Kikkan Randall (USA) continued a strong start to the 2011 Tour de Ski, striding to 22nd in the women’s 10km classic handicap start. Randall, skiing in her first Tour, started in 16th based on her result in Friday’s prologue, and posted the 27th fastest time of the day. The field was extremely tight at the start, and Randall was one of four skiers to start 28 seconds back. Waxing was difficult, and Randall opted to...
Happy New Year!MWSC Juniors get off to a great start for the new year. Four Qualify for the 2011 USA Junior World Championship Team that will be competing in Nove Mesto CZ! Corrine Malcolm, Grace Boutot, Ben Greenwald and Raleigh Goessling all had stro...
Happy New Year!MWSC Juniors get off to a great start for the new year. Four Qualify for the 2011 USA Junior World Championship Team that will be competing in Nove Mesto CZ! Corrine Malcolm, Grace Boutot, Ben Greenwald and Raleigh Goessling all had stro...
Happy New Year!MWSC Juniors get off to a great start for the new year. Four Qualify for the 2011 USA Junior World Championship Team that will be competing in Nove Mesto CZ! Corrine Malcolm, Grace Boutot, Ben Greenwald and Raleigh Goessling all had stro...
Happy New Year!MWSC Juniors get off to a great start for the new year. Four Qualify for the 2011 USA Junior World Championship Team that will be competing in Nove Mesto CZ! Corrine Malcolm, Grace Boutot, Ben Greenwald and Raleigh Goessling all had stro...
Happy New Year!MWSC Juniors get off to a great start for the new year. Four Qualify for the 2011 USA Junior World Championship Team that will be competing in Nove Mesto CZ! Corrine Malcolm, Grace Boutot, Ben Greenwald and Raleigh Goessling all had stro...
Happy New Year!MWSC Juniors get off to a great start for the new year. Four Qualify for the 2011 USA Junior World Championship Team that will be competing in Nove Mesto CZ! Corrine Malcolm, Grace Boutot, Ben Greenwald and Raleigh Goessling all had stro...
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What might a cross-country ski racer learn from a 1,400 pound chunk of high-tech composite, space-age metals? As it turns out, there are more similarities than you might think, and the answer is: a lot. Formula One (F1) cars are some of the most advanced pieces of machinery man has ever created. Their engines are nothing short of engineering marvels, and define the limits of combustion-engine performance. Although the engine itself is relatively small, they...
Pretty bad.Through nine individual events in this World Championships season, the Italian and German distance-racing men are really stinking it up. I dunno what the nordic-skiing communities in either country are saying about this, but I'd wager it isn...
With Christmas morning and joyful unwrapping less than 24 hours away, Brian Gregg and I spent last Friday morning pounding out a set of hard power endurance intervals on the Rendezvous ski trail under Scott's supervision. It's great to have an opportun...
a href=http://www.beccarorabaugh.com/Becca_Rorabaugh/Blog/Entries/2010/12/29_Christmas-Virus_files/Photo%20on%202011-12-29%20at%2014.19.jpgimg src=http://www.beccarorabaugh.com/Becca_Rorabaugh/Blog/Media/object001_4.jpg style=float:left; padding-right:10px; padding-bottom:10px; width:216px; height:123px;//aI have the christmas virus. Not like the consumerism madness that admittedly afflicted me before the 25th, but really, a virus. I call it the christmas virus because I got it on christmas day, something that seems to happen way too often.br/br/To begin with, I was surrounded by recovering or regressing illnesses in my family. As soon as I got to Anchorage, Eliza started to catch a cold. This was a problem because I promptly spent 7 hours in a car with her, breathing, while she was alternately chilled and hot with a sore throat. So four days later I ended up with exactly the same thing. However, I felt amazing right up until then, and probably got a little carried away on my christmas ski. Classic skiing in Fairbanks is by far the best, and because I love it so much (and was skiing with the Hanneman boys who were skating) there is a good chance that I went too hard, which could have facilitated my immediate plunge into the world of illness.br/br/The photo above is what my world of illness looks like. It’s the view of the TV from the couch that I am sitting on and have been sitting on for four days. The first day I watched around 5 hours of Pride and Prejudice movies, and concluded that I like the older version slightly better. Since then I have watched Star Wars, Avatar, The Proposal, and Robin Hood. The Usual Suspects and Gone With the Wind are on the docket as upcoming attractions, although with my departure date being tomorrow and a lot of packing to do they might not happen. I have quite a bit more energy today, so it’s going to be difficult to make sure I rest properly and kick this virus’ skinny little bum. That energy might become useful when all of the packing and planning comes into full swing though: if Nationals go well I could be heading directly from the east coast to Estonia and I need to plan for that as well!br/br/Happy Holidays, Merry Christmas, Happy New Year etc... and if you’re already in Maine, see you soon!
NCCSEF Podium Challenge In its ongoing effort to help Team Tomorrow become Team Today, the National Cross Country Ski Education Foundation challenges every U.S. athlete competing at the 2011 U23/Jr. World Nordic Championship to achieve an individual top three “Podium” race result. Each athlete that achieves this fantastic performance will see NCCSEF reimburse their entire unfunded trip expenses. Three U.S. athletes; Kris Freeman 2003 1st, Laura Valaas 2007 2nd, and Liz Stephens 2008 3rd, have...
It seems that conditions in Rumford will be old transformed snow with old powder mixed in. The snow will be heavily machined and old. Overnight temps will be around 10F and highs around freezing and warmer at the end of the week. Be sure to have plenty of HF Moly, HF Red, HF Yellow, JetStream Red, and JetStream Yellow on hand for the week! The Classic Sprint on Sunday looks to be an interesting day...
I am occasionally asked why ski bases don't have random or non-directional structures. Typically the question is posed with the addition of "...like a golf ball!"The idea of random isotropic surface structures seems attractive at first. &n...
I am occasionally asked why ski bases don't have random or non-directional structures. Typically the question is posed with the addition of "...like a golf ball!"The idea of random isotropic surface structures seems attractive at first. &n...
I am occasionally asked why ski bases don't have random or non-directional structures. Typically the question is posed with the addition of "...like a golf ball!"The idea of random isotropic surface structures seems attractive at first. &n...
A newly implemented program will enable the New England Nordic Ski Association (NENSA) to provide up to $7,000 for use in helping New England athletes offset expenses for the J1 Scando trip, U23 / Junior World Championships and the USST OPA cup trip in February. New England athletes making these teams will earn a stipend of $500 for the World Junior and World U23 Championships, and $250 for the J1 Scandinavian Cup Trip run by...
I've got lots to say about the last races and the upcoming ones, but no time to say it. Until I do, here's a cheap post - a bad screen-cap of the terrible bibs worn at the La Clusaz race, here mercifully covering some of the hideous suits worn this yea...
For most NY skiers the Osceola Christmas race is the unofficial kickoff to the ski season. It's not called the "World Famous Osceola Christmas Race" for nothing ! With over 240 races it is one of the largest races in NY. Not only are early season bragg...