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Thanks to Phyllis Jalbert and the Jalbert Residence Center, LLC, the MWSC Biathlon Team has a new place to call home. Tucked in on the hillside, overlooking the beautiful St. John River and into Canada, the house is within walking distance to the 10th...

Thanks to Phyllis Jalbert and the Jalbert Residence Center, LLC, the MWSC Biathlon Team has a new place to call home. Tucked in on the hillside, overlooking the beautiful St. John River and into Canada, the house is within walking distance to the 10th...

Thanks to Phyllis Jalbert and the Jalbert Residence Center, LLC, the MWSC Biathlon Team has a new place to call home. Tucked in on the hillside, overlooking the beautiful St. John River and into Canada, the house is within walking distance to the 10th...

This past weekend I decided to head to the Pyrenees to do a little hiking in the mountains.  So I took a train early Friday morning to the little ski town of Ax-les-Thermes, got a map of the hiking trails in the area, and headed off into the mountains.  ”Walking season” doesn’t start in the [...]

Last week was pretty crazy (as far as hospital visits go…). So here’s a quick recap. Tuesday: down to the Mayo Clinic for the super-special-MRI test. Wedesday: back down to the Mayo to hear the results and have a consult with the vascular surgeon. In a nutshell, the super-special MRI was very helpful. They could finally [...]

The Thomas Training Center On-Snow Summer Training Camp

The Thomas Training Center on Eagle Glacier is proud to offer additional glacier camps this summer on July 18-24 and August 8-18.   The camps will be open to individuals, as well as for club team use. The Thomas Training Center (TTC) is one of North America’s premier summer on-snow training facilities.   It is located 45 minutes south of Anchorage just outside of the small resort town of Girdwood, Alaska on Eagle Glacier. The TTC facility...

Completing the Troll Mountain Ski Marathon

Per Johnsen skis with the Kongsberger Ski Club in Seattle and is a member of the WebSkis Ski Team.  He is a multiple National Masters Champion and a veteran of 23 Birkies. Participating in the longest one-day ski race, the Troll Marathon in Norway, has intrigued me for many years.  This classic race has been around for fifteen years, and it uses the Troll Trail from the Rondane Mountains to Lillehammer for 95 kilometers, finishing...

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Master’s On-Snow Summer Training Camp

APU Nordic Ski Center will be hosting a Master’s Training Camp this summer from July 25-31.   The goal of the camp is to help master’s improve technique, endurance, and strength while maintaining contact with ski-specific muscles.  In addition, it helps support elite development as a fundraiser for the APU Elite Team.  The camp will include four days of training on snow on the Eagle Glacier at APU’s Thomas Training Center, as well as three days...

Steve and Alex jogging to victoryThese 2 are fast runners. Some of the fastest in New York High School System if not the Nation. Yesterday they both ran stride for stride basically jogging a 1600m in 4:43. Unfortunately neither one of them felt like th...

Steve and Alex jogging to victoryThese 2 are fast runners. Some of the fastest in New York High School System if not the Nation. Yesterday they both ran stride for stride basically jogging a 1600m in 4:43. Unfortunately neither one of them felt like th...