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Bend Endurance Academy Announces Collegiate Summer Team

FasterSkierApril 16, 2010

Are you ready for a great adventure? The Bend Endurance Academy is seeking collegiate skiers and older juniors ages 18-23 who have an interest in spending 3-4 months in Bend, Oregon training with professional coaches and a highly motivated Nordic team. The Bend Endurance Academy provides organized training programs for all abilities throughout the year. Our Collegiate Summer training includes rollerskiing, bounding, running, hiking, strength and agility training and late season on snow skiing. The...

Juniors Lifestyle Racing Training World Cup

A Racing Trip That’s About Culture

Chelsea LittleApril 15, 20101

Last month, a group of high school students from New England had the chance of a lifetime: to travel to Norway in time for the biggest and most culturally iconic ski races of the season.

General Langrenn News Technique Training

Herringbone Technique Under Scrutiny in Meråker

FasterSkierApril 9, 2010

Cross-country researcher Hans-Christer Holmberg from Mid Sweden University in Östersund leads the research team gathered in Meråker. In the border community to Sweden, they will spend the next few days investigating herringbone technique according to the Trondheim newspaper. “There was research on the diagonal stride in the 70’s and 80’s, but herringbone has never been examined. In addition we will look at diagonal stride, downhill technique and swing technique. We will also look at how...

Lifestyle

10 Commandments of an Environmentally-Friendly Skier

Chelsea LittleApril 5, 2010

How to not wreck the environment, from Paris-Match

Health Interviews News Racing Training

Birkie Fever Preview: Part 1: “Carbo-Loading”

February 22, 2010

Even though carbohydrates continue to get a bad rap from the mainstream public, to endurance athletes they are still the gold standard of energy. “Carbo Loading” is the known term for eating more carbohydrates – such as pasta, bagels, cereal, and potatoes – in an effort to stock up energy stores before an endurance event. But how much “carbo loading” is really necessary, and how much is just an excuse to eat that extra cinnamon...

General Interviews News Olympics Racing Training World Cup

“To Ski As Fast As Possible”: An Interview With Finnish Coach Magnar Dalen

Topher SabotFebruary 12, 2010

As far as coaching goes, Magnar Dalen has been around the block. Formerly the head coach of the Swedish team and head wax tech for the Norwegians, Dalen has been in charge of the Finnish program for the last four years. When Dalen took over Finland’s team in 2006, the women were already strong, with Virpi Kuitunen and Aino-Kaisa Saarinen finishing sixth and 12th in the World Cup overall the year before. But the men’s...

Camps News Training

The Sky is Blue, the Weather is Great, and the Snow is Fast

FasterSkierFebruary 10, 2010

www.sovereignlake.com. Sovereign Lake is located 22km from Vernon, B.C. Canada.

News Technique Training

Kick-Double Pole is Your Friend

FasterSkierFebruary 3, 20101

This past weekend I was fortunate enough to ski in the Noquemanon Ski Marathon in Marquette, MI. If you have not yet had the opportunity to ski this race, and you have a propensity for long ski races, you should put this event on your calendar for next season. The terrain, excellent snow, technical and demanding trails, and the one-of-a-kind U.P. scenery all combine to create a memorable weekend. This year’s Noque featured some transformed,...

General News Racing Training Workouts

Counting Down: 7 Days to a Marathon

February 2, 20103

Counting Down: 7 Days to a Marathon Brian Gregg is a member of the CXC Team Vertical Limit. Equipment Sponsors: Vertical Limit apperal, Salomon skis/boots/bindings, Toko Wax, Polar Heart Rate Monitor, Swix Poles, Rudy Project Eyewear/Helmet, Marwe Rollerskis, Nordic Ultratune Stonegrinding, Podiumwear custom race apparel. Assuming you have been training regularly, have your travel booked and know where to find your skis, boots, and poles the hard work in preparing for a marathon is done. ...

Juniors Lifestyle Training

Coaching the Young’uns

Ollie BurrussJanuary 13, 20103

I was not a Bill Koch League skier, so when I was first charged with supervising Craftsbury's BKL program this spring, I was at a bit of a loss for ideas. My early-skiing experience lacked emphasis on fun that I always associate with BKL programs. Sure, I'd seen the occasional BKL practice at the Weston Ski Track, but I never paid much attention. In retrospect I wish I had. Now that I've been hanging around the small ones for a few months, I figure I've picked up a few things worth passing along.

News Training

Cross Country Coaching Series, Volume 2, DVD Release

January 8, 2010

This 2-DVD set is a cross country ski-specific presentation from experts in the field.

General News Training

These Guys Go Fast: A Workout with the U.S. Adaptive Team

Nathaniel HerzJanuary 6, 2010

90 seconds into my ski with two members of the U.S. Adaptive Team, I was done feeling sorry for them. I’d just stepped out of the Kincaid Park chalet and slapped a couple of layers of extra blue on my skis. The athletes were about a minute ahead of me, heading off down the hill. As they turned the corner and crested a small rise, they didn’t seem to be going very fast. I was...

Health News Training

Flash Back: Skier/Cyclist Publicly Tries “SuperSize Me” Doping

Train WreckDecember 27, 20094

FS Author Nat Herz copied the link to this article during a fasterskier email team-building session today. It is written by a guy that turned himself into a Dope in order to write about it for Outside Magazine.

Strength Technique Training Workouts

Anybody Can Ski on Snow” – Training to Race Fast Without Snow

FasterSkierDecember 16, 20095

In the past month, the CXC Team Vertical Limit has been all over the west skiing on awesome trails with abundant snow. We raced in West Yellowstone, MT, Bozeman, MT and Silver Star, B.C. Although these trips are a blast, early season races are extra challenging because most athletes competing have spent only 10 days (or less) skiing on snow. Whether you get the chance to travel to snow in November or not, there will...

Langrenn Olympics Training Workouts

You Think Your Trails Are Bad?

Train WreckDecember 15, 20096

After taking my first ski on the local trails yesterday, I quickly remembered how spoiled Anchoraguans are with Kincaid Park. But, a quick look at langrenn.com today offers an even better reminder of how it could be.

Technique Training Workouts

Tips for Early On-Snow Training

Chelsea LittleDecember 9, 2009

While some lucky athletes have been training on snow for weeks, many are looking forward to strapping on their skis for the first time. For those of you who haven’t been able to seek out early-season snow, here’s some advice from the

Health Training

Exertional Rhabdomyolysis – What is it?

JenDecember 4, 200911

After several years of training hard and working towards skiing fast, I am now in nurse practitioner school in – gulp – Connecticut. After reading

General Lifestyle News Other Racing

Pavel’s Great Adventure – Continues

FasterSkierDecember 2, 2009

Pavel Sotskov is a recent Dartmouth College graduate who had been training and working in New Zealand for the summer at the Snowfarm. After leaving New Zealand he returned to Presque Isle, ME to race for MWSC and is now with the team in Finland training for US Nationals and the Super Tour season. He has sent several updates on his experiences. The second leg of my journey in Finland as part of the Maine Winter Sports Center...

Interviews Opinion Training

Nordic Club or High School Athletic Program

Train WreckNovember 24, 2009

I was asked to comment on high school and club Nordic skiing. I’ll take this opportunity to discuss my personal thoughts and experiences on how high school and clubs can work together to be extremely effective.

General Lifestyle News Training

The Yellowstone Ski Festival Starts Tomorrow

FasterSkierNovember 23, 2009

It is not too late to join the fun! The 2009 Yellowstone Ski Festival kicks off tomorrow. Come to West Yellowstone and join the hundreds of skiers already making their first tracks on the Rendezvous Ski Trails. There are a fresh four inches of snow on the ground, bringing our total on the trails to a foot according to the Montana Snotel site. Late registration is still available for the races and clinics. Register online...

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