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Countdown for the 5th Viessmann FIS Tour de Ski

FasterSkierSeptember 2, 2010

Only 122 days are left until the start of the fifth edition of the Viessmann FIS Tour de Ski performance by Craft Sportswear that will take place from 31st December 2010 to 9th January 2011. Last week, the main FIS organizing team involved with the FIS Tour de Ski visited the four Tour host venues Oberhof, Oberstdorf (both GER), Toblach and Val di Fiemme (both ITA). The site inspections started in Oberhof which is a...

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Tickets now on sale for Oslo 2011

FasterSkierSeptember 2, 2010

The new Holmenkollen Arena which includes the spectacular new Holmenkollen ski jump and the naturally beautiful Midtstuen hill are just some of the reasons pointing to a huge spectator turnout during the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2011 at Oslo’s Holmenkollen this winter. Ticket sales started Wednesday, 1st September 2010. With 21 events over 11 days (24th February-6th March), the WSC program is tightly packed. Two evening ski jumping competitions, many attractive weekday afternoon events...

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American Birkebeiner® Announces T-Shirt Design Contest Winner
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American Birkebeiner® Announces T-Shirt Design Contest Winner

FasterSkierSeptember 2, 2010

HAYWARD, Wis. – The American Birkebeiner Ski Foundation (ABSF) has determined a winner of the Birkie T-Shirt Design Contest for the 2011 event. The winning t-shirt design will be the featured retail t-shirt for the event. “We created the t-shirt design contest last year as a way to allow artists and those who love the Birkie a creative way to participate in the event,” said Ned Zuelsdorff, Executive Director of the American Birkebeiner Ski Foundation....

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Back to School: Staying Healthy

FasterSkierSeptember 2, 2010

Josh Smullin is the XC Ability coach for the Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club. He races for Team Rossignol. School has started and the weather is about to get colder.  You will soon be spending more time indoors in close quarters with germs and the combination of these stressors increases your likelihood of getting sick. I want to give you a few guidelines to follow that can increase your chances of staying healthy this fall.  The...

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Renewed

FasterSkierSeptember 1, 2010

A week shy of six months. That’s how long it’s been since I posted here. During that time I’ve been getting 150-250 visitors per month, which is kind of shocking, given how long it’s been since I’ve written anything. Furt...

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Back Home

FasterSkierSeptember 1, 2010

I am back in Lake Placid now after our five-week training camp in Europe.  The camp went really well but it feels great to back home in my own bed for a few weeks. I spent the last week of camp in Oberhof, Germany training in the new “ski hall”.  The ski hall consists of [...]

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Fletcher, Red Banjo Pizza to Help Fight Cancer

FasterSkierAugust 31, 2010

PARK CITY, UT (Aug. 30) – Bryan Fletcher (Steamboat Springs, CO), who makes his training home in Park City, is partnering with Red Banjo Pizza on Park City’s Main Street to host an autograph party to help fight cancer Thursday (Sept. 2). The public is welcomed from 5:00-7:00 p.m. to meet Fletcher and some of his Olympic medal-winning teammates. Proceeds will go to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. According to Fletcher, Red Banjo will match...

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COLORADO

FasterSkierAugust 31, 2010

Colorado is great! My aunt, uncle, and older cousin have made it safely to Hawaii (first day of college starts next week, good luck Veronica!!!), and I’m here with my little cousin. I start my day off with feeding the dog and cats, then I eat breakfast with my cousin and then bring her to [...]

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COLORADO

FasterSkierAugust 31, 2010

Colorado is great! My aunt, uncle, and older cousin have made it safely to Hawaii (first day of college starts next week, good luck Veronica!!!), and I’m here with my little cousin. I start my day off with feeding the dog and cats, then I eat breakfast with my cousin and then bring her to [...]

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COLORADO

FasterSkierAugust 31, 2010

Colorado is great! My aunt, uncle, and older cousin have made it safely to Hawaii (first day of college starts next week, good luck Veronica!!!), and I’m here with my little cousin. I start my day off with feeding the dog and cats, then I eat breakfast with my cousin and then bring her to [...]

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COLORADO

FasterSkierAugust 31, 2010

Colorado is great! My aunt, uncle, and older cousin have made it safely to Hawaii (first day of college starts next week, good luck Veronica!!!), and I’m here with my little cousin. I start my day off with feeding the dog and cats, then I eat breakfast with my cousin and then bring her to [...]

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Adventure

FasterSkierAugust 30, 2010

After a hard week of training on the glacier, a recovery week was much needed. I took advantage of an easier week and went on some fun adventures in Alaska with my sister, Kristy. We drove 7 hours East of Anchorage to the McCarthy Kennecott area, loc...

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Adventure

FasterSkierAugust 30, 2010

After a hard week of training on the glacier, a recovery week was much needed. I took advantage of an easier week and went on some fun adventures in Alaska with my sister, Kristy. We drove 7 hours East of Anchorage to the McCarthy Kennecott area, loc...

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Adventure

FasterSkierAugust 30, 2010

After a hard week of training on the glacier, a recovery week was much needed. I took advantage of an easier week and went on some fun adventures in Alaska with my sister, Kristy. We drove 7 hours East of Anchorage to the McCarthy Kennecott area, loc...

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Adventure

FasterSkierAugust 30, 2010

After a hard week of training on the glacier, a recovery week was much needed. I took advantage of an easier week and went on some fun adventures in Alaska with my sister, Kristy. We drove 7 hours East of Anchorage to the McCarthy Kennecott area, loc...

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Stuff To Train To…

FasterSkierAugust 30, 2010

In place of some introspective blog post I've decided to offer something light for today's entry. Here they are, the top-5 songs on my IPod this week for training sessions. Judge me, not. span style="font-weight: bold;"br /br /"Just Sixteen" by Velvet ...

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100%

FasterSkierAugust 28, 2010

Today Lauren and I were coaching the BKL kids, and had them running 2 minute intervals on the trails. We tried to explain that the intervals were supposed to be as hard as possible: run as fast as you can! Go as hard as you can go! Give 100% – this shouldn’t feel like 90% [...]

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School is off and Running!

FasterSkierAugust 28, 2010

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Fast and Female Celebrates September 18 Sports Day in Canada by Hosting Women’s Fit-Fest in Canmore

FasterSkierAugust 27, 2010

Fundraising event to feature dancing, fitness bootcamp, drumming and inspirational talk by Olympic gold medalist Chandra Crawford Canmore, Alberta – Fast and Female presented by Best Buy will host its first Women’s Fit-Fest in Canmore, Alberta on September 18, 2010. Held in conjunction with CBC’s Sports Day in Canada, the women-only event will be held at the Canmore Collegiate High School from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. and will feature dancing, bootcamp circuits, drumming, and...

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