Cross Country Ski Training News and Tips
Openings at NENSA Gaining Ground Coaches Clinic
11/14/2007 - By Janice Sibilia
This clinic is geared towards coaches who are interested in either obtaining Level 1 or 2 certification, or who simply want to gather more in depth information to help them become more effective coaches.,
Rarely does one picture say so much: V2
11/14/2007 - By Ernie Brumbaugh
Here is an elite national class racer doing the V2 on an uphill. He has completely shifted his weight onto his left gliding ski, yet his right foot is still hanging out to the side. Old technique would dictate...,
CXC Team members recently hosted Clinics in Houghton and Ashland
11/12/2007 - By CXC Skiing
Last weekend CXC Team skiers headed north to host several Get Your Nordic On! ski clinics in Ashland, Wisconsin and Houghton, Michigan.,
US Biathlon Team in the Torsby Ski Tunnel
11/12/2007 - By US Biathlon Association
This past week the US Biathlon Team has been training in the Torsby ski tunnel. Ever wonder what a ski tunnel is like?,
En Route
11/12/2007 - By Zach Caldwell
Right now Kris is somewhere over the North Atlantic on his way to Norway. He’ll be in Beitostolen for the next two and a half weeks preparing for the World Cup distance opener there.,
Rarely does one picture say so much: Doublepole
11/9/2007 - By Ernie Brumbaugh
Beckie, on the right, is using the new double pole technique, leaning slightly forward, raising up on her toes and planting her poles pointing backwards in a direction that will give immediate forward propulsion. The skier next to her?,
Milan Baic Nordic Clinic at Hanson Hills
11/6/2007 - By Justin Andre
Hanson Hills Recreation Authority will be hosting the MILAN BIAC Nordic Ski Technique and Training Clinic on December 15-16, 2007. ,
Common Training Mistakes. How to Avoid the Pitfalls of Fall
11/6/2007 - By Karl Saidla - XC Ottawa
Fall is just tough for cross country skiers. We have to train with diligence, because racing starts soon. At the same time, we don't even actually get to do the sport we are training for.,
Park City Testing Camp
11/5/2007 - By Pete Vordenberg, TeamToday.org
The World Cup team is done with fall testing, and the Continental Cup team starts today...,
Ready to Race
11/5/2007 - By Zach Caldwell
On May 1st Kris did his first sustained intensity session of the training season. He just did his 16th (including time trials) and last of the training season. Now it’s race season.,
All Up (almost)
11/1/2007 - By Zach Caldwell
Kris is on his way back home from Utah right now. Earlier today he did his VO2max test and the numbers look very interesting.,
CXC Team joins US Ski Team at Lake Placid
11/1/2007 - By Bryan Fish
There was a balance between group workouts and individual team sessions. Our goal was to train on steeper and longer ascents in some of our threshold and higher intensity sessions, so many of these efforts were done on our own.,
