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FasterSkier Launches New Training Blog

FasterSkierJuly 16, 2009

Today FasterSkier launched a new blog featuring training tips from high-level coaches around the country. Check it out at info@fasterskier.com. To start out, we’re offering three sets of tips from some college coaches. First, Middlebury College’s Andrew Gardner writes about setting goals for summer training. http://blogs.fasterskier.com/trainingtips/2009/07/16/eli-browns-tips-for-rollerski-safety/#more-19 And Tracey Cote, Colby College’s head coach, offers some general strategies to make summer training more effective and enjoyable.

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Freeman Speaks Out About Diabetes

FasterSkierJuly 15, 2009

The U.S. Cross Country Ski Team’s Kris Freeman had an outstanding year in 2009 as he earned two U.S. titles and a fourth place at World Championships. But, even with intense training for the 2010 Olympics at the forefront of his mind, Freeman is taking the time to speak to youth about Diabetes. A Type 1 diabetic, Freeman was told when he was diagnosed that he would have to end his career as an endurance...

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TrainingXCFeeds

At work in the pool.

FasterSkierJuly 13, 2009

I haven’t written an update in a little bit but here we go again. The name of the game is still rehab and will be for a while.  While the first weeks of rehab have been pretty slow, things are starting to come together and I am feeling pretty good about what lies ahead. Last Thursday [...]

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New Ski Tunnel Opening in Oberhof

FasterSkierJuly 10, 2009

Germany’s first ski tunnel will open this summer in Oberhof, where the 4th edition of the FIS Tour de Ski will start on January 1st, 2010. The new tunnel is now finished and the test period has begun. The track, which cost 14.5 million Euro, is 1.9 kilometers long, with hills up a 12 percent grade. In the next eight weeks the entire infrastructure will be tested, as well as snow and air quality. The official...

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The Road to Whistler: Tim Burke

Nathaniel HerzJuly 9, 2009

Tim Burke is a member of the U.S. Biathlon A Team, and has already qualified for the 2010 Olympics based on his results from last year. In 2008-2009, he finished 25th overall in the World Cup standings, with two top-ten finishes: eighth in the pursuit in Khanty-Mansijsk, Russia, and ninth in the sprint in Trondheim, Norway. He competed in the Olympics in Torino in 2006, placing 37th in the sprint. FasterSkier: You’re currently at a...

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Building a Foundation for Sprint Success
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Building a Foundation for Sprint Success

Nathaniel HerzJuly 6, 20093

Junior coaches may shy away from sprint and speed training for fear of pigeonholing their skiers or limiting their aerobic development. But many of the country’s top sprint coaches and athletes say that these kinds of training can be useful for budding distance skiers as well. In an interview with FasterSkier, U.S. Ski Team Sprint Coach Chris Grover outlined three areas where juniors or young skiers could benefit from sprint-style training without detracting from their...

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The Road to Whistler: David Chamberlain

Nathaniel HerzJuly 2, 2009

A three-time participant at World Championships, David Chamberlain is currently training and racing with the Maine Winter Sports Center (MWSC). Last year, Chamberlain was on the podium at three different Super Tours: he won the 10 kilometer classic race at Mt. Itasca, MN and placed second at both the 10 kilometer classic in Telemark, WI, and the classic sprint in Rumford, ME. FasterSkier: You’re currently living up in Aroostook County in northern Maine, right? How...

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National Group Trains at Center of Excellence

Nathaniel HerzJune 28, 20092

   Inspired by the new Center of Excellence, U.S. Cross Country Ski Team Coaches Peter Vordenberg, Matt Whitcomb and Pat Casey are spearheading a select development training program this summer for young cross country skiers. The National Training Group (NTG), which is comprised of a group of rising athletes, allows the cross country coaches to use these exceptional resources to provide real exposure and superior training to the next group of future Olympians. 

 Through this...

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The Road to Whistler: Alex Harvey

Nathaniel HerzJune 26, 2009

At just twenty years old, Canadian Alex Harvey had a breakout year in 2008-2009 with two World Cup podium finishes: third in the team sprint in Whistler, and another third in the 50 kilometer classic in Trondheim, Norway. FasterSkier caught up with him just after he finished his afternoon massage at a National Team camp in Canmore. FS: You’re out in Canmore right now training with the National Team. It seems like you have a...

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Is Your Ab Workout Hurting Your Back?

FasterSkierJune 26, 2009

The New York Times health blog “Well” recently posted a piece on core strength, and the potential risks to the back.  Many standard core practices are called into question, and Stuart McGill, a highly regarded professor of spine biomechanics at the University of Waterloo in Canada and a back-pain clinician, provides some sample exercises that are “back-friendly.”

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Silver Star Announces 2009 Fall On-Snow Camps
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Silver Star Announces 2009 Fall On-Snow Camps

FasterSkierJune 23, 20091

You are invited to the 2009 Silver Star Mountain Resort Cross Country Ski Camps! Registration is now open and I wanted to give you the first opportunity to check out the new look of the website. Be sure to check out the updated faculty page and let me know if you have a specific coach you hope to be with for the camps. I’m sure you are enjoying your summer activities to the fullest…hiking, biking,...

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A Dream Realized
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A Dream Realized

FasterSkierJune 22, 20092

Rick Halling is Nordic Race Director for Atomic US. Nordic skiers love our blogs and websites where too often we dwell on the negative.  Sometimes our discussions degenerate to the point of whining and always present is the claim that Nordic doesn’t get its fair share of support.  A number of times it has been suggested that the US Cross Country Team and US Nordic Combined Team should break away from USSA and form a...

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GeneralNewsTraining

2009 U.S. National Coaches Education Conference Comes to Minneapolis

FasterSkierJune 22, 2009

Join the U.S. Ski Team at the biennial Coaches Education Conference in Minneapolis, Minnesota.  This three-day event, from September 25-27, is for all cross country ski coaches and athletes looking to improve their knowledge of the sport.  The 11 presentations will address a myriad of development topics that are guaranteed to improve one’s strength as a coach or an athlete.  From training and physiology presentations by Sweden’s renowned cross country physiologist Hans Christer Holmberg, to...

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Training With Kids
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Training With Kids

Diana WhitneyJune 17, 20091

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...

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