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Wednesday Workout: Backyard Climbing Endurance and How to Make Your Own Wall
Gabby NaranjaJune 22, 2016
The call to climb can be strong, especially if the place to climb is located in your backyard. This week, we caught up with avid rock climber Jason Brenden for a Wednesday Workout that involves traversing the holds and building strength, all on a homemade wall. "I just didn't want to pay for a gym membership," he explained.
Dad Knows Best: A Father’s Day Photo Gallery
FasterSkierJune 19, 2016
Happy Father's Day to all the pat-on-the-back, "go get 'em kid!" dads out there. We asked U.S. and Canadian national-team skiers to share the best advice or lessons they learned from their dad. As Ian Torchia's dad told him: "You know what happens to hot dogs, Ian? They get eaten!"
High-quality hours and lots of them: that's a focus for U.S. Ski Team member Noah Hoffman this offseason. Currently in Park City, Utah, Hoffman began a two-week block earlier this week during which he'll accrue 53 training hours. FasterSkier got a snapshot of what Day 1 looks like.
Now that you know the eating habits of some of APU's top skiers in Anchorage, Alaska, we posed the question to Stratton Mountain School skiers based in southern Vermont. Their responses (and accompanying photos) will make your taste buds tingle.
Wednesday Workout: On the Up with Mountain Running World Champ Kasie Enman (with Video)
Gabby NaranjaJune 8, 2016
This week, FasterSkier shares a workout from elite mountain runner Kasie Enman of Huntington, Vt. She divulged her secret to prepping for mountain races and the latest projects she’s been tackling when it comes to mountain running.
East Coast, West Coast ... most often it's a toss up. But for Dartmouth skier and Bend, Ore., local, Emily Hyde, she's awaiting a bit of crust-cruising shock therapy when she heads into Broken Top in the Three Sisters Wilderness just outside her hometown. Here's a Wednesday Workout for those about to "up" the training loads and intensities.
On Wednesday, June 1, U.S. Ski Team veteran Kikkan Randall plans to resume training, six weeks after giving birth to her first child. While she's admittedly antsy, she also knows it's wise to ease back into things with a goal of peaking for 2017 World Championships. “I’m really curious to see how it feels,” she said of racing. “My body is refreshed from a little break, my mind is refreshed and that could open totally new doors.”
The Memorial Day photos are in, and we can say one thing -- from Texas to New Hampshire -- you made the most of it. Check out our gallery of reader and staff submissions.
Whether you're kicking back relaxing this weekend or doing something epic and adventurous, we want to see it. MDW is the unofficial start to summer (we know, it's not winter, but try to enjoy it) and we're seeking photos of skiers in hot-weather mode.
Adam Loomis moved from Wisconsin to Utah when he was 17. His brother Ben was 11 at the time. Together again in Park City, the two U.S. Nordic Combined B-team members try to sync schedules on the weekends whenever possible. "There’s definitely a special competition that provides extra motivation between brothers!" Adam explains.
What do athletes eat for real breakfast on real weekdays? Training day or rest day, at home or abroad, every elite athlete has a food that they’re comfortable with. We started with the APU elite team, asking them what they eat to fuel their day. Here's a photo gallery of their spreads.
“There needs to be an investigation by WADA,” International Ski Federation (FIS) Secretary General Sarah Lewis told FasterSkier in a phone interview on Monday. “FIS totally supports it and we have already expressed that anything we can provide, we will do. And it needs to be done [quickly], but carefully.”
Ever wonder what it takes to be an American Ninja Warrior? A recent conversation with former pro nordic skier Reid Pletcher revealed the answer to be a little balance, a lot of grip strength, and plenty of patience. In this workout, shoot for 100 pull-ups a day, and no, they don't have to be all at once.
"What role did you mom play in your development as a skier?" was the single question we raised to North American cross-country, biathlon and nordic combined national-team members. Many of them had a hard time holding back in their responses.
Don't live in Boulder? No problem. If you have mountains or even hills around, you can follow CU Head Coach Bruce Cranmer's recommendations for lighthearted spring training. "I recommend first and foremost, make it fun and something you really enjoy doing," he explains. "I think this is a great time to focus on non-specific training."
FasterSkier contributor JoJo Baldus takes us through his whirlwind of Wordloppet experiences this past winter, sharing insider details only someone who actually raced each marathon event could understand.
Pull off a "Clark Kent" with this lunch-hour workout sampling from Chris Pappathopoulos, the inaugural CXC Marathon Cup winner who also doubles as a dad and coach in addition to working full time.
A group of Americans, including USSA president and CEO Tiger Shaw, explains why Switzerland's 42-kilometer Engadin freestyle marathon should be on your bucket list, and why you should do it sooner than later.
Young, talented and keeping it fun. Katharine Ogden's Wednesday Workout takes us on a stroll up and a schuss down Stratton Mountain. "This is generally level one unless you are a very enthusiastic hiker," she explains.