Brought back from Afghanistan a simple full body punishing workout.Currently I am doing this one time per week to remind myself of Afghanistan.Unfortunately although it still is done mostly at O'Dark hundred the 80degree heat and wafting acrid fumes fr...
Brought back from Afghanistan a simple full body punishing workout.Currently I am doing this one time per week to remind myself of Afghanistan.Unfortunately although it still is done mostly at O'Dark hundred the 80degree heat and wafting acrid fumes fr...
Brought back from Afghanistan a simple full body punishing workout.Currently I am doing this one time per week to remind myself of Afghanistan.Unfortunately although it still is done mostly at O'Dark hundred the 80degree heat and wafting acrid fumes fr...
The Second Annual Sun Valley Nordic Festival will take place January 29-February 6, 2011. The festival features 9 days of activities, races, clinics and fun events along with a discounted, 9-day valley-wide Nordic trail pass, $13,000 prize money, discounts on demos/rentals, lodging and dining which showcase and celebrate Sun Valley’s well-deserved reputation as “Nordic Town USA”. Highlights of the festival include: Ski the Rails & Hailey Music Celebration– a family-friendly “ski at your own pace”...
Yesterday was 10/10/10, and the date of a “global work party” for climate change, organized by 350.org. The idea was for people all over the world to do something productive to help negate climate change, while at the same time raising further awareness of the idea of 350–that is that 350 parts per million is [...]
The Craftsbury Nordic Ski Club is pleased to announce the hiring of a new assistant coach, Marc Gilbertson. A resident of Vermont since childhood, Marc has been a teacher at Lamoille Union High School since he graduated from Colby College in 1991. Marc enjoyed a long and illustrious career as a racer. At Colby, surprised D-I skiing by qualifying for NCAA’s out of a D-II program. He continued skiing after college, even while working full-time...
Fall has arrived in Jackson and the colors have changed! It’s prime roller skiing season and these beautiful sunny days are the perfect training temperature for Nordic skiing while you are waiting for the weather to turn and the snow to fall. Check out skinnyskis.com now! For more tips on roller ski workouts this fall, visit us online and view our featured articles or subscribe to our mailing list to receive updated news and sale...
The U.S. Ski Team is offering two coaching positions for the 2011 J1 Scandinavian Cup Race Series. Both positions are fully funded by NCCSEF. Coaches looking to apply for these positions should have experience working with athletes aged 15-20, a strong background in waxing and testing skis, and be willing to work hard for two weeks. Successful applicants will also be positive role models for high school aged athletes and have a willingness to share their experiences and love...
The U.S. Ski Team is offering four coaching positions for the 2011 World Junior and U23 World Championships. All four positions are fully funded by NCCSEF. Coaches looking to apply for these positions should have experience working with athletes aged 16-22, a strong background in waxing and testing skis, and be willing to work hard for two weeks and seven races. That said, we are looking to develop coaches and welcome all applications from coaches wishing to gain...
The leader of the French cross-country skiing looks back at his excellent 2010 season. He also speaks about his coaches and teammates. Vincent is fully focused at future goals and refuses to talk about his retirement from professional sports. Q: Vincent, you will soon begin in a few weeks your 16th season in the World Cup. What are the secrets of your life at the highest level?Q Vincent Vittoz: I am above all, passionate. I’m...
The cross-country running season is well underway! Once again, I have the privilege of helping with the Community School cross-country running team this fall. We have a very talented team whom has a very good chance of winning districts and qualifyin...
The cross-country running season is well underway! Once again, I have the privilege of helping with the Community School cross-country running team this fall. We have a very talented team whom has a very good chance of winning districts and qualifyin...
The cross-country running season is well underway! Once again, I have the privilege of helping with the Community School cross-country running team this fall. We have a very talented team whom has a very good chance of winning districts and qualifyin...
The cross-country running season is well underway! Once again, I have the privilege of helping with the Community School cross-country running team this fall. We have a very talented team whom has a very good chance of winning districts and qualifyin...
With 53 entries in the FasterSkier Climb to the Castle pick the podium contest, the competition for the top spot was hotly contested. And when two dark horses cracked the podiums, no one succeeded in picking the top 3 men or women correctly. In fact only four people picked women’s winner Laura Spector to reach the podium and six had men’s 3rd place finisher, Ben Sim (AUS NoCo), listed. Men’s winner Kris Freeman (USST) was...
We awoke to a crystal clear day here in Lake Placid for the Climb to the Castle roller-ski race. On Wednesday we had to move out of the OTC and it rained for 48 hours in a nice reflection of our disappointment to leave the comfort of the cafeteria, la...
We awoke to a crystal clear day here in Lake Placid for the Climb to the Castle roller-ski race. On Wednesday we had to move out of the OTC and it rained for 48 hours in a nice reflection of our disappointment to leave the comfort of the cafeteria, la...
Quick congrats to Little TR (also known as Tim Reynolds) for being the only GRP man not to leave his breakfast on the Whiteface Toll Road this morning. Climb to the Castle 2010 was a suffer-fest. Timmy was 11th, Matt 19th, Patty 23rd, yours truly 28th, and Big Dilly powered through a tough day for 41st. On [...]
Our biathlete Antoine St-Louis maintains an awesome blog: a href="http://antoinebiathlon.blogspot.com/"Into Antoine's Sight/a. There you can find results from our 5km running TT today, along with a few pictures.br /br /Upcoming:br /br /Next week is a V...
After an awesome camp in Sun Valley/Ketchum, Idaho, I headed to The Dells in Wisconsin for the 2nd annual century bike ride for Shelley Glover. Now, every town has their thing, and the towns that don't, build some sort of large sculpture and call them...