With more than half of the World Cup races being stages this season, the U.S. Ski Team has decided to incorporate the mini-tour format into its training and is ending its annual Park City camp with a three-day rollerski series.
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Wednesday Workout: Weng’s Fall Favorites
Inge ScheveOctober 21, 2015
Heidi Weng has some big goals for the 2015/2016 season, and to reach them, she'll rely heavily on her offseason training. Here are two of her favorite workouts for the fall: one uphill intensity and one easy distance.
After surgery on his hand and then a knee injury, U.S. Ski Team member Erik Bjornsen recently resumed full-on training, and did so with the help of French biathlete and multiple-time world champion Martin Fourcade in France. "It's crazy to see how famous he is," Bjornsen says. "He’s just a normal guy."
Big Volume, Intensity and Agility: RMR Covers the Bases at Park City Camp
FasterSkierOctober 19, 2015
Rocky Mountain Racers recently returned from its annual fall camp in Park City, Utah. Athlete Maya MacIsaac-Jones recaps the team's two weeks there, including a sprint time trial with the local Wasatch Nordic Ski Academy.
A day after turning 58, FasterSkier contributor Peter Minde shaved 6 seconds off his time in the insanely tough Climb to the Castle. Here, Minde shares three workouts that have helped him get the most out of each week, while balancing work, family and training for skiing in New Jersey.
Cook, Egan and Doherty Bound for Utah, Possibly World Cup
Alex KochonOctober 13, 2015
After the second set of US Biathlon trials in Jericho, Vt., three athletes have been selected to join five others at the national team's upcoming camp in Utah, preceding the World Cup team naming later this fall.
This week's workout comes from Liz Stephen in 2010: uphill running intervals on a solid grade with 20+ minutes of active time, and preferably a steady downpour, mud, slippery footing, and whatever else nature has in store.
Golberg Shifts Priorities, Alters Goals and Aims for the Overall Sprint World Cup
Inge ScheveOctober 2, 2015
“I had a lot of good sprint races last season, and there are no championships this season, so winning the overall sprint World Cup is what motivates me the most,” Norwegian national-team member Pål Golberg said in a recent interview with FasterSkier.
Running: National Champ Stephen’s Secret to Keeping Skiing ‘Happy and Fresh’
Austin CobbOctober 1, 2015
Liz Stephen has been taking advantage of summer to enjoy another endurance-sports passion of hers: running. By both running casually and in races, like the Trail Run National Championship and Red Bull 400 hill climb late last month, Stephen gets the most out of the popular form of cross training.
Wednesday Workout: Metronomes with Michigan Tech’s Alice Flanders
FasterSkierSeptember 30, 2015
This week, Michigan Tech and CXC's Alice Flanders shares a unique track workout: done by double poling to the beat of a metronome around a 400-meter track while working on technique at varying tempos.
Lake Placid Camp in Photos: Packing It All In
FasterSkierSeptember 25, 2015
With at least a dozen workouts in six days, including back-to-back interval sessions one grueling day, the U.S. Ski Team completed its annual dryland camp in Lake Placid, N.Y, and shared a collection of photos from last week.
Wednesday Workout: L4 Uphill Rollerski Intervals with Mary Rose
FasterSkierSeptember 23, 2015
Want to fine tune your V1, skate climbing, or the amount your legs can tolerate in a given ski workout? This year's Climb to the Castle champion Mary Rose has the workout for you: a Level 4 uphill rollerski interval session she did while training at low altitudes on the East Coast.
New to the Climb to Castle Winners’ Circle: Caldwell and Rose Top Whiteface Race
Peter MindeSeptember 21, 2015
Note: Two photo captions in this article have been corrected to identify Sun Valley's Rogan Brown as the men's race leader around mile four.
USST Turns Up the Intensity in Placid, Skipping Sunday’s Climb to Castle
Austin CobbSeptember 18, 2015
This week, eight USST members returned to Lake Placid, N.Y., to kick off the fall with an intensity camp. They are joined by the SMST2 team, the Sun Valley Gold Team, the NTG and NEG, making for a large group of elite skiers. But because of the shortened camp, the USST will not participate in the Climb to the Castle.
Wednesday Workout: Finding Balance with Team Soldier Hollow
FasterSkierSeptember 16, 2015
For junior athletes, one big question is how to participate in fall sports and not lose the gains of all the summer training. Team Soldier Hollow coach and former elite racer Morgan Smyth has a combo classic rollerski and general-strength workout for you.
Casper Mountain Biathlon Goes Big With Plans for New Range
Peter MindeSeptember 14, 2015
The Casper Mountain Biathlon Club has broken ground on an ambitious plan for a 30-point biathlon range and 10 kilometers of new homologated trails -- at nearly 8,000 feet above sea level -- for both adaptive and able-bodied skiers.
Wednesday Workout: Over-Under Intensity with Brian Gregg
Austin CobbSeptember 9, 2015
Brian Gregg brings another take on a steady state threshold workout with some beyond threshold components. He likes to call the workout over under intensity and it can help improve more than just your threshold buffer.
Wednesday Workout: Steady State Intervals and Speed Shifts with SVSEF PG Coach Tom Smith
Austin CobbSeptember 2, 2015
For this week's Wednesday Workout, FasterSkier caught up with Tom Smith, the PG coach in Sun Valley, Idaho. He shared his take on a continuous threshold workout that is highly customizable for any time of the year, and perfect for transitioning into fall training.
We're officially into September, but that doesn't mean we're necessarily there with fall weather. As your workouts intensify in anticipation of the winter ahead, keep in mind that it's important to stay hydrated -- and the days can still reach very warm and potentially dangerous temperatures.
Alice Flanders, a CXC Team athlete based in Houghton, Mich., gives a list of responses to the age-old question rollerskiers get asked: "How do you stop on those things?"