Do you ever get frustrated traveling on the race circuit, being so far away from your massage therapist and surefire recovery from hard efforts?My fiance, Alison Hanks, LMP, is offering special rates on massage therapy to athletes for the upcoming race...
The stadium in Östersund, pre-snow storm.The men have kicked off another World Cup Biathlon season with the Östersund Individual today, and the US men have set the bar for themselves and the team nicely! Lowell Bailey had a great race with only 2 pe...
We headed to South Londonderry this morning for a combi skate ski and run workout. Though rain was in the forecast, the weather held and we had nice weather for practice. We skied Winhall Hollow & Thompsonberg Roads for 45 minutes to an hour and ...
A decidedly mixed weekend for the North Americans, something we’re used to by now I suppose. I suppose that Kikkan Randall and Alex Harvey were the main bright spots, as well as Len Valjas’s excellent sprint race. Let’s start with some of the American women: Kikkan really has started quite strong in distance races. Many [...] Related posts:
Davos, Switzerland could be a winter wonderland. Nestled in the Swiss alps, the town is surrounded by tall mountains. Christmas lights decorate the downtown section of the alpine village. It’s perfect for winter sport with ski lifts on all the mountains, Nordic trails running up and down the valley, an abundance of outdoor ice rinks, [...]
Well we all made it back to NY safe and Sound. After an amazing week in West the depression has now fully set in as I look at the 10 day weather forecast and realize that the chance of snow any time soon is slim to none.( The Demo Tents Set Up In West,...
The other day I was roller skiing on E River Rd. when a woman passed me on a bike and said, “We need some of the real stuff!” and I replied, “Yeah, we do!” As she went by I saw that she was this little old lady with fuzzy gray hair sticking out...
Finally, the waiting game is over! After a large group of APU athletes joined us in Bozeman, our plans fell into jeopardy. The snow had really melted out in Bozeman, and it was unsure if the races were going to be able to be held this weekend. As of...
The season will kick off here in Ostersund, with the Men’s 20km Individual Race, tomorrow at 5:15pm CET. For all ya’ll back home, that is 11:15am Eastern Standard Time. If anyone is interested in watching, here is a link to the live vid...
The season will kick off here in Ostersund, with the Men’s 20km Individual Race, tomorrow at 5:15pm CET. For all ya’ll back home, that is 11:15am Eastern Standard Time. If anyone is interested in watching, here is a link to the live vid...
We're off and running following a week-long break for Thanksgiving. Our team added six more members on Monday when the winter term students arrived on campus - welcome to our new J3s and J2s: Alex, Helena, Katharine, Pippin, Koby, & Russell (all s...
After a brief leave from northern Finland, I came back to race the Ruka Triple. The Ruka Triple is a three day mini-tour of World Cup racing in Ruka, Finland, a resort town near Kuusamo. Ruka is famous for steep and long uphills, fast downhills, darkness, and bitter cold weather. Since winter is late in [...]
The World Cup has officially begun again and we have just finished our second weekend of racing with the second annual Ruka Triple, otherwise known as the Kuusamo mini tour. It is a stage race, three races in three days, all accumulative on...
Though the World Cup season is only two weekends old, I'm intrigued by two trends - Therese Johaug's development as a sprinter and Vibeke Skofterud's success so far. I might get to the first topic in another post, but I'd like to dig into the second to...
Only 3 mo' days to donate to the Acade'mos! Please head to our team mo' space and make a contribution to fighting prostate cancer!!CLICK HERE TO CHECK US OUT AND DONATE! A big thanks to those of you who have donated already! Things wrapped up...
I thought it would be worthwhile to compile a list of upcoming events for the Pacific Northwest.Dec 31 - Mazama Ski Rodeo - Skate 10KJan 1 - Methow Valley Biathlon - Pursuit FormatJan 7/8 - Bend OR JOQ - Jr Qual and PNSA Masters Cham...
Annsi Pentsinen Doogiski over at NordicXplained asked how Pentsinen’s 4.3 second win in qualification on Friday stacks up historically. Quite impressively, it turns out. That’s the second largest qualifying round winning margin for the men’s field in WC, OWG or WSC races. The only larger one was almost 10 years ago, with a 4.7 second [...] Related posts:
Well, we are supposed to leave here tomorrow morning at 10AM. Skis are packed, clothes are not (but they will be soon), and we’re ready to head to Bozeman. Except--- there isn’t snow in Bozeman. This puts a small hitch in our plans. There might...
Today was our first true rest day of camp and we took a drive to the west to see some sights, do some animal hunting (spotting), and clear our heads from the grid of roads and trails of West Yellowstone. Today was another beautiful day with a cle...