Dryland

STEINBACH-HALLENBERG, Germany (Aug. 29) – Three-time Olympian Todd Lodwick (Steamboat Springs, CO), enjoying the best preseason of his career, finished third Sunday in a sprint event, the final nordic combined Summer Grand Prix contest, as he clinched the overall title. Johnny Spillane (also Steamboat) was 10th in the finale and finished third overall. “It's been a fun few weeks and I'm definitely psyched,” said Lodwick, who was third two years ago in the Grand Prix, second...

A group of Swedish and Norwegian runners, biathlon and cross country skiers got together in an attempt to not only win but also break the course record in the prestigious Ringeriks relay in Norway last week. The “unified” team succeeded, beat the other 185 teams and crushed the old course record. The old record was 2 hours, 12 minutes and 50 seconds while the new record is 2.08.47. Check out the credentials of the team...

There were many relatively unknown skiers at the top of the result list during the 200-meter long skate rolleski Sprint Grand Prix at Kirkebakken in Hamar, Norway last Saturday. Last year’s super-newcomer Borre Naess won the race, but he was closely followed by Jan Christian Bjorn, Petter Nordhug and Tommy Asen. The next national team skier was Trond Iversen in fifth place. World Cup stars like Lars Bergen (biathlon), Tor Arne Hetland, Havard Bjerkeli, Anders...

Hilde Gjermundshaug Pedersen was the clear winner in a 7.5-kilometer classic rollerski time-trial at a Norwegian national team training camp last week. Results: 1. Hilde Gjermundshaug Pedersen 30,17 2. Marit Bjœrgen 31,05 3. Kristin Stœrmer Steira 31,42 4. Kine Beate Bjœrnaas 31,55 5. Ella Gjœmle 32,08 6. Vibeke Skofterud 33,14 7. Ingrid Narum 33,42 8. Ingrid Aunet Tyldum 35,32

Many of the Worlds best Cross-Country skiers participated in a three-part competition in the annual races in Saku Suverull in Estonia last weekend. The competition starts with a 2.7-kilometer classic rollerski prolog. This is followed by a 3-kilometer cross-country running race for women and 6-kilometer for men. The start- intervals in the running race are only two meters and based upon the results from the prolog. The fastest skiers start first. The last competition is...

The Norwegian national men’s cross country team ended their recent dryland camp in Halden by racing the 80-kilometer off-road bike race, Grenserittet (The Border race) from Stromstad, Sweden to Halden, Norway. Several team members raced well. Best was Jens Arne Svartedal, he placed third in age group 25-29. The winner was Gregory Saw in 2.27,27 and Svartedal’s time was 2.28.47. Tore Rud Hofstad was 11 in the same age group with a time of 2,42,51....

Tore Ruud Hofstad won a “mass-sprint” at the Norwegian National team’s 20- kilometer rollerski pursuit race on Thursday in Halden. The 10-kilometer classic portion was in light uphill terrain and the 10-kilometer skate part was in flat terrain. Last month similar test was tight but this race was even tighter. Six skiers came in at the same time, and Hofstad was fastest at the end. The test was held as a part of a national...

Swedish SkidSport.com reports that National team skier Anders Sodergren (Sweden) is in good shape at the moment. He recently won the 13-kilometer cross country running race, Alglunken, in dominating fashion. It looked like he had recovered well from the two- person marathon relay running race/hill climb at Wolf-mountain in Norway two weeks ago where he placed second along with teammate Mathias Fredriksson. Anders winning margin was 3 minutes and his time was more than four...

Borre Naess won a classic rollerski sprint on wooden surface at the harbor in Tonsberg, Norway on July 17. Numerous pole tip problems were reported on the roughly 500 meter long, straight forward and totally flat race course. The field included all three Aukland brothers, Jens Arne Svartedal, Lars Christian Aabol Havard Skorstad, Borre Naess and Kristian Horntvedt. Thousands of summer tourists surrounded the course. Havard Skorstad edged out Fredrik Aukland and Borre Naess beat...

I heard a strange beeping sound yesterday and I tried to figure out why my alarm clock had a “4” where the hour should be. Then I remembered. I was pre-registered to run the 11th Annual Minnesota Half Voyageur Trail Marathon. My wife muttered something like, “Run, Forrest, Run” as I got up to eat my pre-race oatmeal. I’ve run a few road marathons, but yesterday was my first trail marathon. As they say here...

Two Person Double Marathon Relay Was Nightmare For Swedish Skiers Swedish Skidsport.com reported from Sweden’s national team skiers Anders Sodergren and Mathias Frederiksson nightmare experience in the recent two person marathon in Skien, Norway: – It’s the toughest thing I have ever done, said Anders Sodergren Sodergren and Fredriksson were the only Swedes in the competition. They did very well and placed second only two minutes behind the winners after more than seven hours of...

Despite Injuries And Cramps: Aukland And Hjelmeset On Top At Wolf Mountain Double Marathon Mountain-Relay Anders Aukland and Odd-Bjorn Hjelmeset won not unexpectedly the cross country and biathlon champion meet at Ulfskollen in Skien, Norway this weekend. The competition wore down one champion after another with cramps and leg injuries, but the winners got a nice pay-check for the “workout”. Five two-person world famous “World-Cup” teams started at 10 AM on Saturday morning. Each person...