Cross Country Ski Headquarters wins another Michigan Cup! Good job getting your skiers out, Headquarters!
When Kris called this morning (afternoon in Norway) he said that, upon reflection, yesterday’s race sucked. He went over there to kick ass, not to get 20th place in Norway Cup races.,
In May of 2008, Sten Fjeldheim, head ski coach at Northern Michigan University, and I will be coaching an on-snow, masters’ training camp in beautiful Sognefjell, Norway.,
Lars Flora, Kris Freeman and I in the final week before the first distance world cup...,
I injured my right shin during a 3 hours rollerski a couple weeks ago. Within a few days, I was limping around. I decided to make the best of it: I hit the Vasa Ergometer.
I injured my right shin during a 3 hours rollerski a couple weeks ago. I backed off the training hoping the pain would go. No deal. I finally decided to make the best of it: I hit the Vasa Ergometer.
Today’s Norway Cup skate race was Kris’s first real race of the year. He finished 20th, a little over a minute out of the lead. It certainly wasn’t a mind-blowing effort - in his first race last year he was 18th in a World Cup.,
Five French cross-country skiers face bans from starting races during the world cup season because they have high haemoglobin readings, the French skiing federation (FFS) have announced.,
All is well in Beitostolen. Kris had a good set of classic intervals a couple of days ago, and that was followed by a five hour OD the next day. The OD was a bit tough for the first few hours because the organizers were blowing snow on the course...,
Catch up with the team as they prepare for the first World Cup just two weeks..,
Six US Biathletes will be on the starting line when the 2007-2008 Biathlon World Cup season kicks off on November 28 in Kontiolahti, Finland.,
In Livigno the valley is covered with 35 cm of snow: a 4 km training track is now open, followed by a second technical course, soon. The winter ski season will be officially opened on 30th of November, with Skipass Free.,
It IS true that the MDNR won’t be assisting us with grooming reimbursement funds, but TART will continue to groom the Vasa Pathway this winter with money from grooming badges, kilometer sponsors, the fee pipes, and support from the Vasa Race group.,