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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...)

Women: 10k Skate, Men: 15k Skate. Why the difference?

11/18/2008 - By Karl Saidla

The above might be a typical excerpt from a race notice. It's become so normal to see this that we don't tend to question it. But why not?

Green light for Gällivare

11/18/2008 - By FIS

We are ready for the World Cup. We have cold temperatures around - 10 C and it will stay cold also over the next week.

UP gets up to 15 inches

11/17/2008 - By National Weather Service

Prepare for winter weather, with extra blankets and other cold weather gear. Lake effect snow showers are expected during much of the work week.

CXC Academy: High school and masters training plans

11/17/2008 - By CXC Skiing

The highly acclaimed CXC Academy now provides day to day training plans and technique progressions for high school and masters skiers at all levels, with easy to follow on-line coaching.

Athlete Q&A: Kikkan Randall

11/17/2008 - By US Ski Team

World Cup winner Kikkan Randall has had a few other loose ends to tie up before heading out on the road for this season's World Cup.

Muonio Skate Pics

11/17/2008 - By Pete Vordenberg

There are so many skiers here trying to make the first period of world cups for their country. This is no game - skiing is it and this is their shot. This is the competition. We are ready.

Andy Newell wins qualifying round, then crashes

11/16/2008 - By USST

The U.S. Cross Country Ski Team's Andy Newell (Shaftsbury, VT) dominated qualifying against a World Cup caliber field before crashing in the semi-final round in a pre-season FIS sprint Friday in Muonio, Finland.

Muonio Pictures - Classic Race

11/16/2008 - By Pete Vordenberg

There are a lot of racers working very hard to get under the big top. Think you are working hard? Have no illusions, there are a lot of people working very hard. What did you do today to make sure you get there?

The good new is I raced like crap

11/16/2008 - By Zach Caldwell

And the bad news is...

Fall Update

11/15/2008 - By Leif Zimmerman and Alexa Turzian

It was almost too perfect to be true, every skiers dream, with the exception of the rocks, sagebrush, dirt and the occasional creek crossing.

Nordic walking clinic in Traverse City

11/15/2008 - By Pete Edwards

Free Nordic Ski Walking Clinics are coming to Traverse City's Hagerty Insurance Health And Wellness Fair on Tuesday, November 18th from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Short Report from Muonio

11/14/2008 - By Pete Vordenberg

Hello from Muonio. We have been here since Monday/Tuesday. Today (Friday) we had the first race of the season - a classical sprint.