For new readers (and reminder for the old ones): Reprint of a popular December 2004 training and race preparation article. In an article called Get Ready For Racing With A Time-Trial Or Pace Workout posted on November 10th I discussed some physiological advantages from doing time-trials and pace workouts. Here are some technical benefits from doing this type of training. To view the Get Ready For Racing With A Time-Trial Or Pace Workout article go...
We are frequently getting requests from (new) readers for information on skate and classic technique. Here is some information on recent/last year’s technique articles, a very good skate CD-ROM called Perfect Skating and some skate and classic videos. www.fasterskier.com/training.php?id=1386 Perfect Skating CD-Rom The authors of the skate articles above made a great CD-Rom that covers all aspects of skating (race techniques, drills and exercises). Hundreds of video clips and great ideas. A great gift as...
On Sunday in Kuusamo, Finland, Germany's Jens Filbrich was prevented from racing the men's 15km free technique race after a pre-race blood test determined that his hemoglobin level was too high. He was suspended by FIS for five days. Filbrich's hemoglobin level was 17 g/dL, which is the limit authorized by FIS. An elevated hemoglobin level can be an indicator of banned blood-enhancing substances, such as EPO. Filbrich said the abnormal reading was because he...
Here is the November issue of the FasterSkier Club newslettter. These articles are sent to our club subscribers each month via email. To sign up, see the end of this article. FASTERSKIER CLUB SUBSCRIPTION SERVICE – 2005 November, 2005 Volume 2 Issue 7 The Club! This is the seventh issue of the 2005 season Fasterskier.com’s subscription service covering in-depth, modern and interesting issues in the sport of Cross-Country skiing. The subscription service runs from May...
We are a little late getting this on the web, but we wanted our readers to see the great articles that were sent to FasterSkier.com Club Subscribers in October: FASTERSKIER CLUB SUBSCRIPTION SERVICE – 2005 October, 2005 The October 2005 issue This month we include several articles: 1. Biomechanical research of Double Poling in Elite Cross-Country Skiers. A research article by Dr. HC Holmberg, Olympic Committee, Sweden and Dr. Stefan LINDINGER, Department of Sport Science...
Hi all – We had a great weekend of skiing here – both skate and classic skiing were terrific. The attached photo was taken at about 1:00PM, Sunday, November 13. As you can see, it's snowing here again. We have received about 4 inches of new snow since Friday night and there is more snow in the forecast for tomorrow. If the snow does continue, Doug Edgerton will shift to grooming with his big cat...
Swede Anders Sodergren has had a successful training season this year. He has trained well and been free of injuries and sickness. If that continues, he’ll be one of Sweden’s biggest medal hopes in the Turin Olympics in February. Source: Skidsport.com/Glid – I felt very good at the end of the last altitude camp in Val Senales, Italy, especially in the distance workouts. I struggled a little at the beginning, says Anders Sodergren He is...
Norwegian sprinter Johan Kjolstad has broken his pinkie. http://www.fasterskier.com/racing2640.html – It happened during a running workout two weeks ago, right after I came home from Düsseldorf. The ground was covered by a little newfallen snow which made it slippery and I stumbled on a tree root and fell, explain Kjolstad. – The x-ray showed that the bone was crushed. The finger was actually one centimeter shorter than normal. They pulled it back before they put...
Ok, the article in Norwegian newspaper VG didn’t say that, instead it talks about the fact that the Norwegian Team is still rollerskiing, but click on the link and see why we thought our headline was more fitting…
Dear campers! I can't tell you how much snow we have had but it is enough that the groomers are having trouble keeping up. All of our trails are open and being groomed with our heavy groomers, something that doesn't usually happen till the end of november. Skiing is GREAT!!! Check out the Main Street of Silver Star Mountain on the web cam at http://www.skisilverstar.com }. Some of our former campers have called expressing a...
Bob Hamel, of the Cambridge Sports Union nordic ski club (Boston, MA-area based, CSU), has been working in the Marshall Islands in the Pacific Ocean. (Get out your map and look south and west. Way way way south-west). We can only assume that these photos are being released because Hamel has found yet another, even more successful training secret for his Club members, one that will allow them to win the NENSA Club series for...
Skiing at Sunshine! The pictures below provide a pretty good idea of what kind of treasure was found by some at Sunshine Ski Village in Banff, Alberta on Saturday October 22. Arrangements were made for a group of Canmore based skiers to get in some early season skiing on a beautiful and crisp morning in the Rockies. Members of Rocky Mountain Racers, Exel Racing Team, X-C.Com and XC Ottawa as well as a few others...
Brian Erickson, one of the coaches of the Alaska Winter Stars ski program in Anchorage, Alaska sent us these pictures of early season skiing at Hatcher Pass. Last weekend brought the first real good skiing to Southcentral Alaska. The Alaska Winters Stars took advantage of beautiful weather and perfect snow to log many hours of skiing at Hatcher Pass State Park. Along with the Winter Stars there were many other skiers from around Anchorage enjoying...
Swedish national team skier Jenny Olsson is back on the ski tracks after breast cancer surgery. – Some days have been very tough. The day I was being told was very difficult. On other days I enjoy life a great deal. I felt like on cloud nine when I was told that I was cancer fee again, says Jenny Olsson.
Swede H.C. Holmberg has just finished his doctoral degree in cross country skiing and double poling. He believes that cross country skiers have a lot to gain by becoming stronger in the upperbody. Source: Langrenn.com Holmberg’s is now working as a physiologist for the Swedish Olympic committee. His doctoral work is based upon three elements. – My doctoral work is divided in three blocks. The first is about the importance and the adaptation to training...
We recieved the following report from University of Alaska Anchorage SkI Coach Trond Flagstad on Friday: Here are some pictures and a snow report from Anchorage Alaska. The road up to Hatcher Pass was paved a few years ago; depending on how far down you start you can rollerski for hours and hours. Our men did 2 ½ hour and our women 2 hours of distance skate skiing level 1-2. Today we had to end...
The Yellowstone Ski Festival will take place during Thanksgiving Week on November 22, 23, 24, 25 and 26, 2005 in West Yellowstone, Montana. The event’s highlights include a series of one, three and five day Nordic skiing clinics, the NorAm XC Supertour races, the Try It and Buy It Equipment Demo and an Indoor Ski Show. For over 25 years, West Yellowstone, Montana has played host to cross country skiers during the month of November....
– The average values for the boys is a little higher than in the past, explains the Norwegian junior national team coach, Jon Arne Schjetne following last weeks O2 test. The Norwegian junior national team just finished a camp at Toppidrettssenteret in Oslo, along with 25 skiers from various skigymnas (ski high schools). The camp included a time-trial and a MaxV02 test. – It looks like the skiers are in good shape, but its how...
We recently received the following pictures and comments from Petr Jalk Here are a few pictures from Aug-Sept Hudson Bay Glacier Camp in Smithers, BC, Canada. It's annual camp for BC team, development and talented squad. Enjoy it. Petr Jakl CCBC Regional coach
The US Ski Team and a number of other ambitious skiers from around the country are currently doing altitude training in Park City, Utah. Video filming, heart rate control, training evaluation, rest or training, hard or easy, short or long distance workouts are important topics. Here are some photos. The World Cup qualifiers in West Yellowstone, December World Cup races in Canada and the Olympics are all at altitude. Some altitude preparation is therefore a...