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Summer Training

It's time to start getting serious again--we're approximately 16 weeks from ski able snow here in the mid west, and time to start focusing on winter goals. I've always found June and July the hardest months to train, with things getting more focused once August is underway. Maybe it's the number of weeks, maybe it's some noticeable early signs of fall (or at least really late summer), who knows. The Grasshoppers are out, the Sumac is starting to turn red, the oak trees are shedding acorns, fall… Continue

Added by Eric Nevalainen on September 4, 2008 at 6:53pm — No Comments

Peru Nordic Masters / Team High Peaks Wins Second NYSSRA Nordic Title

Congratulations to the Peru Nordic Masters/ Team High Peaks racing club for winning their second consecutive NYSSRA Nordic Club Championship title. NYSSRA Nordic sponsors ski racing in New York State, and skiers score points for their clubs in each NYSSRA race. NYSSRA ha… Continue

Added by Harvester of Sorrow on March 12, 2008 at 10:35am — No Comments

NCAA's

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Added by Andrew Gardner on March 9, 2008 at 10:43am — No Comments

holmenkollen (50km interval starts)

holmenkollen is this weekend. there is a lot to say about that race (you can check out what pete and i wrote about last year's event here) but for now i'm interested in talking about the fact that it's an interval start 50km. i would love for someone out there to correct me - this is a totally unresearched statement - but i'm gonna say it's the last 50km interval start race. period. 2002 was the… Continue

Added by Philip Bowen on March 6, 2008 at 1:30am — 4 Comments

Tons of Photos: Middlebury Carnival

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Added by Andrew Gardner on February 24, 2008 at 7:13pm — No Comments

Peru Nordic Masters... High Peaks Racing Marches Towards NYSSRA Title

The Peru Nordic Masters are busy working their way to a second consecutive title... follow the team here Continue

Added by Harvester of Sorrow on February 16, 2008 at 8:21am — No Comments

Race Report, Mora Vasaloppet, 35K Freestyle. Sunday 10 Feb, 2008.

I was a DNF. Here's the breakdown-- Conditions: Temperature -12F with winds out of the WNW, wind chill approaching -40F. Course consisting of dry, windblown snow from previous week. Clothing: No real problems with clothing--I got this part right. Bottoms were mesh lined windpants w. silkweight longjohns. Top was light weight polypro shirt under fleece lined windbreaker, had a windbreaker vest over the top for added protection. Balaclava, Lobster mitts, and wool cap, with copious amounts of va… Continue

Added by Eric Nevalainen on February 13, 2008 at 1:00pm — 1 Comment

The Fun Run

today we skied the fun run at Eldora. Continue

Added by Adam St.Pierre on February 12, 2008 at 11:10pm — No Comments

You Up to a Challenge?

A special challenge to the entire nordic ski community.

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Added by Andrew Gardner on February 11, 2008 at 1:12pm — No Comments

starting with Team Today

This is my first entry and I'm just trying everything out. I just got back from the race in Aspen and I did pretty well, along with the rest of the team. It was one of the warmest XC races I've ever been to. Alright, I'm done typing now

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Added by haakon on February 10, 2008 at 8:29pm — No Comments

Too cold again!

This weekend I was supposed to go to the Canadian Birkie in Edmonton but because of the cold weather and wind, it has been cancalled. Right now it is too cold to even get out and ski so I will have to sit inside and get some homework done and maybe run on the treadmill. Westerns are in a week and a half and I can't get a descent workout in to save my life! Continue

Added by Barret Dunbar on February 9, 2008 at 1:03pm — No Comments

Top Secret Training Session

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Added by Andrew Gardner on February 7, 2008 at 9:57am — No Comments

Middlebury Wins UVM Carnival!

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Added by Andrew Gardner on February 2, 2008 at 9:45pm — No Comments

UVM Carnival Team

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Added by Andrew Gardner on January 28, 2008 at 4:35pm — No Comments

MN Governor's Cup--View from the (WAY) back of the pack

I did my first race of the season last year (my first since 2006) last weekend, the Governor's Cup 25k Freestyle race at Camp Ripley MN.

The course consists of a combination of riverflats, rolling hills, and quite a bit of heavy-duty climbing, utilizing every piece of elevation along the trail to its limits. The layout is an "out and back" from the Rec Center, to the biathlon range , and then back to the rec center. The Biathlon range, the middle 8K, contains the majority of the hard… Continue

Added by Eric Nevalainen on January 28, 2008 at 1:54pm — No Comments

canmore wrap & photos aplenty

four races in five days is the reason i came here - a lot of opportunity for images in a short period of time. the other reason was that i wanted to see a US athlete getting a podium finish. so on that latter point it was a bit of a disappointment. it's tough, though, when you pin your podium hopes on sprints. the race doesn't necessarily go to the racer who's the fittest or the fastest. you gotta stay out of trouble and take good risks and make good decisions. there's no guarantees. that said,… Continue

Added by Philip Bowen on January 27, 2008 at 12:22am — 1 Comment

canmore double-pole sprints

another fine day in canada, eh? cold, though. for the prelims, there was one good spot for photos, and all the photogs were there. most of them were right on the side of the course - i camped out above them on the bank so i wouldn't have to deal with people in my shot. even so, someone walked in front of me when cook went by. i was really happy with my photos from the prelims except for the fact that i completely missed laura valaas. f.

for the men, double-poling was where it was at. i… Continue

Added by Philip Bowen on January 24, 2008 at 1:27pm — 1 Comment

Gov Cup a go-go.....

Here's what I have been able to piece together about the Gov Cup Trail. Route is out and back with a loop through the biathlon area. The biathlon loop represents the most difficult terrain and is 8k in length. The easiest terrain is the 3k along the river (the first 3k, and the last 3k)

Here's how I see it:

1-3: Mostly flats to the range gate
3-9: Moderate terrain on the Viking Trail
9-17: Biathlon Loop (bleah! 8k of climbing)
17-22: Moderate terrain back towards ca… Continue

Added by Eric Nevalainen on January 24, 2008 at 8:41am — No Comments

What a neat new XC scene! As for me? --I'm about all-rounderism

I really like the "all in one" idea behind this new HQ for XC. All ages, all styles, all keeping in touch.

I'll chime in as an advocate of all-rounder skiing. I do what I call rando skiing every day. I ski a bunch of local self-skied-in trails. I use a ski-racing classic technique but I use wider skis and I just love exploring all sorts of trails and places. It's free, it's nearby (when I want to go close), it's anywhere I want to go. Occasionally on weekends I'll meet up with people an… Continue

Added by Jeff Potter on January 23, 2008 at 11:31am — No Comments