You can always count on snow in northern Maine. Throw in skis and guns, and you’ve got a recipe for a pretty good week. Three days of racing kick off this morning at the North American Biathlon Championships in the biathlon-crazed town of Fort Kent, Maine. The fields are small, but competitive at the top, with four biathletes racing fresh off the 2010 Olympic Games: Americans Haley Johnson, Laura Spector, and Wynn Roberts, and Canada’s...
The 2010 Masters World Cup in Falun, Sweden (February 20-26) featured a number of top performances by a 74-skier strong USA contingent. On Sunday, February 21 Michigan’s ageless Milan Baic powered his way to a bronze medal in the always competitive M5 (50-54 years) category 30km freestyle. Even more impressive was Baic managed his first individual MWC medal over a very tough course in even tougher weather/snow conditions highlighted by temperatures in single digits, blustery...
It was the 30th edition of the Cross-Country Masters World Cup for ladies and men, age groups 1-12, this is age 30 and above, in Falun, Sweden last week. Again, the competition for senior Cross-Country skiers from around the globe, took place in a well known ski resort. Each participant was allowed to compete in three individual competitions depending on the age category over 5, 10, 15, 30 and 45 km in the classical and...
Excellent conditions and exciting racing continue at the Masters World Cup in Falun, Sweden. Cold temperatures have persisted throughout the week, with morning lows near O F. Monday morning the stadium billboard displayed -24 C, resulting in a 1 hour delay. While the Italian and Russian contingents have taken the lion’s share of medals, U.S. skiers have captured a number of medals, including; M5 30km FS – Milan Baic – Bronze F7 10k CL –...
The honorary 2010 U.S. Masters Ski Team has been officially named based on best two-of-two scoring of individual races at the 2010 AXCS National Masters held in Craftsbury, Vermont this past weekend (January 28-30). Each athlete on the Team will receive a distinctive racing/training hat provided by
On Thursday, January 28th, the first race of U.S. Masters National Championships was held at the Craftsbury Outdoor Center in Craftsbury Common, Vermont. The 10 kilometer skate race will be followed by Saturday’s 50K classic Craftsbury Marathon. 35 women and 129 men contested the overall win. As predicted, the men’s race came down to a battle between M1 racers Eli Enman (Huntington, VT) and Jesse Downs (Jericho, VT). Enman prevailed for the overall win in...
A big rainstorm on Monday took a toll on snow in New England. Here is the latest from Craftsbury, site of this week’s National Masters and Craftsbury Marathon. Here at Craftsbury, the rain has passed and there’s even some thin sunshine this morning. Temps are still higher than seasonal norms, in the 40s. While less than ideal in some ways, it means that we can still easily move snow around. All available hands are shoveling,...
The 2010 AXCS National Masters hosted by the Craftsbury Outdoor Center in Craftsbury, Vermont is just over a week away with strong entries reported in all events. A record 2.5 feet of snowfall in parts of Vermont earlier this month no doubt helping push registration for what is shaping to be a fantastic long weekend of skiing fun. NM2010 events begin with the Thursday, January 28 afternoon 10km freestyle championship race. Organizing Chair John Brodhead...
It is a pleasure to announce the revival of the Western Canadian Masters Championships to be held in Golden BC on March 12-14, 2010. The dates have been revised to allow for participants and volunteers to make better use of the weekend. The race notice will go out around mid-January but for now, here’s the scoop: * It’s a fun, non-sanctioned event for Master skiers who are 30 years and older * Categories are 10...
The Craftsbury Outdoor Center is pleased to announce that Onion River Sports (ORS) of Montpelier will be sponsoring the $1000 Dash for Cash on January 29, 2010. The Dash for Cash is being held as part of the Craftsbury Marathon/National Masters weekend. Thanks to Onion River Sports, the Dash for Cash will be the richest day of racing during marathon week in and around Craftsbury. Race Director John Brodhead enthuses, “The night-before-sprints tradition is hugely...
To help promote the 2010 AXCS National Masters slated for the Craftsbury Outdoor Center in Craftsbury, Vermont (January 28-30, 2010) American XC Skiers (AXCS) is excited to introduce the 2010 National Masters Club Challenge. The 2010 Club Challenge is a very simple concept designed specifically to encourage clubs to participate as a group at the National Masters event — particularly the Thursday, January 28 10km FS National Masters Championship. Every skier that registers and participates...
American XC Skiers (AXCS) — the U.S. nationwide masters XC ski association — is primed and ready for a gold medal 09/10 winter season with incredible offers and events from start to finish. Kicking things off is one of the best AXCS membership offers since the association was founded in 1998. Master skiers that join or renew before the end of November 2009 will be able to take advantage of the soon-to-be-expiring membership dues of...
Jan 16-17, 2010 TD Bank Black Mountain Eastern Cup Weekend, Chisholm Ski Club, Rumford, Maine. Sunday, January 17th: Free Technique Mass Start. 5km J2; 10km women; 15km men. Masters-only Wave Option.
The registration deadline for the inaugural edition of the World Winter Masters Games is coming up in just one short month on 25th October 2009. Scheduled for 25th-31st January 2010 in Bled (SLO), the World Winter Masters Games offers recreational athletes in Alpine or Cross-Country Skiing, Ski Jumping, Biathlon, Ice Hockey and Indoor Football who are older than 25 or 30 years the perfect chance to experience the excitement of the biggest sport events. So...
Kick off your ski season with area’s top coaches helping you improve your skills. A remarkable collection of coaching talent including former Nordic Olympian Sarah Konrad, special guests and top area coaches will assemble for the 2-day instructional camp to take place Friday evening at Ski Haus, and Saturday at The Lake Catamount Touring Center and Sunday at Steamboat Ski Touring Center The Camp caters to all ability levels: true beginner to advanced and race oriented. Clinic groups are...
Urban legend has it that Bill Koch roller-skied up Mt. Greylock pulling his school-age daughter on a mountain bike. A rope around his waist, Koch supposedly double-poled eight miles straight uphill with a seventy-pound child behind him. Was this an extreme new strength-training concept, a fulfillment of childcare duties, or both? Even if the story isn’t true, it illustrates the lengths some parents will go to get a workout. TIME The number one limiting factor...
2010 Potato Cup Pursuit – same format as the 2009 race. 10K mass start classic followed by a 10K skate individual start based on fastest classic times. Both races use the traditional Potato Cup course with classic clockwise and the skate course in a counter-clockwise direction. The race will start at 9AM with awards ending around 2PM. Total distances are 20K/10K and a 4K kids race. This race is part of the Idaho Nordic Series. More info...
CXC Masters Team was established two years ago as an outreach mechanism to promote cross country skiing and as a fundraising opportunity for the CXC Youth Program while providing unique opportunities to Master skiers around the region. This year the CXC Masters Team is expanding programming by establishing specific chapters around the region. CXC coaches will be assigned to each chapter to work with Master skiers in group and individual settings. Each chapter will have...
Featuring the apt slogan of “Welcome to the Kingdom of Skiing” and an incredible “two for one” XC ski vacation, the 2010 Masters World Cup in Falun, Sweden next February is likely to be an irresistible draw for masters around the XC ski world. Recognized as the world’s largest wintersport traveling championship event, the Masters World Cup (MWC) provides over 1,000 adults 30 years and up a full week of racing and social events at...
