monday for the long ride to the Minnesota Zoo. I really like going to the zoo especially to watch the bears. This trip I found a bond with ...
Mike Sinnott is in his third year out of Dartmouth College, skiing for Salomon and the Sun Valley Ski Education Foundation. Last year, he was fourth in the sprint at U.S. Nationals in Anchorage, participated in the team sprint and classic sprint at the Whistler World Cups, and took a victory in the Noquemanon Ski Marathon. FasterSkier: Before we talk about the Olympics, stuff like that, I remember back to the winter of 2006-2007 when...
Heather heading to a new woman's record Stefan on the steepest section of the climb
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In thousands of homes live many, many ski racers. Some are better than others. Some may be better than the rest. And also we have those that don't care if they are any good at all. Some are good even without caring if they are good, and can be called "irritatingly good."