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Year: 2007 ×

Worrel and Dawson win Casco Shades and Gutr Sweatband

Greg Worrel and Ken Dawson were the winners of Casco SX-20 Sport Glasses and a Sweat Gutr Ultimate Sweatband, compliments of Joe Gollinger of Chi-Town Sports.,

By Mike Muha
Sep 17, 2007

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Changing Gears

This past week has been Kris’s first week of training with the focus firmly placed on intensity rather than volume. Having said that, there’s hasn’t been a particularly large amount of intensity this week - it’s been more of a ramp-up into training week.,

By Zach Caldwell
Sep 17, 2007

Cross Country Skiers do Triathlon #2

I thought I'd report on the second triathlon - The Island Lake State Rec Area Sprint Triathlon - that I did along with NordicSkiRacers Ryan Robinson, Greg Worrel and Yvon Dufour, and a friend of Ryan's Michael Kotajarvi.

By Mike Muha
Sep 16, 2007

Michigan Tech Tops State for Women in Athletics

Michigan Technological University has the highest proportion of women participating in athletics of any public college or university in Michigan, compared to the number of women in the student body as a whole.,

By Jennifer Donovan
Sep 15, 2007

Matching Challenge Grant Awarded to American Birkebeiner Ski Foundation

John and Leslie Taylor and family, Madison, Wis., issued a matching challenge to the ABSF specifying that they will match donations collected by the American Birkebeiner Ski Foundation, dollar for dollar, up to $65,000 over a 30-day period.,

By Leslie Hamp
Sep 14, 2007

Changes in Store for 35th Anniversary American Birkebeiner

One major change is the introduction of separate, smaller, 5-minute alternating skating and classic wave starts to ensure a better race day experience for all Birkie and Kortelopet skaters and striders.,

By American Birkebeiner Ski Foundation
Sep 14, 2007

Custom Nordic and Cross Country Ski Apparel at VOmax

We are the only company offering both a Screen and Digital Printing dye sublimation process, which converts your design into a gas dying process directly to the fabric. Supporting both platforms allows us to address the most complex design requirements.,

By Bill Kuzmeski
Sep 13, 2007

Leelanau Trail now debt Free

After twelve years, the Leelanau Trail property is now owned free and clear by the TART organization. The 15-mile, 185 acre linear property in Leelanau County is now preserved for future generations.,

By TART Trails
Sep 13, 2007

Marquette Fit Strip Will Be Groomed Again!

The Marquette Parks & Recreation Commission has approved and made a recommendation to the Marquette City Commission that they support the NTN’s desire to take over the Fit Strip Corridor.,

By Noquemanon Trail Network
Sep 12, 2007

Who's the Boss?

When it comes to school and balance there are several things to consider. The primary one is seldom study and training - for which there is enough time in the day. Alcohol and partying is the biggest challenge to attending college and succeeding in sport.,

By Pete Vordenberg, TeamToday.org
Sep 12, 2007

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The (revised) Plan

This past training block is the biggest Kris has ever done. He’s been in the territory before, but 92 hours in 20 days (4.6 hours per day) is the largest average training volume he’s got on record. But that’s pretty tame compared to the last two weeks...,

By Zach Caldwell
Sep 11, 2007

Avoid South Marquette Trail System

Attention Trail Users - There is now heavy logging taking place within the South Marquette Trail System throughout the Pioneer Loop.,

By Noquemanon Trail Network
Sep 11, 2007