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Headed to World Mtn. Running Champs, Caitlin Patterson Committed to Skiing
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Headed to World Mtn. Running Champs, Caitlin Patterson Committed to Skiing

Gabby NaranjaJune 15, 2017

Just over 24 hours before race day, Caitlin Patterson’s mind was made. The pre-registration deadline for the 2017 USA Track & Field (USATF) Mountain Running Championships in North Conway, N.H., was up and she was going to spontaneously do it. Written down in her summer plan was to enter few footraces, and this one promised both a challenging field and relatively short, two-hour drive from her training base in Craftsbury, Vt. The competition also offered an opportunity to...

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Another Sport for Geraghty-Moats: Women’s NoCo Hits Continental Cup
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Another Sport for Geraghty-Moats: Women’s NoCo Hits Continental Cup

Gabby NaranjaJune 12, 2017

For Tara Geraghty-Moats, nothing compares to the sense of weightlessness she feels and the way spectators appear to sink into the ground when she soars off a ski jump — except maybe the feeling of pushing her physical limits during a cross-country ski race. The two sports have been a part of the 24-year-old New England native’s life since her grammar-school days — she picked up both at the age of 9 and in both, she excelled. By the time she...

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The Incrementalist: Scott Patterson Gets USST Nod

Jason AlbertJune 8, 2017

Alaska Pacific University’s (APU) 25-year-old Scott Patterson isn’t easily distracted. His is a busy schedule with a repetitive cycle like something out of the movie “Groundhog Day”. In Patterson’s case, the routine goes something like this: wake, eat, train, eat, work, train, sleep … repeat. “My general plan is I try to put in about 25 hours a week,” Patterson said over the phone from his home base in Anchorage. Just so we’re clear, that’s...

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Wednesday Workout: ‘Old Lady’ Interval Ladder with ’94 Olympians Hall and McCabe
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Wednesday Workout: ‘Old Lady’ Interval Ladder with ’94 Olympians Hall and McCabe

Gabby NaranjaJune 7, 2017

*Note: This article has been updated to include email comments from Laura McCabe as of Wednesday.  Don’t let the name “Old Lady Intervals” (designated by Leslie Hall) fool you. The interval ladder she and Laura McCabe complete every Wednesday and submitted to FasterSkier is one that takes experience and willpower. Hall doesn’t recommend the workout for juniors, but more for masters and those with limited time for harder training efforts. *** If their houses were any...

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From D to B: Paddy Caldwell’s Natural Progression
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From D to B: Paddy Caldwell’s Natural Progression

Jason AlbertJune 6, 2017

Back in December of 2010, 15-year-old Patrick “Paddy” Caldwell was racing amongst grown men. He finished 17th in an International Ski Federation (FIS) classic sprint held in Craftsbury, Vt. Today, at 23, Caldwell skis for the Stratton Mountain School (SMS) Elite Team and is a newly minted U.S. Ski Team (USST) B-team member. To put things in perspective, during that 2010 Craftsbury sprint, Patrick O’Brien, Caldwell’s current primary coach and head of the SMS Elite Team, was nearly 23...

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Where Are They Now: Audrey Vaillancourt
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Where Are They Now: Audrey Vaillancourt

François Léger DionneJune 5, 2017

Note: The following interview with retired biathlete Audrey Vaillancourt was conducted in French and translated to English. For French version, Unis pour le sport” (United for Sport). “This project is an effort to help athletes achieve specific goals regarding racing, training, technique in various sports, ranging from cross-country skiing and biathlon to obstacle-course racing and running,” she explained. “We already sense a strong demand for such services across the province.” Most recently, the website published an...

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Whiton Heads Back to Maine To Lead University of Maine Presque Isle Skiers
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Whiton Heads Back to Maine To Lead University of Maine Presque Isle Skiers

Chelsea LittleJune 1, 2017

A Mainer for most of his life, Tim Whiton jumped on the chance to take his first college head coaching job back in his home state. It wasn’t just the chance to move back to New England that snagged his attention. As Whiton heads to the University of Maine Presque Isle (UMPI), he is also excited about trying to build up a program that has seen four other head coaches come and go in the...

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Q&A: Burke New Head Coach Will Sweetser
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Q&A: Burke New Head Coach Will Sweetser

Ian TovellMay 26, 2017

If you are from New England, you’ve probably heard of Will Sweetser. Originally from Auburn, Maine, Sweetser, 47, has been coaching nordic for the last 25 years. He skied for Dartmouth and coached at Bates College, the Jackson Hole Ski Club, Carrabassett Valley Academy, and Rangeley Lakes Ski Club before spendingOutdoor Sports Institute and expanded its mission to four seasons of outdoor sports in Maine. With a baby on the way, Sweetser and his wife, Sarah Dominick,...

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South Korea’s Medal Hope, Eui Hyun Sin Preps for Home Paralympics
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South Korea’s Medal Hope, Eui Hyun Sin Preps for Home Paralympics

Gabby NaranjaMay 25, 2017

For a few days at the end of January, a sea of stringed kites fills the skies of many cities in South Korea. The normally crowded streets of downtown Seoul — the country’s capital — empty and become almost devoid of people. Many of the residents are indoors with their families, or en route to the hometowns of relatives, all in order to celebrate Seollal, one of the nation’s greatest Korean holidays. Generally spanning a...

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Kristen Bourne on Recovering from Mono and Making NCAAs
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Kristen Bourne on Recovering from Mono and Making NCAAs

Gabby NaranjaMay 18, 2017

Two-and-half months into her summer training last year, Kristen Bourne woke up in a cold sweat. Her temperature read higher than normal and no amount of lozenges could soothe her sore throat. The Central Collegiate Ski Association (CSSA) Distance Championships and also qualified for NCAA Skiing Championships. There in Jackson, N.H., she finished 17th in the 5 k classic and was the top NMU woman in the 15 k freestyle mass start two days later, placing 13th and 

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Nordic Nation: Training and Intensity with Dr. Stephen Seiler
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Nordic Nation: Training and Intensity with Dr. Stephen Seiler

Jason AlbertMay 15, 2017

80/20 Rule — the easy to hard intensity ratio when it comes to training sessions, has been well publicized. Seiler believes easy days should be truly easy, meaning walking the hills may be mandatory. If the easy days are easy, then the hard days are hard. He espouses a fidelity to training models with little, if any, in-between efforts; that means no middle-of-the-road intensity. And his observations come straight from Norway. “… They know what gets you...

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Hoffman Heads East to Reboot: ‘I Never Felt Totally Done’
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Hoffman Heads East to Reboot: ‘I Never Felt Totally Done’

Jason AlbertMay 12, 2017

At 27, Noah Hoffman has had a singular goal — to be one of the best cross-country skiers in the world. From his hometown of Aspen, Colo., to the Sun Valley Ski Education Foundation in 2007, to the U.S. Ski Team (USST) in 2008, Hoffman evolved into the country’s top distance skier. Internationally, Hoffman (who switched clubs in 2009 to join Ski & Snowboard Club Vail) raised expectations after placing second in the 15-kilometer classic at the 2012 U23 World...

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Haggenmiller Departs Michigan Tech, Joins CXC
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Haggenmiller Departs Michigan Tech, Joins CXC

Gabby NaranjaMay 5, 2017

Organizers in Ishpeming, Mich., had everything in place to host the 2003 U.S. SuperTour Finals and Distance Nationals. Everything but snow. The area had encountered a heat wave and with barely any coverage, the competitions needed to be moved. The chief of competition and the organizing committee for the weeklong event, Joe Haggenmiller had his hands full in finding a new venue. A little more than an hour northwest was his answer. Houghton, located in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, had plenty of...

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USA Nordic Transitions as Jarrett and Schafer Step Down
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USA Nordic Transitions as Jarrett and Schafer Step Down

Jason AlbertMay 4, 2017

Listed at the bottom of a U.S. Ski & Snowboard Association (USSA) press release Until 2014, USSA managed the U.S. Nordic Combined Team. The team is now run by USA Nordic, yet Jarrett’s position has remained under USSA’s umbrella — they continued to pay his salary. With the 2014 split, Jarrett’s responsibilities grew as he took on both coaching duties as well as some of the logistics of running a team. “Honestly, it’s amazing he lasted as long...

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Nordic Nation: Tom Hall’s Take on Own The Podium
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Nordic Nation: Tom Hall’s Take on Own The Podium

Jason AlbertMay 1, 2017

Tom Hall as a guest. If you’re into elite canoe and kayak, Hall may be a familiar name: he’s a 2008 bronze medalist from the Beijing Olympics in sprint canoeing and represented Canada internationally for twenty years — he retired from competitive sports in 2012. Today, Hall is a journalist and editor as well as the interim executive director for for a Canadian athlete advocacy organization called Own The Podium (OTP), (nordicnation@fasterskier.com. Podcast: Play in new window |...

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Wednesday Workout: Spring ‘Break’ from Skiing with Utah’s Kevin Bolger
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Wednesday Workout: Spring ‘Break’ from Skiing with Utah’s Kevin Bolger

Gabby NaranjaApril 26, 2017

With spring in full swing and many skiers returning to training, this week’s Wednesday Workout is presented by University of Utah Ski Team member, Kevin Bolger. While most of his athletic accomplishments from this past season are nordic-based — he’s a NCAA All-American, the 2017 Rocky Mountain Intercollegiate Ski Association (RMISA) U.S. nationals classic sprint champion — most of Bolger’s spring workouts mean giving skiing a spring ‘break.’ *** It’s no secret that natives of Sweden, Norway and other overseas nations often...

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Next World Championships Stop: Seefeld
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Next World Championships Stop: Seefeld

FasterSkierMarch 16, 2017

Seefeld in Tirol, Austria will host the 2019 Nordic World Championships. The small town in northern Tyrol sits on a plateau nestled in the alps, about two hours by train south of Munich and about 30 minutes north of Innsbruck. Seefeld has a long history of hosting international nordic competitions, including the 1964 and 1976 Innsbruck Olympic Games, as well as the 1985 World Championships and 2012 Youth Olympic Games. Seefeld holds the historic distinction...

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