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Ski Specific Strength Training

FasterSkierOctober 19, 20092

Garrott Kuzzy is a member of the CXC Team Vertical Limit. Equipment Sponsors: Salomon skis/boots/bindings, Toko Wax, Polar Heart Rate Monitor, Swix Poles, Rudy Project Eyewear/Helmet, Marwe Rollerskis, Finn Sisu Stonegrinding. Are you interested in getting the greatest benefit out of your limited workout time? Ski specific strength is arguably the most efficient workout of the CXC Vertical Limit Team. Specific strength takes relatively little time to complete, which is especially important as the fall days...

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Bergkönig Trail Run a Success

FasterSkierOctober 18, 2009

The 2009 Bergkönig Trail Run went off without a hitch. The weather was marvelous and the participants were too. Thank you to everyone who came out to run, walk, ski or spectate. View the results HERE. This race was unique because of the extreme difficulty of the course. We spent a lot of [...]

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APU Adventure Workout

FasterSkierOctober 17, 2009

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APU Adventure Workout

FasterSkierOctober 17, 2009

General Lifestyle News

Renner and Grandi Lead 350 People on One-Day Journey

FasterSkierOctober 17, 2009

CANMORE, Alta.—Olympic and World Cup medallists, Sara Renner and Thomas Grandi, are encouraging Canadians young and old to join them in a one-day journey to stem the climate crisis, October 24, 2009 in Canmore, Alta., as part of International Day of Climate Action. With people around the world taking action in their respective communities, the Olympic couple are hoping to rally a group of 350 people concerned about the climate to participate in a symbolic...

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Intervention Foiled

FasterSkierOctober 16, 2009

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General News Racing Regional / Local

2010 AK Jr Champs Weekend to Feature Events for the Entire Family

FasterSkierOctober 16, 2009

After a two-year hiatus, the Cross-Country Alaska Junior Championships will be returning to the state-wide racing calendar March 26 and 27 and will be the first part of a weekend with family-wide ski racing appeal. The Nordic Ski Club of Fairbanks’ season-culminating marathon, the Sonot Kkaazoot, is scheduled to start in downtown Fairbanks on the Chena River the morning of March 28. The CCAK Junior Championships is an event focused on J2 and younger skiers....

General News US Nationals

XC Champs Long Distance Race Set For Maine

FasterSkierOctober 16, 2009

PARK CITY, UT (Oct. 15) – Cross country athletes from across the map will descend on northern Maine following what promises to be an exciting Olympic season to hunt for one more season title at the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association’s (USSA) U.S. Cross Country Championships long distance event. The event will take place in Fort Kent, ME, to wrap up 2010 with a U.S. Championship long distance race and the USSA SuperTour finals. Fort...

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Video: GMVS training at Sugarbush Resort

FasterSkierOctober 16, 2009

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General News Training

USACoaching.org Launches as Hub for Coaching Education

FasterSkierOctober 16, 2009

Editor’s Note: The new website discussed below appears to serve mainly as a directory, listing organizations that offer training courses, and a list of coaching education products for sale, organized by type. Cross-country skiing is not one of the sports on the site, though Alpine skiing is. The USSA Alpine education programs are listed. There is no information that would help a coach evaluate specific materials or courses for sale. COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO. – The U.S....

General News

Snow in Lander, WY!

FasterSkierOctober 16, 20094

The Lander Nordic Ski Association reports extra blue skiing in Wyoming. As we pass the mid-point mark of October, snow reports continue to come in – hopefully an indication of good things to come!

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Video Updates from MWSC

FasterSkierOctober 16, 2009

Maine Winter Sports Center athletes recently returned from the Sunlight Basin in Wyoming. PG athlete Welly Ramsey documented one of their mountain runs for posterity.

Camps General News Regional / Local Training

Bend Nordic Team Coast Trip

FasterSkierOctober 15, 20091

Each year, Bend Nordic Team skiers travel to Newport, OR for a fall training camp coached by Ben Husaby and Brenna Knowles. The trip itinerary is simple. Surf, eat, intervals, eat, surf, rest, repeat! This year the ocean waves were kind to new surfers and fresh, raw oysters were a perfect post workout treat. The athletes enjoyed testing themselves at sea level. According to Dakota Blackhorse von Jess, “The roller-skiing at sea level was awesome...

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First heavy snow of 09-10 season in Europe

FasterSkierOctober 15, 2009

Early this week, more than a meter of fresh snow has fallen around the Alps, especially Austria. Temperatures have dropped below zero in many places around Europe and while the snow has stopped for now, more snow is expected at the weekend. The big falls come in the same week of the year as those in 2008 when the huge dumps that set up winter 08-09 as one of the best in recent years began...

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Rogge re-elected – Application deadline for 2018 Winter Olympics

FasterSkierOctober 15, 2009

Last Friday, the International Olympic Committee re-elected IOC President Jacques Rogge for a second term of four years until 2013, by an 88-1 vote, at the close of the 121st IOC Session. “We have much more to do,” commented Rogge and indicated one of his top priorities to be to implement the recommendations of the recently completed XIII Olympic Congress (for complete text of Congress recommendations click

General News Olympics

IOC issues anti-doping rules for Vancouver 2010

FasterSkierOctober 15, 2009

The Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver will be the highlight of the 2009/10 season. One of the most important goals for the IOC and the International Winter Sports Federations are fair Games. In order to achieve this, the IOC has issued the IOC Anti-Doping Rules applicable for the XXI Olympic Winter Games held in Vancouver 2010. These rules are in accordance with the WADA Code 2009 and consist of the regular IOC anti-doping rules, supplemented...

General News US Nationals

XC Championships Return To Anchorage

FasterSkierOctober 15, 2009

PARK CITY, UT (Oct. 15) – For the second season in a row the ConocoPhillips U.S. Cross Country Championships will call Kincaid Park its home as the event makes its way to Anchorage, a hotbed of cross country action, during the first week of January, just over a month from the time that top athletes competing will be Vancouver Bound. The Championships will also play a pivotal role in the naming of the Olympic team...

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Snow Storm Power Out

FasterSkierOctober 14, 2009

Last night we had our first snowstorm of the season, and it left the entire Methow Valley covered with snow by morning.nbsp;nbsp;nbsp; At the same time, there was a power outage in the upper valley (Winthrop to Mazama, WA) that provided an opportunity ...

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MVNT Fall Training

FasterSkierOctober 14, 2009

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Keep Pace with the Team 350 Challenge!

FasterSkierOctober 14, 2009

We’re already 24 days into the Team 350 Challenge! So far 1314 participants have logged well over 136 million meters towards our goal. It’s a great start but we still have a long way to go to reach our goal of 350 million meters by October 24th, the International Day of Climate Action. In December world leaders will meet in Copenhagen, Denmark to create a treaty to cut carbon emissions but we can make a...

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