Kincaid Stampede Rollerski Race
FasterSkierSeptember 29, 2009
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Olympian Lars Flora set a new course record in the 2009 Pilot Butte Challenge in Bend, Oregon. The race is a 1.2 mile event with 500 feet of vertical gain. Flora unseated Brett Holtz, a Pac-10 Steeplechase and All-America runner in college from the all-time top spot, posting a time of 7:10, 10 seconds faster than Holtz’s mark. Cross-country skiers dominated the top of the field, with the US Ski Team’s Torin Koos finishing second in...
Putting it Together
FasterSkierSeptember 28, 2009
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MOD Masters Camp
FasterSkierSeptember 28, 2009
We just finished our inaugural MOD "Functional Training For Masters Skiers" clinic this past weekend. The goal was to present masters-level skiers with a comprehensive approach to effective ski training, whether they are hoping to be age-group winners ...
img src="http://4.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kqp1k0Xwza1qzvvqho1_500.jpg"/br/br/pBack in beautiful Ramsau, Austria for another fall training camp…unfortunately this photo is from last year!/p
This is Alex and I skiing today. The conditions are not a great…
FasterSkierSeptember 28, 2009
img src="http://11.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kqp1gvlq4U1qzvvqho1_500.jpg"/br/br/pThis is Alex and I skiing today. The conditions are not a great as last year- but the skiing is still pretty good despite the lack of snow./p
Thoughts on 2009 North American Birkebeiner
FasterSkierSeptember 28, 2009
First of all an awesome event. At the Birke one can catch up with many old ski friends. It is an amazing atmosphere with all types and kinds of skiers well represented. The most rewarding parts last year were of course catching up with old friends e...
Roller Ski Drillz Last Week
FasterSkierSeptember 28, 2009
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Knee / Training Update
FasterSkierSeptember 27, 2009
It’s been a while since I have taken the helm and posted an update. Truth is, between work and the fact that I can train again, I’m whooped at the end of the day and hold the couch to the floor for an hour or so before heading off to bed. The middle of August I [...]
Kincaid Stampede Rollerski Race
FasterSkierSeptember 27, 2009
The crisp fall days bring more rollerskiing time trials to the table as we transition from dryland training into the ski racing season. We capped off a 7-week training block by r-ski racing out at Kincaid park. I always think its more exciting and enjoyable to do a hard effort with a bib on my back and family and friends out there cheering! Here's the lead pack of guys circling through a
Healing up AND getting lost
FasterSkierSeptember 27, 2009
After a couple workouts on the double pole machine, my leg has been feeling much better. It just needed a few days to heal up, and now its doing great! It has been absolutely beautiful here the last several days… warm, sunny, the trees are starting to change colors… so on Friday morning when I [...]
Quick Update
FasterSkierSeptember 27, 2009
Hello All!br /br /I am currently in Lake Placid, New York for a 12-day training camp at the Olympic Training Center. Coming east for this camp every fall is a yearly tradition. The Sun Valley Team is currently here but will soon be joined by the CXC ...
Tired
FasterSkierSeptember 26, 2009
Despite getting almost 10 hours of sleep last night, I woke up this morning feeling tired. My plan was to do a trail running race but decided to skip it and went for an easy skate rollerski instead… This past week has been Homecoming at NMU so there were parties all around town. A few nights [...]
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One Way Launches New Website
FasterSkierSeptember 26, 2009
One Way Sport has launched a www.onewaysport.com
Cologna Injures Leg, Will Miss 6 Weeks
FasterSkierSeptember 26, 2009
2009 overall World Cup Champion and Tour de Ski winner Dario Cologna injured his leg while training last Tuesday. Cologna, the first Swiss skier to ever win the Cross-Country Overall World Cup, suffered the injury while sprint training. Langrenn.com reports that the injury is to the groin, while TheSKiChannel.com states it is a hamstring issue. Either way, Cologna will supposedly miss 6 weeks of full training. The 23-year-old is also considered a medal favorite for...
And so it begins…
FasterSkierSeptember 26, 2009
Today I embark on the first journey of the season. Once this trip begins I may not stop rolling until March. And maybe not even then. The nominal reason for this trip is a training camp over in Lake Placid, NY, but I am going to take advantage of a res...
And so it begins…
FasterSkierSeptember 26, 2009
Today I embark on the first journey of the season. Once this trip begins I may not stop rolling until March. And maybe not even then. The nominal reason for this trip is a training camp over in Lake Placid, NY, but I am going to take advantage of a res...
And so it begins…
FasterSkierSeptember 26, 2009
Today I embark on the first journey of the season. Once this trip begins I may not stop rolling until March. And maybe not even then. The nominal reason for this trip is a training camp over in Lake Placid, NY, but I am going to take advantage of a res...