FasterSkier

pIn the early morning hours at a bar, in West Yellowstone, in November, laying out your training plan / goals for the following season bon a napkin /bis the surest path to success in cross country skiing.  (Name withheld.)/p

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Hello! The races in West Yellowstone have concluded! To me, this is a sigh of relief...the first races are always nerve racking and it is nice to have them DONE!!!br /br /Since the qualifier on Wednesday, I competed in the 10k skate race on Friday an...

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“I love how you only have to warm up once.”br/br/ - emAndy Newell on his transitioning to distance racing. (via Fasterskier)/em

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A very good result.And Kikkan Randall was featured on National Public Radio this morning...

Results can be found HERE. I did not race today.  Thank you to Kuzzy (1st) and Chris Cook (2nd) for making the race very exciting!

Here is a video of the Women’s 10K skate race on Friday.  If you don’t want to watch the whole thing, I am bib #160 and I come through at 2:23. Here is the 15K Men’s race.  Bryan is bib #25 and comes through at 3:02 and 4:21 in the back of a small pack.