Yesterday we had blue skies here in Muonio, Finland. The sun never hits our side of the mountain. (The mountain is not very big, but the sun doesn’t get high in the sky north of the arctic circle.) Some of … Continue reading →
I've done alot over time with playing around with competition formats and groupings during practices and club events. I've come to think that maybe there is another way to organize children's ski competitions that recognize growth and development...
Walter Rhein will be presenting on hiking the Inca Trail with Olympic cross-country skiers Leif Zimmermann, Martin Koukal, and Roberto Carcelen this Saturday, November 17th in Minneapolis. He will also be presenting on his well-received cross-cou...
Our Official New Website:We are transitioning to our new website in an effort to bring the entire club into one online presence. MansfieldNordic.orgJunior blog = http://www.MansfieldNordic.org/category/juniors/ [bookmark it!]Drive for 25:This is a fund...
There was some XC racing in Finland over the weekend I’d like to write about, but FIS hasn’t posted the results yet, so while we wait, some more race snapshot graphs from the alpine WC slalom’s over the weekend (also in Finland). Today the women: I follow alpine racing much less closely than XC (even [...] Related posts:
Kris Freeman and I had an easy travel day yesterday. All of our flights were on time, and we got all of our bags. We met some of our teammates in Frankfurt and the rest in Helsinki. I couldn’t stay … Continue reading →
A beautiful afternoon was enjoyed by volunteers working to do final prep on St. Croix Falls' new XC Ski Trails - to be groomed & maintained THIS WINTER.As announced last week on CyclovaXC.com, there will be a new professionally groomed XC ski trail...
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Today was Chris Osgood’s birthday. More than any other single person, Chris is responsible for my involvement in skiing. And now – over thirty years later, he’s still my favorite person to ski with. Happy birthday Oz! In the past 17 or so years working in the ski industry I’ve had plenty of opportunity to [...]
Got pretty nice today 60 plus degrees for a 25-35k classic ski in and around Manchester, VT. Check the flag the boys had stiff head wind for a good 15k. The rest of the team did a ski in Manchester too - a different loop. Good to sprea...
This past week I decided to take a day off from skiing and go for a run up to the Grassi Lakes just west of Canmore. The morning started off with an awesome sunrise so I couldn’t give up the opportunity to explore. Canmore is littered with amazing single track trails that wind their way [...]
This past week we had a focus on volume and continuous skiing at low- to moderate-intensity. In spite of the shortened days and the venue changes, we were able to get some quality workouts. Thanks to good attitudes from the athletes and help from sever...
I woke up in Putney, Vermont this morning hoping to pack and get one more technique ski in with Zach Caldwell. (It may be a stretch to call it “this morning”. It’s currently 6:55 a.m. on Monday here in Frankfurt, … Continue reading →
We wrapped up a busy week at Gould, as fall sport athletes joined the Competition Program crew in Nordic Training. So of course first thing, we threw everyone into competition! Things started off last Saturday with Maine Winter Sports Center’s Lobster Roll on...More »
Soon it begins. On Tuesday I will be traveling to Sweden to start another winter of World Cup biathlon racing. It means four months living out of a duffel bag and braving airports almost every week… The thrill of putting on a race bib and standing on a start line in front of TV cameras [...]
I'm about to board my second of four flights taking me from home in AK to Northern Finland, "Munio." It's hard to see on this map but it's to the left of "Lappi" .... you may notice this is WAY above the arctic circle. Don't worry, I packed some ...
This morning I spent a couple of hours cutting my poles down and getting everything set up exactly how I like it. I’m travelling to the World Cup tomorrow with six pairs of poles. Zach Caldwell and I did one … Continue reading →
You've been training this summer and fall to get the most from your skiing, so make sure your skis aren't a limiter.Prepare all of your skis to run their best with a fresh grind and hotbox service. At Nordic Ultratune, a grind batch starts every Thur...
I had a good skate technique session with my coach Zach Caldwell this morning. The new technique cues that I developed yesterday were easy to incorporate today. I was nervous and not very confident about my skate skiing coming into … Continue reading →
We finished up our nationals week today with a running time trial. The J2 boys and all of the girls ran 13 km, while the older boys ran 18 km. Mollie, Alex, Calvin and Jack are fighting colds and so they worked on classic technique.We don't have too ma...