Developing a Successful Training Plan
FasterSkierAugust 22, 2009
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Name Change: CXC TEAM VERTICAL LIMIT
FasterSkierAugust 22, 2009
The CXC Elite Team has a new Title Sponsor for the 2009/2010 ski season and hopefully many more. The name of the company is Vertical Limit and our new team name is CXC TEAM VERTICAL LIMIT. You can view the official press release HERE. We are very excited about this partnership and look forward to an [...]
SMS Summer Camp Speed and Sprint Video
FasterSkierAugust 21, 2009
Check it out. Some speed pick-ups with one of the world's fastest, followed by some seeded sprint heats.object width="320" height="266" class="BLOG_video_class" id="BLOG_video-b41291ac5bebde6b" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codeb...
Women’s Team in Bethel
FasterSkierAugust 21, 2009
Rain...finally! Like the rest of New England the weather here has been HOT. Training this week in Bethel, ME with the U.S. and MWSC Women's Team has been really good. We've been logging a lot of volume hours, lots of long easy distance sessions. Th...
Women’s Team in Bethel
FasterSkierAugust 21, 2009
Rain...finally! Like the rest of New England the weather here has been HOT. Training this week in Bethel, ME with the U.S. and MWSC Women's Team has been really good. We've been logging a lot of volume hours, lots of long easy distance sessions. Th...
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Maria Stuber is a member of the CXC Elite Team. She is a 2009 U.S. National Championship Silver Medalist and a graduate of Northern Michigan University, where she was captain of the women’s cross country ski team. Maria received a bachelor’s degree in Physiology from NMU in 2007 and will complete her master’s degree in Exercise science in December, 2009. She is currently running an Endurance-Based Personal Training program called Alliance Training (info@xcskialliance.com or call...
You’re invited you to start your cross country ski season at Silver Star Mountain Resort and join the 2009 Cross Country Ski Camps, November 28 to December 6. We have incredible coaches that work with skiers of all levels, making the sport you love even more enjoyable. Register before November 1 at
Skatemill Workouts in the “Torture Chamber”
FasterSkierAugust 21, 2009
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Unleashing the Fury
FasterSkierAugust 20, 2009
It'll be a furious pace, but I'm ready for it. September is set to be busier than ever at a href="http://www.ultratune.net/" target="_blank"Nordic Ultratune/a.br /br /a href="http://www.ultratune.net/handpicked.html" target="_blank"New skis will be ...
On the Seventh Day They Rested
FasterSkierAugust 20, 2009
Pictures from a perfect off day, spend in the waters of the Presque Isle River in the Porcupine Mountains. Sometimes, you just need to take a little break from skiing, and focus on having fun. So on Monday, with no workout scheduled, Kuz, Karl, J. Diggs, Kelly, Audrey and I went in search of adventure. [...]
Knee Update 8/20
FasterSkierAugust 20, 2009
Well, running this spring couldn’t have been much better. I trained smart, I was feeling fast and had a handful of satisfying results. Then, as most of you already know, I tore up my knee, with the help of my loving mutt, Montana. It has been a really long road back, mentally and physically, even [...]
this form. If you just want to enter the drawing for the skis, please use the same form. The deadline for the contest is: 12:00 Midnight, EST Tuesday, September 15, 2009 Photo contest winners will be posted in a gallery as soon as possible following the conclusion of the contest. Anyone can participate regardless of whether you are a professional or an amateur. You can submit up to THREE photos per person, maximum! Images will...
Massage Is Good For You And Me
FasterSkierAugust 19, 2009
What with all the training that we as skiers do, recovery is key. In fact, it's recovery which actually benefits us; the training only serves to break our body down while the *proper* recovery allows us to super-compensate for the training and thus com...
JackedUp Quote of the Week
FasterSkierAugust 19, 2009
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Toko Tech Team Introduces New Blog
FasterSkierAugust 19, 2009
The Toko Tech Team has launched a new blog in an effort to establish a resource for the general public to learn about waxing as well as to provide some interesting ski related reading. Toko Tech Team members will post entries when they have a waxing or ski related experience that they’d like to share. The entries will contain some valuable technical information and skiers will have the opportunity to post comments which will be answered...
Canadian Guido Visser won the 23rd edition of the men’s 21km Marchablanca on Sunday August 16th in the Valley of Tierra Mayor outside of Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina. Visser’s Brazilian wife, Jaqueline Mourao, dominated the women’s field in the annual race sponsored by the Banco de Tierra del Fuego and organized by the Club Andino Ushuaia. Visser skied the entire race mostly behind Federico Cichero of Ushuaia until a tricky downhill about 1km from...
Training in Minnesota
FasterSkierAugust 18, 2009
After level 4 ski walking intervals at Marquette Mountain this past Wednesday Dan and I drove to my parent’s house in Minnesota. I spent the next 4 days training twice a day in 90 degree heat but it was AWESOME. Summer in Marquette so far has been pretty cool so it was a nice change. [...]