Tony Percha (lead) and Cyril Grum getting in an early morning rollerski at Kensington Metropark on Island Drive. (Yes, besides a nice bike path, Kensington has a couple quieter roads...)
Thirteen youth cross country ski programs will get a boost this winter thanks to funding from the American Birkebeiner Ski Foundation. The Foundation recently awarded $12,000 to programs around the country targeted to youth skiers.
First off there is room for individual preference when it comes to pole length. So if you like your pole length don't let someone tell you it is too short or too long.
Tune into Monday Night Football as U.S. Ski Team athletes Marco Sullivan, Casey Puckett , and Johnny Spillane (Nordic Combined) are honored prior to tonight's matchup of the undefeated Denver Broncos and reigning Super Bowl champion Pittsburgh Steelers.
Beside many traditional Cross-Country nations like all the Scandinvian and the Central European countries, the United States with Andrew Newell has announced their participation at the Tour for the first time.
Material from all presentations from the 2009 Nationals Coaches Education Conference are now available. Here's the list and the links
The Human Powered Trail Groomer, HPTG3 for short, is a unit that skiers can pull behind them as they snowshoe along a trail or across a local field creating a skate lane. he groomer creates a better skate lane easier than homemade devices.
Something to waste your time on while you wait for the November sleet to stop so you can rollerski. Nordic Chill -Compete in 4 winter sports events in this challenging game: Cross country, shooting, jumping, and curling.
The final Olympic ski and snowboarding teams will be named in January, as close as possible to the Olympics.
After unusually high numbers of entries flowing in since September, exactly three months before the scheduled race date (31st January), the entries were closed for the 2010 Marcialonga on 30th October.
Register for the Nordic clinics now! Space is filling up. As of November 4, 2009 there are only 2 spaces left on the Thursday one-day skate clinic and one more spot on the Friday one-day classic clinic. All other clinics still show limited availability.
Wednesday 4th November marks 100 days until the opening of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games.
World Championship silver medalist Kikkan Randall said. "We love to have people join the fan club because it gives us a chance to share our road to the Olympics with them."
Team NordicSkiRacer Rollerski Workout
Kensington Metropark, Milford, MI
Team NordicSkiRacer Rollerski or Ski Workout
Kensington Metropark, Milford, MI
Team NordicSkiRacer Rollerski or Ski Workout
Kensington Metropark, Milford, MI