The City of Lakes Tri-Loppet is only two months away and there is a lot of training to get in before then. During the past two weeks the kids at Anderson and Anwatin Middle school have been working very hard.On Monday the Anderson group which is almost...
The City of Lakes Tri-Loppet is only two months away and there is a lot of training to get in before then. During the past two weeks the kids at Anderson and Anwatin Middle school have been working very hard.On Monday the Anderson group which is almost...
The City of Lakes Tri-Loppet is only two months away and there is a lot of training to get in before then. During the past two weeks the kids at Anderson and Anwatin Middle school have been working very hard.On Monday the Anderson group which is almost...
The City of Lakes Tri-Loppet is only two months away and there is a lot of training to get in before then. During the past two weeks the kids at Anderson and Anwatin Middle school have been working very hard.On Monday the Anderson group which is almost...
It is great to be back in Hayward, WI. I have spent the better parts of the last two months traveling, racing, training, and relaxing in Ontario, Alaska, and Hawaii. My first afternoon at the 'Club' we went on a hike. It felt really strange that the...
Tomorrow marks the first day of the new year--for xc ski racers. The coming week includes May 1st, which is traditionally the time when skiers start doing a little more intensity after having the opportunity to take a mental and physical break from training and racing. By this time of year, we've also had the chance to analyze the previous season, write down new goals, and map out what needs to
Today is the final day of the 08-09 season. Monday, April 27th we start training for the 2010 season!Number of races: 35Kilometers raced: 317Pairs of skis raced: 8Workouts Skate skiing: 89Workouts Classic skiing: 102Number of times I went for a run: 18...
Today is the final day of the 08-09 season. Monday, April 27th we start training for the 2010 season!Number of races: 35Kilometers raced: 317Pairs of skis raced: 8Workouts Skate skiing: 89Workouts Classic skiing: 102Number of times I went for a run: 18...
Today is the final day of the 08-09 season. Monday, April 27th we start training for the 2010 season!Number of races: 35Kilometers raced: 317Pairs of skis raced: 8Workouts Skate skiing: 89Workouts Classic skiing: 102Number of times I went for a run: 18...
Today is the final day of the 08-09 season. Monday, April 27th we start training for the 2010 season!Number of races: 35Kilometers raced: 317Pairs of skis raced: 8Workouts Skate skiing: 89Workouts Classic skiing: 102Number of times I went for a run: 18...
It's been a great month of April, with warm weather and plenty of opportunities to get out and enjoy some unstructured "training" before ramping back up into the 09 dryland season. Here in the Methow there's been lots of mountain biking, backcountry co...
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With nights below freezing and clear days the crust has been immaculate in the early mornings at Placer Valley. Crust skiing in the mountains is one of my favorite activities of all time. Just about every time I go, I am constantly reminded why I LOVE to ski. For those of you who have never been crust skiing and can't grasp my enthusiasm toward this blissful sport, imagine this: it's like
ESPN.com, that noted outlet for all news related to Nordic skiing, reports that Norwegian sprinter Tor Arne Hetland has retired from competitive skiing. Plagued last year by asthma and a nagging knee injury, Hetland still managed to finish third in the sprint World Cup standings. This finish caps a pretty damn good career: Hetland finished third in the sprint standings in 2001 and 2006, second in
I just watched X-country and was pretty impressed with it. Not your typical ski film, with only a little race footage. Instead lots of ‘behind the scenes’ footage of World class athletes living the training camp life: training, eating and relaxing. Probably the best thing is the interviews - some great candid insights from athletes, [...]
Boulder Nordic Sport (BNS) launches two new products for upper-body cross-country ski training today with the Ercolina Upper Body Power Poling Machine and the Vasa Trainer Ergometer. The Ercolina machine is a new design of Italian Mirco Collavina’s famous Ercolina using magnetic resistance to provide poling simulation in a relatively small, portable package. The Vasa Ergometer uses a contained wind turbine for resistance and can measure power output to provide repeatable tests for establishing poling...
The lawsuit brought by women ski jumpers in their attempt to gain inclusion on the 2010 Olympic Games began this week. Some updates follow. The Vancouver Sun report on the first day of the trial: Point out its flaws, but remember the IOC is tone deaf At this point the general consensus seems to be that the ruling will be in favor of the IOC and against the jumpers. The arguments boil down to whether...