The stadium today. A balmy +5, beautiful sunshine, amazing snow... Canmore sure is putting on one incredible show! Today's race hurt. It hurt real bad. 10km skate, three laps of a relentless 3.3km loop. Out the stadium, UP, little bit of do...
The stadium today. A balmy +5, beautiful sunshine, amazing snow... Canmore sure is putting on one incredible show! Today's race hurt. It hurt real bad. 10km skate, three laps of a relentless 3.3km loop. Out the stadium, UP, little bit of do...
The 2011 Engadin Ski Marathon is in the books. I’ll post a full race recap once I return home, detailing my breakaway with eventual race winner Remo Fischer, as well as some other stories. For now, I’ll share some photos and brief commentary of the race day festivities. Skis were prepped and powdered the morning before [...]
Last Saturday, I was amazed by Therese Johaug's breakaway in the 30km at Holmenkollen. I just could not believe that her audacious move would stick, but of course it did, and paid off in her first-ever elite win - a World Championships, to boot.Yesterd...
Last Saturday, I was amazed by Therese Johaug's breakaway in the 30km at Holmenkollen. I just could not believe that her audacious move would stick, but of course it did, and paid off in her first-ever elite win - a World Championships, to boot.Yesterd...
Last Saturday, I was amazed by Therese Johaug's breakaway in the 30km at Holmenkollen. I just could not believe that her audacious move would stick, but of course it did, and paid off in her first-ever elite win - a World Championships, to boot.Yesterd...
Last Saturday, I was amazed by Therese Johaug's breakaway in the 30km at Holmenkollen. I just could not believe that her audacious move would stick, but of course it did, and paid off in her first-ever elite win - a World Championships, to boot.Yesterd...
Sod roof, and of course, Norwegian Wood.Skiing here in Sjusjoen is everything you've heard about skiing in Norway. Deluxe. We skied almost 3 hours this morning on VR40, at -5C and lightly falling snow. There are trails ...
Sod roof, and of course, Norwegian Wood.Skiing here in Sjusjoen is everything you've heard about skiing in Norway. Deluxe. We skied almost 3 hours this morning on VR40, at -5C and lightly falling snow. There are trails ...
Sod roof, and of course, Norwegian Wood.Skiing here in Sjusjoen is everything you've heard about skiing in Norway. Deluxe. We skied almost 3 hours this morning on VR40, at -5C and lightly falling snow. There are trails ...
Sod roof, and of course, Norwegian Wood.Skiing here in Sjusjoen is everything you've heard about skiing in Norway. Deluxe. We skied almost 3 hours this morning on VR40, at -5C and lightly falling snow. There are trails ...
There was a great morning of relay racing for the nations top Jrs in Minneapolis today. Each relay was shortened to a 3X3.3 km distance so competition was especially tight and very exciting. At the end of the day, teams from 4 different divisions had w...
We spent our pre-race rest day expanding our recreational horizons, testing wax, and setting the World Land Speed record on the sledding hill in St Moritz. No time for words, so I leave you with a story in photos. . . My secret to a fast sled! Don’s four-wheel drift. Kuz, Jim, Aga, and Don. CXC Varsity Sled [...]
Looks like it was some tough shooting, particularly for the women’s race. The percent back values look a little odd, even for a mass start race. Related posts:Race Snapshot: TdS Classic Mass Start Race Snapshot: IBU WC 4 Mass Start Race Snapshot: IBU WC 6 Men’s Mass Start Related posts:
Every Worldloppet has some sort of sprint event with big crowds and big prize money. Last night, the village of Sils Maria hosted the Engadin Night Sprints: knock-out rounds of racers on an icy, fast sprint course under the lights. This year’s event featured the likes of Olympic Gold Medalists Bjorn Lind and Christian Zorzi, [...]
We flew from Seattle on Friday morning, and arrived in Sjusjoen on Saturday afternoon.It was over 24 hours of traveling and Margaret & I are both excited and tired.The bad news is that the skis and one clothing bag did not arrive with us. Ho...
We flew from Seattle on Friday morning, and arrived in Sjusjoen on Saturday afternoon.It was over 24 hours of traveling and Margaret & I are both excited and tired.The bad news is that the skis and one clothing bag did not arrive with us. Ho...
We flew from Seattle on Friday morning, and arrived in Sjusjoen on Saturday afternoon.It was over 24 hours of traveling and Margaret & I are both excited and tired.The bad news is that the skis and one clothing bag did not arrive with us. Ho...
We flew from Seattle on Friday morning, and arrived in Sjusjoen on Saturday afternoon.It was over 24 hours of traveling and Margaret & I are both excited and tired.The bad news is that the skis and one clothing bag did not arrive with us. Ho...
Marit Bjørgen is beaten again! And I’m going to have to go back and check on this, but I have this funny feeling that the French men tend to ski faster late in the season. Probably some misleading points for the women again. Related posts:Marit Bjoergen’s Best Freestyle Race Odds and Ends after Otepää Race [...] Related posts: