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Alex Kochon
Alex Kochon (alexkochon@gmail.com) is a former FasterSkier editor and roving reporter who never really lost touch with the nordic scene. A freelance writer, editor, and outdoor-loving mom of two, she lives in northeastern New York and enjoys adventuring in the Adirondacks. She shares her passion for sports and recreation as the co-founder of "Ride On! Mountain Bike Trail Guide" and a sales and content contributor at Curated.com. When she's not skiing or chasing her kids around, Alex assists authors as a production and marketing coordinator for iPub Global Connection.
Canada’s Frozen Thunder Offers Goods to All
Alex KochonOctober 20, 2012
Before the sun rises in Canmore, Alberta, those near the ski trails can probably hear the sounds of striding and skating along hard-packed snow this time of year. That’s likely accompanied by voices, chit-chatting as skiers compete 1.8-kilometer loops around the Canmore Nordic Centre before trail passes go on sale at 9 a.m. They’re not exactly renegades, night owls or extreme enthusiasts. For the most part, these individuals belong to clubs – some of which...
The symptoms started at a July training camp with Central Cross Country (CXC) in northern Wisconsin. The runner-up from last year’s SuperTour series, Jennie Bender, 24, wasn’t feeling well. For two to three days at a time, she’d experience bouts of nausea. Then her neck felt sore, along with her jaw and teeth. One night, she tossed and turned with cold chills, and feared that she’d wake up a leper. The next day, she pushed...
Brick Wheels Hosting On-Snow Ski Fest & Swap
Alex KochonOctober 19, 2012
Third Nordic Fall Fest and Ski Swap Brick Wheels, Traverse City, Mich. Sunday, Oct. 21 , 9 AM-6 PM Need a little snow fix? Longingly looking at your waxing bench already? You are in luck this weekend, FC8L Cera F.Liquid. The SkiGo Representative, Roger Knight says for heat Click here for opportunities and times. Sign-up sheet: http://fasterskier.com/2011/10/how-to-wax-for-spit-blood-and-teeth “There’s something special about taking perfectly good snow, that’s gonna melt down a drain, and put it to good...
Press release) Raise a Minimum of $500 for JDRF by November 30! JDRF, the leading global organization focused on type 1 diabetes (T1D) research, is the Birkie’s new Skiers For Cures partner for the next three years. As a way to help kick-off this fundraising effort and help skiers who did not get a 2013 Birkie or Korte entry on time, JDRF and the Birkie have arranged to make 50 entries available through JDRF’s “Second...
Birkie More Popular Than Ever, Sells Out in Record Time
Alex KochonOctober 17, 2012
Those unfamiliar with the American Birkebeiner and cross-country ski culture in the Midwest might not get it. How does a point-to-point ski marathon in northern Wisconsin 120 truckloads to Main Street. There, they spread the pristine white stuff 6 inches to a foot deep for the ½-kilometer finish. The ABSF also made sure the Birkie trail was in tact, unloading 500 totes of snow – each weighing 300 pounds – on the course, and shoveling...
Hart Takes Advantage of Dartmouth D-Plan, Hangs with SMS
Alex KochonOctober 16, 2012
Annie Hart has been hanging out with the Stratton Mountain School (SMS) T2 Team for a couple months now, but don’t get it wrong, she’s still a Dartmouth skier. A 20-year-old junior, Hart spent most of the summer studying and training at Dartmouth College in Hanover, N.H. That way, come late August, she could take the fall off. In an email from Park City, Utah, where she’s been training with the U.S. Ski Team (USST)...
Randall, Demong Headline Swix Sport USA
Alex KochonOctober 16, 2012
World Cup Champion Kikkan Randall and Olympic Gold medalist Billy Demong headline US Nordic Athletes (Press release) Swix Sport USA is pleased to introduce US Ski Team and US Biathlon Team athletes who have chosen to represent and use Swix poles, wax and tools leading up to the 2014 Games in Sochi, Russia. Joining Randall on the Cross Country side are A Team athletes Andrew Newell (Shaftsbury, VT), Kris Freeman (Andover, NH) and Simi Hamilton...
Here is a link to Caldwell Sports with some additional testing of Moly and Graphite Waxes new online store for retail customers, check the online links for your favorite local Dealer or go online direct from Fast Wax. More on Fast Wax Ski Waxing News (including lab testing):
Registration Closed for Birkie and Korte
Alex KochonOctober 15, 2012
Press release) Greetings Again! Registration for the 2013 Birkie and Korte races is officially closed: Online Registration (and Fax) closed Monday at 3:00 p.m. (CST), October 15. Mailed Registrations postmarked October 15, 2012, will still be accepted and processed. The Prince Haakon 13K is still open, and you may continue to register online, and by fax and mail. Please note, too, as a follow-up to the final Birkie.com and Click Here to Register To Register for the Prince Haakon If you have additional...
mtborah.com website, the service will offer a great benefit to teams and clubs where members must pay for their own clothing, eliminating the need for a coach or athletic director to collect payments and process the orders. “We offer this service completely free of charge,” said John Dyste, Winter Sales Manager, “We take the hassle out of the ordering process, because we know just how busy coaches and AD’s are this time of year.” In...
Fewer Than 500 Spots Left for 2013 Birkie/Korte
Alex KochonOctober 12, 2012
Birkie and Korte Close to Closing ( This is the Final Update: Please birkie@birkie.com or call 715-634-5025.
T-Minus Two Months Until Sprint Québec
Alex KochonOctober 11, 2012
Less than 2 months before the Sprint Québec presented by Québecor which will host the FIS Cross-Country World Cup presented by Viessmann (Press release) Québec City, Thursday, October 11, 2012 – December 6 to 9, winter will be on our doorstep and downtown Québec City will be dressed in its finest white for the Sprint Québec which will host the FIS Cross-Country World Cup. For the very first time in Québec City, the top cross-country...
When the head of F.A.S.T. Performance Training in Hayward, Wis., Bill Pierce heard Tad Elliott pulled off a cross-Atlantic trip to win the American Birkebeiner last February, he knew he had to have him back in town. Matt Liebsch, one of the Midwest’s nordic heroes and 2009 Birkie champion, thought the same. In July, F.A.S.T. held its first “Train Like a Birkie Champion” “Live & Ski Like a Champion” Purpose: This camp designed for the...
It’s safe to say the Canadian cross-country teams enjoyed their stay in Park City, Utah. Between their tweets and Instagrams of bluebird days and college football games, it’s not hard to see why. While the Canadian women headed south on Saturday for a Noah Hoffman the only one that hopped in some workouts? JW: Yeah. We would’ve enjoyed having the other guys around, but he was the one that was in town and ready to...
When Kikkan Randall talks about being injured, her tone matches the description of any other day: the sun is shining; life is good. For more than two months, the 29-year-old U.S. Ski Team (USST) veteran has been
Fischer Fit Night Set for Oct. 17
Alex KochonOctober 9, 2012
FISCHER FIT NIGHT Hosted by Skirack and Mansfield Nordic Club Wednesday, October 17 • 5:30-8:00 pm (Press release) www.skirack.com For more info and the official flyer, click here:
Spray Drag Running Race Returns to Canmore
Alex KochonOctober 6, 2012
2ND ANNUAL SPRAY DRAG RUNNING RACE October 20th, 2012 Alberta World Cup Academy in a running race up the Spray Lakes road! All proceeds go to helping support the team for their upcoming season… According to AWCA coach and race organizer Stefan Kuhn, “It’s basically all up hill … Starts on the river and we run all the way up then past the nordic center and up to the Spray dam, which looks over Canmore.” ...
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