Looking for a workout you can do year-round, with or without snow? Momentum Northwest's Sam Naney has one for you, and it incorporates strength, speed, endurance, and agility/technique, all in one.
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After Summer Wildfires, Methow Valley United, Undeterred and Open for Business
Jeremy BlazarNovember 20, 2015
This week, grooming began on the Methow Trails in anticipation of the earliest opening in the nordic center’s history. This kind of start to the season is warmly welcomed by Washington state's Methow Valley community, which endured two consecutive summers of record-setting wildfires.
Momentum Northwest, a new junior racing program based in Seattle, picked a tough year to start - warm temperatures brought rain, not snow. Despite more dryland training than ski trips, the team had a great start and almost all the athletes will be back for another go next season.
If you’ve never heard of Momentum Northwest, you’re not alone. The nordic program is a new push from the Seattle community to bring back nordic skiing to the Pacific-Northwest’s largest city. Led by Sam Naney, the program hopes to develop into one of the countries best junior nordic programs.
SuperTour Resumes in Craftsbury; Caitlin Gregg, Scott Patterson Top Podium
Seth AdamsFebruary 10, 2014
Domestic racing continued with the SuperTour this past weekend in Craftsbury, Vt, where Caitlin Gregg podiumed in all three races, twice at the top, and second in the classic race to Rosie Brennan. On the men's side, Scott Patterson captured two wins in a row, and Sam Naney took a victory in Sunday's sprint.
The men’s field in Sunday’s freestyle sprint at the U.S. nationals was anything but shallow, making it one of the most competitive sprints in recent memory. Despite the competition, one man came out on top. Torin Koos (Bridger Ski Foundation/Rossignol) skied powerfully throughout the finals to capture his eighth national title.
U.S. Nationals: Men’s Skate Sprint Qualifier Photos
BrainspiralJanuary 5, 2014
Photos of some of the top finishers in the U.S. Cross Country Championships men's freestyle sprint on Sunday. Dakota Blackhorse-von Jess of the Bend Endurance Academy won it by nearly two seconds in 2:41.37 to advance to the heats, which start at 1 p.m. MST.
The 12: Methow Olympic Development
Alex KochonAugust 15, 2013
The MOD grew by three with the addition of both Brian and Caitlin Gregg and junior Maya Seckinger. "The new additions have brought challenges but great rewards, too," coach Scott Johnston says. "At times were are going 4 different directions but all with the same ending destination."
Note: This is the seventh preview in a quick-and-dirty series on U.S. elite teams. We asked coaches to send their 2012/2013 rosters and tell us what’s new for the coming season. We will be publishing additional reports over the next few weeks. Teams are presented in no particular order. Team: Methow Olympic Development (MOD) Coach: Scott Johnston Roster: Sam Naney What’s new: Brian Gregg as a training partner. Gregg will spend much of the summer...
It’s hard to fly under the radar when you’re 6’2” and one of the best sprinters in the world. But Torin Koos is giving it his best shot. Koos, who was dropped from the U.S. Ski Team (USST) this spring, has been quietly reloading for the upcoming season with the Methow Olympic Development Project (MODP), a two-person team based in central Washington. He has been off the grid, living in a cabin 15 miles from...
Making Sense of Training Principles
Inge ScheveSeptember 20, 2010
Scott Johnston doesn’t dish up a recipe for success or hand out a year-long training plan. This fall, he will coach clinics where he explains how to create sensible, individualized training plans aimed at maximizing individual potential based on proven principles of endurance training.