The Anchorage Daily News ran an article about a group of adventurers making a crossing over "dangerous" mud flats to Fire Island. I had to check it out.
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One Last Ski In Prince William Sound
FasterSkierAugust 24, 2009
Getting in what could be my last summer ski in Prince William Sound on June 25, 2009.
Alaska-Yukon Road Tripping
FasterSkierAugust 24, 2009
When weather turns crummy in your home town, it's time to - Road Trip!
End of a 25 Year “Lynx-Jinx”
FasterSkierAugust 24, 2009
Some mountains take a long time to climb ... like 25 years!
The Return of Cory … and Bard Peak
FasterSkierAugust 24, 2009
Finally back from Achilles tendon surgery and recovery, Cory Smith joins up with me for a trip up Bard Peak.
Brand new this year, the Alyeska Ski Resort North Face Tram Trail makes for some good training.
An Addictive Trail
FasterSkierAugust 24, 2009
The new Singletrack Advocates mountain biking trails in Anchorage.
Dusk at the Snow Farm
FasterSkierAugust 23, 2009
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CXC is Trendy
FasterSkierAugust 23, 2009
Yes, you heard it here first, CXC is Trendy. According to Fasterskier.com, Green and Vintage are the two biggest trends of the 2009 dryland season. They have yet to pick up on the growing Nordic Walking trend, but as they say about all things Nordic, “It’s big in Europe.” Bill & I spent the afternoon cutting [...]
IAAF World Champs
FasterSkierAugust 23, 2009
Two of my In The Arena teammates competed at the Track & Field World Championships in Berlin this week. I am so proud of both of them!Mike Hazle threw the javelin 78.17m.Zoila Gomez ran the marathon in 2:42:49.Click on either of their names to read abo...
IAAF World Champs
FasterSkierAugust 23, 2009
Two of my In The Arena teammates competed at the Track & Field World Championships in Berlin this week. I am so proud of both of them!Mike Hazle threw the javelin 78.17m.Zoila Gomez ran the marathon in 2:42:49.Click on either of their names to read abo...
IAAF World Champs
FasterSkierAugust 23, 2009
Two of my In The Arena teammates competed at the Track & Field World Championships in Berlin this week. I am so proud of both of them!Mike Hazle threw the javelin 78.17m.Zoila Gomez ran the marathon in 2:42:49.Click on either of their names to read abo...
IAAF World Champs
FasterSkierAugust 23, 2009
Two of my In The Arena teammates competed at the Track & Field World Championships in Berlin this week. I am so proud of both of them!Mike Hazle threw the javelin 78.17m.Zoila Gomez ran the marathon in 2:42:49.Click on either of their names to read abo...
Adaptive XC Names 2010 Team
FasterSkierAugust 23, 2009
PARK CITY, UT (Aug. 21) – The 2010 U.S. Adaptive Cross Country Team is rich with talent with three of its five members Paralympians, including World Cup winner Chris Klebl (Heber City, UT), as it heads into the 2010 season according to Program Director Sandy Metzger who released the team’s roster Friday. “We have a veteran team with experienced athletes,” Metzger said. “We have the ability to have an amazing season and we are hoping...
Ironwood, MI Camp
FasterSkierAugust 23, 2009
The CXC Team Vertical Limit just finished its fourth camp of the year in Ironwood, MI. I have spent a lot of time in Ironwood, but never in the Summer time. I was pleasantly surprised by how good the training was there. There are lots of giant hills with very little traffic. We stayed at [...]
Kershaw’s Korner: New Zealand Week One
FasterSkierAugust 23, 2009
As per the norm at most training camps I attend throughout a season, my life has begun to morph into it's simplified one-dimensional world (which I adore, haha). As I cruise into the second week of this on-snow training camp up high on a barren high plateau 30 of my closest Canadian ski racing buddies and I are enjoying another stellar summer of skiing up here at the Snow Farm.
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Devo Disc Drills
FasterSkierAugust 22, 2009
This week the Devo group did a round of speed disc golf around the course at Birch Hill. The general idea is to throw your frisbee, chase after it when it flies off course into the woods then repeat as fast as you can until you get it in the basket and continue on to [...]
August camp is over
FasterSkierAugust 22, 2009
Well, the CXC Team Vertical Limit has just wrapped up an awesome camp in Ironwood, Michigan. In order to convince the reader of the awesome-ness of this camp, I am going to recount, in my opinion, ”The Top-10 Reasons Why August Camp Was Awesome.” 10. Homemade pasta dinner. Nothing like combining carbo-loading with a cultural experience. 9. OD [...]