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...)
Defending champions Andy Newell (Shaftsbury, VT) and Kikkan Randall (Anchorage, AK) led every heat Saturday en route to winning the men's and women's freestyle sprint titles at the U.S. Cross Country Championships at Michigan Tech Nordic Ski Center.,
After the classic race in Houghton Kris asked me to take down the Freeman web site. He was angry and embarrassed by his performance in the two distance races, and didn’t want any explanation offered.,
David Maclean and Daniela Gebhart won the Nubs Nob 12km Freestyle today under excellent trail conditions. Ross Williams and Julia Otwell topped the juniors in the 6km event.,
Virpi Kuitunen extended her overall lead while Odd-Bjoern Hjelmeset won the Stage 7 mass start 20km in Val di Fiemme in a photo finish from his team-mate Jens Arne Svartedal.,
Oberhof, Germany, January 5. Lowell Bailey (Lake Placid, NY) was perfect on the shooting range today, hitting all 10 targets in the Men’s 10K Sprint this afternoon.,
Bill Demong (Vermontville, NY) finished second Saturday, two-tenths of a second back in a nordic combined World Cup sprint for his fourth podium of the winter and second consecutive second-place finish.,
Two-time Olympians Kikkan Randall and Lars Flora (both from Anchorage, AK) each won classic technique gold medals - for the women's 10K and men's 15K - Thursday at the U.S. Cross Country Championships.,
Effective January 1, 2008, Alpina Sports Corp will take over distribution of all Exel products in North America; Nordic, Alpine poles and racing equipment, Roller and in-line poles, trekking and Nordic Walking.,
Boyne Highlands Classic wax recommendations from Toko. Warm and wet on Sunday?,
Despite the extreme high humidity and easily glazing snow that this area is known for, the snow was surprisingly dry. You had to be especially careful this morning regarding kick wax drag and how to apply it, especially as kick was easy to get.,
The Team Standing is a new classification in the Tour this year. From each stage the times of the best two ladies and two men from each team are added together. A trophy will be awarded to the team with the lowest time at the end of the Tour.,
With five stages completed Morilov and Kuitunen top the Sprint standings in the Tour de Ski.,
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
Team NordicSkiRacer Rollerski or Ski Workout
Kensington Metropark, Milford, MI
Dunes Golf Club: And so it begins. Just enough snow on the ground to scrape the barnacles off your old track no wax or hickory trail busters... But do it on the mowed courses. Hopefully this is the new awakening of the season!