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This past weekend I attended the Vakava Training Camp in Hayward, WI. This is the same camp that I went to last year and I have to say that this year the weather made it even better! Vakava is a racing team based primarily on the East side of the Cities. They are from all… Continue reading »

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I got back to Elinor’s a couple of days ago from a few week hiatus on the west coast.  Pepa and I had talked about getting a solid block of altitude training in during the fall, and with friends in high places I took advantage of my college teammate Simi Hamilton’s hospitality in Ketchum, Idaho [...]

Happy October everyone!  Can’t you just smell the ski season around the corner? Previously on Statistical Skier: We took a look at the quality of OPA Cup and Scandinavian Cup (sort of a minor league race series for the World Cup) races as measure by the FIS points awarded to the top skiers at those [...] Related posts:

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When most people say that World Cup skiers are animals, they probably mean they are fierce, strong competitors.  I got my PhD in statistics in a department that found itself working quite often with very strong wildlife biology and ecology departments, so for me that reference leads me to think, “Well, what if they really [...] Related posts:

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The following should help to explain the dearth of blog entries over the last few weeks.br /br /About a month ago I foolishly occupied myself on an off-day of training by felling trees and bucking up firewood for 8 hours. At the end of the day I was am...

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