Previewed the 5km race loop today on an easy classic ski. Girls will race 1 lap and the boys will race 2. Tomorrow its skate intervals on the sprint course and a tune up on starts and finishes in the afternoon. We're 4 days out and we...
As always, thanks to Jan at worldofxc.com for the heat time data… I’m beginning to get a feel for the relationship between heat times and sprint courses. It’s hard, cause I’m not actually there skiing on the courses, so I do the best I can reading about them. But it seems this course was pretty [...] Related posts:
Here are a few more pics. I am getting a little behind on some race pics, since the last two days were a little busier and at 30s pp (per pic) upload it takes a solid block of time.The language barrier is THICK. The actual race courses and organizing...
Craftsbury hosted another great weekend of racing. We arrived late saturday morning, just in time to see the college kids racing in the Williams Carnival. As always, it was great to see so many alums skiing well!The Eastern Cups started with the J2's a...
Today we woke up and watched the Tartu marathon. It was an early start to the day but worth it to see 6000 skiers go by, including some of the best in the world. The classic race started in the stadium in Otapaa and ended 63km later. Scott Jerome's fri...
Sectionals is the 2nd biggest day of the year when it comes to High School Skiing here in NY. Their is a lot on the line and as usual you find out what people are made of. You could win every race of the year but when it's on the line will you come th...
(Photo by: Noel Charchuk) Well after my body realized how much fun suffering is last Saturday and Sunday I got to hang around Canmore for 5 days to train and cheer on my team mates in the last two races Wednesday and Thursday. After another interval workout in the sunshine I found myself a little [...]
You may be wondering why I wasn't on the start lists and/or the results from this weekend's World Cup in Poland...... that's because, as I write this I'm sitting at my kitchen table half way across the world in Alaska. Yep. After m...
9a.m.AdamKyleJackMaxThomasNicholeSloanAnikaJuliaTeaganHeidiAdam timing in his new BLIZViewing box a tthe stadiumEspresso! in the boxMarathon start. 18 tracks. 6000+ racersPretty tired crew here! Its been an eventful couple of days. To...
Race day waxing can be hectic, so rest easy the night before the Birkie by waxing in advance. Above, the author helps classic racers at the Mora Vasaloppet apply the klister of the day.Following is the preliminary Cyclova XC Racing Service 2012 B...
I made a video yesterday from my first day in Turkey. So sweet here!!! Once and a life time experience. Tried to put a few clips together to give you feeling of atmosphere. I will write an update soon.
Tere everyone! (Yes, we do know Estonian). This morning started off with a very photogenic picture of our amazing team. Next we set out on a distance skate ski checking out our course for tomorrow's classic time trial and the potato? ...
We were real proud of our flag placement right next to the hosts, yep it was blowing hard today.We've been out to the trails twice now. It is 45min-1h on the bus each way. The trails are wide, level, and nicely groomed. They are not super techinical or...
A commenter on Monday’s post noted that there are some folks fairly close behind Kershaw in the WC overall, so he has more to worry about than just catching Petter Northug. In particular, Marcus Hellner is only 57 points back, while Alexander Legkov is fully 168 points back. Hellner is obviously the more immediate concern, [...] Related posts:
It’s not too often that I get to watch races, but after traveling home from Gatineau QC only four days ago, I was stuck on the side lines for the 2012 Kootenay Cup in my hometown of Nelson, BC. Aside from myself and David Palmer – who was a...
While I have literally no idea how to actually pronounce this weekends' World Cup venue, there is no doubt in my mind that Poland will put on a show.There are also loads of questions swirling about performances, at least in my mind.Here are a few of th...
Today we did an easy distance classic ski with some speed bursts thrown in to rev up the engines. The sun was out and the tracks were cold and fast. We had an amazing ski exploring the Tartu Marathon course and some less hilly trails around...
Alaskan on relay win best in US women's World Cup historyNORDIC: Alaskan helps u.s. quartet to best-ever finish at world cup.By BETH BRAGGAnchorage Daily NewsPublished: February 12th, 2012 11:39 PM Last Modified: February 12th, 2012 11:40 PMThe Am...
I arrived here in Estonia last Tuesday and have been training here with the rest of the kids that made J1 trip. We are training at the world cup stadium called the Tehvandi Stadium in Otepaa. The skiing here is awesome, and the trails are groomed perfe...