Cross Country Ski Training News and Tips
National J2 Camp at Michigan Tech big success
8/26/2010 - By Bryan Fish
There can be a reluctance to want to add the extra travel required to bring athletes from all over the country for a single camp. But any reluctance I might have had was erased at this camp after just three short days here at MTU in Houghton, MI.
Relentless Climb: Fitness test up a big hill for US Men
8/24/2010 - By Tanja Ohlson / IBU
The hard work is clearly etched everyone’s face at the halfway point. At the mid-point, every athlete has to stop for at least 10 seconds, switch rollerskis in order to use up the wheels evenly and drink. Afterwards, the mental battle continues.
U.S. Ski Team intervals
8/24/2010 - By Mike Muha
One video and four different workouts: Sprints, longer intervals, distance training. It's interesting to see the intensity of the skiing in each workout - and the expenditure of energy.
Video from the Ontario High Performance Camp
8/23/2010 - By Mike Muha
The video from the camp features rollerskiing, sprint drills - including head-to-head racing - strength exercises (including my favorite, the sideways rock toss), and some great footage of the doublepush in slow-mo.
Double pole rollerski intervals in Bend
8/17/2010 - By Mike Muha
Chandra Crawford, Andy Newell and a cast of other national skiers doing doublepole intervals in Bend.
Skateboard your bike to a better classic kick
8/11/2010 - By Greg Rudl
What do you do when your rear derailleur brakes off and you’re a long way from home? Work on your classic kick.
Kris Freeman Classic speed and freestyle distance clips
8/10/2010 - By Mike Muhe
Video and comments on Kris Freeman doing classic sprints and a freestyle distance session at the June 2010 Bend Camp.
The atmosphere of our team is the best I've ever seen it
8/9/2010 - By FIS
Kikkan Randall ranks among top US Cross-Country skiers and is one of top sprint specialists. FIS Cross-Country had a chance to talk to Kikkan at US training camp in New Zealand.
USST XC speed workout
8/3/2010 - By Mike Muha
Comments on a June 2010 on-snow speed workout by the US and Canadian National Teams in Bend, Oregon.
Cross country ski athlete Self Analysis
8/2/2010 - By SkiPost
Takes this nifty little test that helps you evalutate your strengths and weaknesses!
XC Ski Team goes the distance
7/29/2010 - By US Ski Team
The U.S. Cross Country Ski Team is taking full advantage of the southern hemisphere's winter months, spending three weeks at Snow Farm on New Zealand's south island. This is the ninth consecutive year the Team has had a summer training session down under.
Training: New Zealand
7/29/2010 - By Pete Vordenberg
How will you do it? Are you training enough? Are you resting well enough? Are you doing the right things for training? Are you eating well and staying hydrated?
