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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...)

Demong Wins Annual Steamboat Competition

7/8/2009 - By US Ski Team

World Champion Billy Demong kicked off his Independence Day with a big win as he took top honors at the annual 4th of July nordic combined competition in Steamboat Springs this weekend.

Marquette City Commision attempts to overrule bike lanes

7/7/2009 - By Noquemanon Trail Network

The City Commission held a meeting July 1 to consider reversing the Planning Commissions decision to make Wright Street safer by reducing the number of driving lanes from four to two with a center turn lane and adding two bike lanes.

CXC Skiing gets Olympic grant for disabled skiers

7/7/2009 - By CXC Skiing

Central Cross Country Ski Association (CXC) announced today that it has been named as a grant recipient from the 2009 Olympic Opportunity Fund to provide the opportunity of cross country skiing for individuals with disabilities.

Cross-country skiers test mid-summer shape at Tour de Trøndelag

7/6/2009 - By FIS

This summer Tour included two roller ski races (mass start and pursuit) and a cross-country race on snow.

"I got into it"

7/6/2009 - By Pete Vordenberg

Many times we are told to do the rational thing. And this is very sound advice too, to be safe. But, at the risk of being irresponsible, let me encourage you to dismiss that advice utterly and follow that thing you love with everything you can muster.

2009 U.S. National Coaches Education Conference comes to Minneapolis

7/3/2009 - By USSA

Join us for the U.S. Ski Team's biennial Coaches Education Conference in Minneapolis, Minnesota. This three-day event from September 25-27 is for all cross country ski coaches and athletes looking to improve their knowledge of the sport.

Spacing, Depth, Interruption, Pattern

7/2/2009 - By Mark Waechter

Working with machine structures on skis, there are only a few variables that can be adjusted to influence the performance of the ski.

Bring Children to Snow program starts

7/2/2009 - By CXC Skiing

CXC Youth Program is developing a "Winter Activity Log" and award program that awards kids for getting outside and playing in the snow be it, skiing, sledding, skating, etc.

Intensity in the morning, strength in the afternoon

7/1/2009 - By CXC Skiing

This time of the year we focus with our athletes on maximal strength. The goal here is to increase resistive load. There will be a decrease in the number of exercises to primarily focus on the muscle and movements of the sport.