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Former Michigan Cup racer and current member of the Bridger Ski Foundation Pro Team Reid Goble has had a great couple weeks. First, he won the Minneapolis SuperTour race. Then he won a gold medal serving as a guide in the Paralympics. Finally, he's been chosen to race in the Men's 10km interval start classic race (3/20) at the FIS World Cup Finals in Lake Placid NY. Way to go Reid!

Grand Marais 50k Roller Ski Marathon set limit at 100 skiers

9/7/2011 - By Nikki Darrow

The inaugural Grand Marais Roller Ski Marathon course is approximately 50k (30 miles) of open road through Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore along beautiful Lake Superior, one of the most scenic rides in the Great Lakes region.

2011 Southern Ontario Training Camp

9/6/2011 - By Jim Mihell

Check out the dryland exercises in the second half of the video. This 5 day camp featured over 100 athletes and 30 coaches from Ontario, Quebec and Newfoundland.

September intensity and strength sessions at Kensington Metropark.

9/6/2011 - By Mike Muha

Every Tuesday in September will be intensity night, with a session focused on training at or near race speed. Every Wednesday in September will be strength night, with a session focused on general and specific strength training.

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Athlete Spotlight: Simi Hamilton

9/1/2011 - By USSA

I have a very competitive personality, so cross country racing seemed like a great thing to start doing when I was about 12 or 13. That and my mom basically forced me to do it...

Elite cross-country skiing linked to increased risk of subsequent arrhythmias

8/31/2011 - By European Society of Cardiology

A Swedish study presented at the ESC Congress 2011 today, found a higher incidence of arrhythmias in cross-country skiers with a long history of endurance training.

Tech Trails now one of nation's top six cross-country ski courses

8/30/2011 - By Dennis Walikainen

Thanks to recent improvements, the Tech Trails now qualify for national and international cross country ski races, one of only six such systems in the nation, according to the team that did all the hard work.

Czech skier Petr Novak wins Kangaroo Hoppet

8/29/2011 - By FIS

The first skier across the line in the premier 30km Freestyle event was Petr Novak from the Czech Republic, making it the third time in the event’s 21 year history that a Czech skier has won.

Giant Labor Day Weekend Sale & Free Ski Walking Clinic

8/29/2011 - By Bob Frye

A hot summer is usually followed by a cool winter! Get ready this Labor Day weekend as we present the Cross Country Ski Headquarters Labor Day Weekend Sale!

Kangaroo Hoppet on 27 August 2011

8/25/2011 - By FIS

Unusually warm weather over the last four weeks has affected snow conditions. With fine weather expected for the next week it has been decided to use an alternative course on the plateau above Falls Creek village.

NTN to remove XC ski trail lights

8/24/2011 - By Mike Muha

The Noquemanon Trail Network (NTN) has been unable to raise money to continue lighting a cross country ski trail at the Forestville trailhead in Marquette, Michigan.

The mechanics of ski walking and ski bounding

8/23/2011 - By Mike Muha

An excellent CXC Skiing video showing how to ski walk (one foot always on the ground) and ski bound (some air time) with correct technique.

Photos of the Kensington-Milford Connector path contruction

8/22/2011 - By Mike Muha

The paved "rollerski" connector between Kensinton Metropark's bike path and the Milford-Kensington Bikeway is almost done...