Surgery on my right leg went well yesterday. I spent the night in the hospital and came back home today… The doctor did everything he could possibly do, so now its just the healing/waiting game. If it seems like the surgery worked I’ll be going back in and getting my left leg [...]
There is not much better than the smell of things drying out after a soaking summer rain. You know the smell, pine trees blowing in the breeze, the earthiness of the ground potent and full, flooding your nostrils. It is a smell of new life, of things...
Former UAA skier and APU ski coach Frode Lillefjell was selected as the Coach of the year in Norway. He received the honors from the Norwegian Ski Federation/Norwegian Coaches associations. The award was handed out at the annual Coaching seminar hosted by the Coaches Association last weekend in Trondheim. Lillefjell has coached Team Trøndelag the past two seasons, an elite racing squad in the Trondheim area of Norway. The team includes Ole Marius Bach, Petter Eliassen,...
The Mansfield Nordic Club of Jericho, Vt, is seeking an experienced coach for the 2010-2011 racing season. This is an exciting opportunity for someone to take charge of a previously all-volunteer program and build a strong training/racing club. Primary job responsibility would be to develop a year ‘round program for 6-8 experienced Junior skiers who have a goal of JO and college racing. Important skills include creating individualized training plans, motivating athletes to highest potential,...
We finished our week-long training camp in Bend with a great 3 hour OD ski on Friday morning, then a few hours of (successful) rock climbing at Smith. A large Dairy Queen Blizzard, dinner and sleep later, we were on the road from Bend at 7:30am on Satu...
The Central Cross-Country Ski Association has announced the roster for its elite race team – CXC Team Vertical Limit. 18 athletes including seven women and eleven men will don CXC black for the 2010-2011 race season. The men’s team is led by Olympian Garrott Kuzzy, who was not re-nominated to the US Ski Team. Kuzzy will be racing exclusively for CXC as he looks for a berth on the World Championship team. He is joined...
Pro-Ski rollerskis have been around for quite some time. The first rollerskis that were used extensively were developed in Italy in the 1930’s. When dedicated Nordic skiers first started to experiment with rollerskis they were homemade or limited production training tools that were not ideal. By the 1970’s most serious athletes, both juniors and national team level skiers in Europe, were on rollers in the summer. As the training tools evolved, became lighter and had...
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BEND—Come join the best skiers in North America for a 40-year tradition of late spring skiing at Mt. Bachelor. This year, Bend Camp will have two blocks of camps: June 8-13 with clubs and teams from Idaho and Colorado and the second block is for athletes with school ending later in June and will run from June 18-22. Camps are available for juniors age 12-18 years, youth age 8-11 years and masters. Campers will learn...
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I am out in Bend, Oregon for a ski camp this week. We ski on snow in the morning and train 'dryland' in the afternoon. Yesterday we tried a little paddle boarding. It was really fun.Dennis getting us all lined outI need to work more on my balance. I...
"Wilderness rowing is far more than sport to me; it has been a conduit to knowing and trusting myself. It is my way of being, of thinking, of seeing. My rowing has taken me north and pushed me to explore my own horizons. In the process, rowing has evolved from something I do to some way that I am." -- Jill Fredston in her book, "Rowing to Latitude".For me, cross-country skiing has been the
"Wilderness rowing is far more than sport to me; it has been a conduit to knowing and trusting myself. It is my way of being, of thinking, of seeing. My rowing has taken me north and pushed me to explore my own horizons. In the process, rowing has evolved from something I do to some way that I am." -- Jill Fredston in her book, "Rowing to Latitude".For me, cross-country skiing has been the
Our APU Elite Team fundraiser was an absolute success-- THANK YOU to everyone who donated their time, money, and/or goods which helped us surpass our fundraising goals! We raised over $65,000 including the generous match from the University. We will ...
Our APU Elite Team fundraiser was an absolute success-- THANK YOU to everyone who donated their time, money, and/or goods which helped us surpass our fundraising goals! We raised over $65,000 including the generous match from the University. We will ...
Sauce Headquarters, Canmore, AB & Bozeman, MT – Sauce, the headwear provider for many ski teams and clubs across North America, is offering a free logo promotion on all custom orders placed before June 30th. Founded Canadian x-c skiers, Sauce Headwear has gone against the grain of conventional winter headwear, combining function, comfort and style, into four essential pieces for the winter/cold weather athlete. “I know that the winter is a long season, and people...
In Europe, it appears that some of the spring training on roller skis can be pretty casual.br /br /I've been testing some One Way classic and skate roller skis, but so far I haven't tested the extreme conditions that they have.br /br /object width="480...
Ski Selection begins June 1 BNS once again begins hand-selecting skis for customers in June, 2010 and is now taking orders for fall delivery. Using the unique knowledge and experience gained working with athletes, testing skis and working ski service at World Cups and Olympics, Zach Caldwell and Nathan Schultz lead the ski selection process for BNS each year. Through the painstaking process of evaluating every pair of skis by hand, Schultz and Caldwell pick...
I have surgery on my right leg scheduled for June 1st at the Mayo Clinic… It will be my 3rd surgery this year, and the third year in a row to have leg surgery. I really really really hope it works this time. This week was the last week for Paula Deen’s [...]