Got my first issue of The Master Skier in the mail this weekend. You get yours? No? You belong to American Cross Country Skiers? No?

By Mike Muha
Oct 30, 2007

Kris says that he was able to put himself into new territory in terms of perceived lactate load, and still recover on the fly with relative ease.,

By Zach Caldwell
Oct 26, 2007

Proper nutrition has a direct impact on athletic performance both in training and competition. In an easy-to-use ABC format, this article lists simple steps for skiers to maximize their nutritional preparation and knowledge.,

By Bob Morrel - FIS Medical Committee
Oct 24, 2007

Northern Illinois Nordic is hosting a CXC roller ski clinic run by CXC coaches and athletes on November 3 and 4.,

By Thomas Dvoratchek
Oct 24, 2007

Time for the annaul Flatbeiner and Super Flatbeiner rollerski tour/chanllenge in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Rollerski up to 79.5K! (or any shorter distance).,

By Ernie Brumbaugh
Oct 24, 2007

In the past couple of days Kris has had a couple of indications that his fitness profile has changed. Mind you - this is not news. We’ve been discussing this change for quite some time. It’s just a couple of observations on the changing season.,

By Zach Caldwell
Oct 22, 2007

This will be a great weekend Camp for training and technique instruction with the entire CXC Olympic Development Team of athletes and coaches.,

By CXC Skiing
Oct 20, 2007

Kris did his Sunapee time trial this morning in 20:31 - 13 seconds faster than his previous best time, and 18 seconds faster than last November. He paced the effort fairly conservatively today, and the result was obviously much better than on Oct 4th.,

By Zach Caldwell
Oct 19, 2007

One group skiing classic, the other perfecting skating without poles. Everyone enjoying the sun and warm temperatures.,

By Mike Muha
Oct 18, 2007

Kris started the race according to plan - fairly conservatively. He heard Duncan behind him and figured that the pack was there. By the time he turned around to take a look, about three minutes into the race, they had put a pretty big gap on the field.,

By Zach Caldwell
Oct 17, 2007

Today’s session was double-pole intervals - 5X3min with 4 min recovery, targeting 10mMol/L by the end of the workout. Kris’s plan was to sit-in on the sprinters for at least the first couple of intervals, and then see how it was going.,

By Zach Caldwell
Oct 16, 2007

The essential steps: set an overall goal, find ways of measuring progress, concentrate on what you are doing, develop the skills necessary to take advantage of the opportunities available, AND keep raising the stakes.,

By Pete Vordenberg, TeamToday.org
Oct 16, 2007