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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...)

Smart Commute Week prevents 19,000 lbs of CO2 emissions

7/1/2008 - By Missy Luyk

We recently celebrated a successful Smart Commute Week and thought we should share some of the impressive stats and talk about upcoming events in the Traverse City area.,

Demong Second in Annual Bike Race

6/30/2008 - By US Ski Team

Demong will continue to use bike racing as an integral part of his summer training program, but anticipates he will stop racing in August to focus his workouts entirely on nordic combined before the season starts.,

MacMullan Conference Center Announces Openings for Event Bookings

6/30/2008 - By DNR

Nonprofit organizations, governmental agencies and outdoors groups are reminded the Department of Natural Resources' Ralph A. MacMullan Conference Center, located on the northern shores of Higgins Lake, is available at select times starting in July.,

Fivefold increase in out-of-competition doping testing

6/27/2008 - By FIS

FIS last season performed as many as 375 out-of-competition tests, including both blood tests and urine along with blood transfusion and insulin tests. This is almost five times as many as the season before.,

Tim Burke V2 front video

6/27/2008 - By Mike Muha

Great video by Jimi James Upham of biathlete Tim Burke V2ing up a hill. Notice the timing of his pole plants and skate...,

FIS Roller Skiing World Cup kicks off in Italy

6/26/2008 - By Sandra Spitz

While some national races already took place, the FIS Roller Skiing World Cup 2008 will kick off today in Piglio/Frosinone, near Rome (ITA), the host city of the FIS Roller Skiing World Championships 2009.,

Summer Training: The Video

6/25/2008 - By Mike Muha

Here's a short film from TrixProductions featuring Mt. Bachelor Sports Education Foundation and their summer nordic training last season. If this doesn't make you want to get out and rollerski or ski walk, nothing will.,

Vasa Ergometer Moves to the Wall: Let the New Competition Begin!

6/24/2008 - By Mike Muha

I mounted the Vasa Ergometer the wall of my garage. By mounting the Vasa Ergometer on the wall, we can much more closely replicate the specificity of both doublepoling and single poling.

Corradini re-elected, Bieg Piastόw becomes member

6/24/2008 - By FIS

Angelo Corradini was re-elected as Secretary General of Worldloppet and Bieg Piastόw was added to the Worldloppet schedule.,

Olympian John Morton inducted Into US Biathlon Hall of Fame

6/23/2008 - By US Biathlon Association

The United States Biathlon Association (USBA) is pleased to announce the induction of John Morton to their national Hall of Fame. Morton has represented the United States at seven Olympics, dating back to the Sapporo Games in 1972.,

The Last Spring Race

6/20/2008 - By Bert Hinkley

The end of May saw the staging of the Ski to Sea adventure relay race from the ski area at Mount Baker to the town of Bellingham, WA.,

Finances cause NTN staff cut

6/19/2008 - By Noquemanon Trail Network

The NTN Board of Directors have decided to make some changes in our administration to provide better operations efficiency. Susan Brian has been laid off beginning in June, while the Board re-assesses our finances over the summer.,