The Sten & Jen Clinic Sponsored by GRNST, The Bicycle Shop of Grayling, The Cross Country Ski Headquarters and the The Cross Country Ski Shop is now is officially full. New entries will be wait-listed.,

By Ernie Brumbaugh
Sep 28, 2007

In the past several posts I’ve made reference to a change in the focus of Kris’s training in the current block. As this block comes to an end (the last session is on Friday) we get an opportunity to make some quantitative comparisons.,

By Zach Caldwell
Sep 27, 2007

Well, Kris is now the second-fastest guy on record up mt Moosilauke. Except that he’s not on-record. He’d have to show-up when Ruff and Cami are actually timing the event in order to go on-record. And that may be on the agenda for this Fall...,

By Zach Caldwell
Sep 25, 2007

Because we know from experience that heart rate suppression accompanies high training loads under a volume regime we have to acknowledge the possibility that Kris is feeling the stress of a high training load.

By Zach Caldwell
Sep 24, 2007

The Central Cross Country Ski Association (CXC Skiing) is pleased to announce three FREE Get Your Nordic On! clinics in the Hayward area. Join local CXC Team skiers Kristina Owen and Brian Gregg who will be leading the clinics.,

By CXC Skiing
Sep 21, 2007

There are seven spots left open for the Sten Fieldheim Clinic on October 6 & 7 this year. The clinic headquarters will be in at Panod Ski Area just east of Rockford (near Grand Rapids).,

By Ernie Brumbaugh
Sep 19, 2007

Some photos of rollerskiing on a nice Saturday morning with Team NordicSkiRacer.com.,

By Mike Muha
Sep 18, 2007

As I mentioned in yesterday’s post, Kris has not been feeling too snappy of late. As he put it, ' I’ve been dragging ass all week, aside from Wednesday'.,

By Zach Caldwell
Sep 18, 2007

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

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

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

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