Cross Country Ski Headquarters wins another Michigan Cup! Good job getting your skiers out, Headquarters!
August 11, 2010 will be the 13th Annual Ore to Shore Mountain Bike Epic. The race committee expects to reach far over 2,300 registrations for 2012.
The number of skier registrations coming in this week for the Birkebeiner, Kortelopet, and Prince Haakon races at the 2013 American Birkebeiner has pushed total registrations for the three events passed the 3,600 mark. We have passed the 30 percent mark.
Time to check out the new pavement on the Leelanau Trail between Traverse City and Suttons Bay. Can we set a new record for the number of rollerskiers together on TART trail?
Official Michigan Cup points Keeper Ken Dawson has just released the final standings for the 2011-2012 season. The entire results are here. Congratulations all!
Swix Sport USA and Leewood Realty signed an agreement to provide up to 95 percent of their electrical requirements from a 343 kilowatt solar panel system installed on the roof of the central Swix warehouse.
Mount Hood Meadows in Oregon is open for two weekends of cross country skiing in June!
From a 7-year-old junior skier to a 21-year-old college skier, CXC offers a variety of camp opportunities this summer to help CXC member athletes across the Midwest and Great Lakes to reach their full potential.
Former Michigan Tech assistant Nordic ski coach Jason Cork has been named an assistant coach for the U.S. Cross Country Ski Team. Cork will work primarily with the men’s World Cup team under the leadership of cross country head coach Chris Grover.
Kikkan Randall, Rob Bradlee, Matt Whitcomb, and CXC Skiing all won awards at the annual USSA Congress at the Park City Marriott on May 11 in Park City, UT.
The White Pine Trail has 14 miles of NEW pavement from Leroy to Cadillac. Blacktop is only brand new once: after that it just gets rougher by day.
Her regimen is a brutal, six- (sometimes seven) day-a-week mix of roller skiing, biking, running and strength training. Pull-ups are a fairly unpleasant experience for most humans, but the ones Ms. Randall does resemble a form of medieval torture.
The U.S. Ski Team has announced its nominations for the 2012-2013 season. The nominations include those active athletes who qualified based on published selection criteria. The USSA will announce the actual team roster this fall.
Rollerski Transition Techniques - Tips & Tricks
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Classic Technique - Find the power, lower the heart rate
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Intro to Rollerskiing for Beginners
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Skate Technique - Feedback Frenzy
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Rollerski Time Trial (FREE)
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Free – Rollerski Fun Skills Course and Demo Gear
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