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Category: XCFeeds

A collection of live feeds from cross-country ski blogs around the web.

  • One Week

    One week from today Dan and I will be packing up the car and heading to West Yellowstone. It is about a 2 day drive so we will be getting there on the 20th and the plan is to be on skis that afternoon. Its hard to believe that the season starts so soon but I am pumped to be on snow and start racing. Its been feeling a lot more like early October than November around here. The last two weeks have been in the 50s and sunny. I’m not complaining though since winter in Marquette lasts until April!

    This morning I went out to Marquette Mountain for a moose hoof interval session. I was just not feeling it today. My legs were heavy and I was having a hard time feeling snappy. I hated to do it but I cut the workout short. Instead of doing 6 intervals I only made it to four. So in short, the workout sucked but I think I did the smart thing.  I have skate intervals on Friday so by then I think I will be back to feeling good. Its important the for the next week to really listen to my body so I am rested and well trained before heading to West.

  • Focus On

    span class=”Apple-style-span” style=”color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: ‘Helvetica Neue’; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; “p style=”padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 20px; “Now that we have the first snow out of the way, it is time to re-focus our energies.  We always get snow this time of year. It always melts; leaving us wishing…, dreaming…/pp style=”padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 20px; “Quit dreamin’ and git out thar and start skiing- yes, I am talking about Rollerskiing. The best specific training for xc skiing is only a little more challenging than snow skiing- but only the hardness of the falls. Your ski season will be so much better having two months of rollerskiing behind you. Plus you’ll have some scars and road rash to prove your worthiness./pp style=”padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 20px; “Here’s to real snow that we can ski on! (We need at least 12inches to start grooming)./pp style=”padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 20px; “So Focus now, Focus…/p/spandiv class=”blogger-post-footer”img width=’1′ height=’1′ src=’https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6725673749958162153-3647994606631896112?l=www.tokousnordicblog.com’ alt=” //div

  • Sovereign is Souverain

    I was caught on camera this morning by Sovereign Lake photographer Jim Miles in the middle of my morning classic ski.  Beautiful day, perfect tracks.  Thanks for the photos, Jim!

  • Finishing the Bread Oven

    I love making things.  And in particular, I really love to finish projects.  I like finishing a good workout too, but sometimes I just like to be able to look at and use the thing I finish.  Workout are useful in their own way, but just not very tangible after the fact, except maybe in your sore muscles.  Making food is nice–you look at it briefly, and taste it, and transform it into useful energy–but its not around very long.  For this reason, I was real psyched to finish our bread oven today.  Now that it’s done we can look at it, touch it, and most of all, bake delicious things in it for a long time to come!

    We’ve been working on building the oven for the past few months.  We started by trucking load after load of stone from the pile in our field over to the center.  We made the base with field-stone, mortar, and cement.  Our masonry started off a little shaky, but improved as we got higher up on the base.  The structure of the oven arch was made of brick laid over a wooden form that we later burnt out.  The final step was a 6-inch layer of cob-a mix of clay that we dug ourselves, sand, and straw.  Putting the cob oven, I sort of felt like I was massaging an elephant or something.  Today we put on the final layer of cob, and lit a fire to help speed it’s drying process.  It felt awesome to be finishing something!!

    <Brian is building an awesome rustic shed over the oven!
    <Stomping in the clay was the best way to get it workable, and it was fun!
    <Look, there's a fire!

  • Finishing the Bread Oven

    I love making things.  And in particular, I really love to finish projects.  I like finishing a good workout too, but sometimes I just like to be able to look at and use the thing I finish.  Workout are useful in their own way, but just not very tangible after the fact, except maybe in your sore muscles.  Making food is nice–you look at it briefly, and taste it, and transform it into useful energy–but its not around very long.  For this reason, I was real psyched to finish our bread oven today.  Now that it’s done we can look at it, touch it, and most of all, bake delicious things in it for a long time to come!

    We’ve been working on building the oven for the past few months.  We started by trucking load after load of stone from the pile in our field over to the center.  We made the base with field-stone, mortar, and cement.  Our masonry started off a little shaky, but improved as we got higher up on the base.  The structure of the oven arch was made of brick laid over a wooden form that we later burnt out.  The final step was a 6-inch layer of cob-a mix of clay that we dug ourselves, sand, and straw.  Putting the cob oven, I sort of felt like I was massaging an elephant or something.  Today we put on the final layer of cob, and lit a fire to help speed it’s drying process.  It felt awesome to be finishing something!!

    <Brian is building an awesome rustic shed over the oven!
    <Stomping in the clay was the best way to get it workable, and it was fun!
    <Look, there's a fire!

  • Finishing the Bread Oven

    I love making things.  And in particular, I really love to finish projects.  I like finishing a good workout too, but sometimes I just like to be able to look at and use the thing I finish.  Workout are useful in their own way, but just not very tangible after the fact, except maybe in your sore muscles.  Making food is nice–you look at it briefly, and taste it, and transform it into useful energy–but its not around very long.  For this reason, I was real psyched to finish our bread oven today.  Now that it’s done we can look at it, touch it, and most of all, bake delicious things in it for a long time to come!

    We’ve been working on building the oven for the past few months.  We started by trucking load after load of stone from the pile in our field over to the center.  We made the base with field-stone, mortar, and cement.  Our masonry started off a little shaky, but improved as we got higher up on the base.  The structure of the oven arch was made of brick laid over a wooden form that we later burnt out.  The final step was a 6-inch layer of cob-a mix of clay that we dug ourselves, sand, and straw.  Putting the cob oven, I sort of felt like I was massaging an elephant or something.  Today we put on the final layer of cob, and lit a fire to help speed it’s drying process.  It felt awesome to be finishing something!!

    <Brian is building an awesome rustic shed over the oven!
    <Stomping in the clay was the best way to get it workable, and it was fun!
    <Look, there's a fire!

  • Finishing the Bread Oven

    I love making things.  And in particular, I really love to finish projects.  I like finishing a good workout too, but sometimes I just like to be able to look at and use the thing I finish.  Workout are useful in their own way, but just not very tangible after the fact, except maybe in your sore muscles.  Making food is nice–you look at it briefly, and taste it, and transform it into useful energy–but its not around very long.  For this reason, I was real psyched to finish our bread oven today.  Now that it’s done we can look at it, touch it, and most of all, bake delicious things in it for a long time to come!

    We’ve been working on building the oven for the past few months.  We started by trucking load after load of stone from the pile in our field over to the center.  We made the base with field-stone, mortar, and cement.  Our masonry started off a little shaky, but improved as we got higher up on the base.  The structure of the oven arch was made of brick laid over a wooden form that we later burnt out.  The final step was a 6-inch layer of cob-a mix of clay that we dug ourselves, sand, and straw.  Putting the cob oven, I sort of felt like I was massaging an elephant or something.  Today we put on the final layer of cob, and lit a fire to help speed it’s drying process.  It felt awesome to be finishing something!!

    <Brian is building an awesome rustic shed over the oven!
    <Stomping in the clay was the best way to get it workable, and it was fun!
    <Look, there's a fire!

  • Finishing the Bread Oven

    I love making things.  And in particular, I really love to finish projects.  I like finishing a good workout too, but sometimes I just like to be able to look at and use the thing I finish.  Workout are useful in their own way, but just not very tangible after the fact, except maybe in your sore muscles.  Making food is nice–you look at it briefly, and taste it, and transform it into useful energy–but its not around very long.  For this reason, I was real psyched to finish our bread oven today.  Now that it’s done we can look at it, touch it, and most of all, bake delicious things in it for a long time to come!

    We’ve been working on building the oven for the past few months.  We started by trucking load after load of stone from the pile in our field over to the center.  We made the base with field-stone, mortar, and cement.  Our masonry started off a little shaky, but improved as we got higher up on the base.  The structure of the oven arch was made of brick laid over a wooden form that we later burnt out.  The final step was a 6-inch layer of cob-a mix of clay that we dug ourselves, sand, and straw.  Putting the cob oven, I sort of felt like I was massaging an elephant or something.  Today we put on the final layer of cob, and lit a fire to help speed it’s drying process.  It felt awesome to be finishing something!!

    <Brian is building an awesome rustic shed over the oven!
    <Stomping in the clay was the best way to get it workable, and it was fun!
    <Look, there's a fire!

  • Finishing the Bread Oven

    I love making things.  And in particular, I really love to finish projects.  I like finishing a good workout too, but sometimes I just like to be able to look at and use the thing I finish.  Workout are useful in their own way, but just not very tangible after the fact, except maybe in your sore muscles.  Making food is nice–you look at it briefly, and taste it, and transform it into useful energy–but its not around very long.  For this reason, I was real psyched to finish our bread oven today.  Now that it’s done we can look at it, touch it, and most of all, bake delicious things in it for a long time to come!

    We’ve been working on building the oven for the past few months.  We started by trucking load after load of stone from the pile in our field over to the center.  We made the base with field-stone, mortar, and cement.  Our masonry started off a little shaky, but improved as we got higher up on the base.  The structure of the oven arch was made of brick laid over a wooden form that we later burnt out.  The final step was a 6-inch layer of cob-a mix of clay that we dug ourselves, sand, and straw.  Putting the cob oven, I sort of felt like I was massaging an elephant or something.  Today we put on the final layer of cob, and lit a fire to help speed it’s drying process.  It felt awesome to be finishing something!!

    <Brian is building an awesome rustic shed over the oven!
    <Stomping in the clay was the best way to get it workable, and it was fun!
    <Look, there's a fire!

  • Finishing the Bread Oven

    I love making things.  And in particular, I really love to finish projects.  I like finishing a good workout too, but sometimes I just like to be able to look at and use the thing I finish.  Workout are useful in their own way, but just not very tangible after the fact, except maybe in your sore muscles.  Making food is nice–you look at it briefly, and taste it, and transform it into useful energy–but its not around very long.  For this reason, I was real psyched to finish our bread oven today.  Now that it’s done we can look at it, touch it, and most of all, bake delicious things in it for a long time to come!

    We’ve been working on building the oven for the past few months.  We started by trucking load after load of stone from the pile in our field over to the center.  We made the base with field-stone, mortar, and cement.  Our masonry started off a little shaky, but improved as we got higher up on the base.  The structure of the oven arch was made of brick laid over a wooden form that we later burnt out.  The final step was a 6-inch layer of cob-a mix of clay that we dug ourselves, sand, and straw.  Putting the cob oven, I sort of felt like I was massaging an elephant or something.  Today we put on the final layer of cob, and lit a fire to help speed it’s drying process.  It felt awesome to be finishing something!!

    <Brian is building an awesome rustic shed over the oven!
    <Stomping in the clay was the best way to get it workable, and it was fun!
    <Look, there's a fire!

  • SMS Classic Time Trial

    a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_H2SCM3lmKm8/SvnmTsrOVCI/AAAAAAAABhU/Om2JgBM-tJk/s1600-h/IMG_0498.JPG”img style=”display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;” src=”http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_H2SCM3lmKm8/SvnmTsrOVCI/AAAAAAAABhU/Om2JgBM-tJk/s400/IMG_0498.JPG” border=”0″ alt=””id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402602454091977762″ //aAfter a morning workout with skate drills, dual slaloms and core strength, we skied a 5/10 km classic time trial in Peru. The 5 km course started down by the Landgrove town line and rolled up to town. The 10 km then went out to rte 11 and climbed up to the high point above Bromley. Everyone looked good and worked hard. Aside form some sore backs, it was a good day!br /a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_H2SCM3lmKm8/SvnlnRg9huI/AAAAAAAABhM/Kv2fj-tkfRM/s1600-h/IMG_0472.JPG”img style=”display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;” src=”http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_H2SCM3lmKm8/SvnlnRg9huI/AAAAAAAABhM/Kv2fj-tkfRM/s400/IMG_0472.JPG” border=”0″ alt=””id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402601690886932194″ //abr /a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_H2SCM3lmKm8/SvnlG7sQ6wI/AAAAAAAABhE/VSqGBeUim5o/s1600-h/IMG_0476.JPG”img style=”display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;” src=”http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_H2SCM3lmKm8/SvnlG7sQ6wI/AAAAAAAABhE/VSqGBeUim5o/s400/IMG_0476.JPG” border=”0″ alt=””id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402601135272946434″ //abr /In the 5 km., Heather hammered from the start and just kept going, she earned our female skier of the day award. She was followed closely by Mac, but they had a good lead on the rest of the crew. Heather 16:45, Mac 16:51, Izzy C 17:32, Tyler 17:45, Rachel 18:15, Hallie 19:48, Brooke 19:50.br /a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_H2SCM3lmKm8/Svnkrkzo3_I/AAAAAAAABg8/GyRCR17HWTM/s1600-h/IMG_0477.JPG”img style=”display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;” src=”http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_H2SCM3lmKm8/Svnkrkzo3_I/AAAAAAAABg8/GyRCR17HWTM/s400/IMG_0477.JPG” border=”0″ alt=””id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402600665273393138″ //abr /a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_H2SCM3lmKm8/SvnjxLyXMgI/AAAAAAAABg0/vSriMfjG_fY/s1600-h/IMG_0478.JPG”img style=”display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;” src=”http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_H2SCM3lmKm8/SvnjxLyXMgI/AAAAAAAABg0/vSriMfjG_fY/s400/IMG_0478.JPG” border=”0″ alt=””id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402599662124741122″ //aThe boys were a little tighter. Skyler opened up a quick lead and held on for the victory. The rest of the crew went back and forth. Austin Cobb skied his typical race, starting conservatively and then posting the fastest time for the last 5 km, but it was only good enough for 3rd place. Austin Caldwell got our male skier of the day award with solid pacing and a 2nd place finish.Skyler 30:35 (14:59,15:36), Austin Caldwell 31:14 (15:37,15:37), Austin Cobb 31:22 (15:59,15:23), Cam 31:34 (15:22,16:12), Bridger 32:34 (15:29,17:05), Walker 34:44 (16:50,17:54). br /a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_H2SCM3lmKm8/SvnjTHZ1DEI/AAAAAAAABgs/-egtW88AQGk/s1600-h/IMG_0484.JPG”img style=”display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;” src=”http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_H2SCM3lmKm8/SvnjTHZ1DEI/AAAAAAAABgs/-egtW88AQGk/s400/IMG_0484.JPG” border=”0″ alt=””id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402599145552022594″ //abr /a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_H2SCM3lmKm8/Svni0Ki7DmI/AAAAAAAABgk/uNnwsE1Isug/s1600-h/IMG_0524.JPG”img style=”display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;” src=”http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_H2SCM3lmKm8/Svni0Ki7DmI/AAAAAAAABgk/uNnwsE1Isug/s400/IMG_0524.JPG” border=”0″ alt=””id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402598613819526754″ //abr /a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_H2SCM3lmKm8/SvniL4vcF4I/AAAAAAAABgc/XTaCOyQi_gg/s1600-h/IMG_0536.JPG”img style=”display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;” src=”http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_H2SCM3lmKm8/SvniL4vcF4I/AAAAAAAABgc/XTaCOyQi_gg/s400/IMG_0536.JPG” border=”0″ alt=””id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402597921845417858″ //abr /a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_H2SCM3lmKm8/Svnhi6ojiyI/AAAAAAAABgU/Ya5hY6qbZGg/s1600-h/IMG_0548.JPG”img style=”display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;” src=”http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_H2SCM3lmKm8/Svnhi6ojiyI/AAAAAAAABgU/Ya5hY6qbZGg/s400/IMG_0548.JPG” border=”0″ alt=””id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402597217978780450″ //abr /The girls, relaxing and hamming it up after the TT.a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_H2SCM3lmKm8/SvngiSBoZ_I/AAAAAAAABgM/d4TjReNfBuM/s1600-h/IMG_0552.JPG”img style=”display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;” src=”http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_H2SCM3lmKm8/SvngiSBoZ_I/AAAAAAAABgM/d4TjReNfBuM/s400/IMG_0552.JPG” border=”0″ alt=””id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402596107566475250″ //adiv class=”blogger-post-footer”img width=’1′ height=’1′ src=’https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4680416899705879324-3767169979693467025?l=smsxc.blogspot.com’ alt=” //div

  • Rollerski Agility / Coordination Videos

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  • Excerpts From Prison

    a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_n7a3IKFYbqU/Svm52bc_QaI/AAAAAAAAC4Q/STZmmjS50ks/s1600-h/IMG_0004-3.jpg”img style=”display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;” src=”http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_n7a3IKFYbqU/Svm52bc_QaI/AAAAAAAAC4Q/STZmmjS50ks/s400/IMG_0004-3.jpg” border=”0″ alt=”” id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402553572741038498″ //aPictured above is the reason that there will never be peace. What is that? A pile of anonymous shoes? No it is NOT!! divThat is the space between the door of my room and Athletes from a former Eastern Bloc. While I have not talked to them. Talking to extraneous individuals is not mission specific. I have had my personal space infringed or incringed on by some heinous smelly footwear. Retaliation is imminent. /divdivHave you ever interviewed prison Inmates? Well if you see them for medical reasons one visit is the as the next different Joe but same general story. They are innocent and have trouble sleeping. /divdivWell this inmate is Guilty and has no problem sleeping. Oh Well/divdivbr //divdivHere is an excerpt from an anonymous prisoner in another cell in another prison in Lapland. They obviously make an industry of making prison life in November in Lapland seem Glamorous/divdivbr //divdiv”span class=”Apple-style-span” style=” border-collapse: collapse; font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;”span class=”Apple-style-span” style=” color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-size:15px;”to prison R.D.D/spanp class=”MsoNormal” style=”margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; “span lang=”EN-US” style=” color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-size:11pt;” /span/pp class=”MsoNormal” style=”margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; “span lang=”EN-US” style=” color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-size:11pt;”here it is the same. sleep, training, food, sleep, training, food. I can’t even eat this shit anymore. Cold smoked bear meat was terrible. Cat fish caviar or reindeer tongue I won’t take any more. Only bison meat and pizza Al Capone keeps me alive here middle of nowhere. After some beer it is easy to calculate that it’s only 2 days left or was it 4 ?/span/pp class=”MsoNormal” style=”margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; “span lang=”EN-US” style=” color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-size:11pt;” /span/pp class=”MsoNormal” style=”margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; “span lang=”EN-US” style=” color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-size:11pt;”unknown soldier from cell 117″/span/pp class=”MsoNormal” style=”margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; “span class=”Apple-style-span” style=”font-size:130%;color:#1F497D;”span class=”Apple-style-span” style=”font-size:15px;”br //span/span/pp class=”MsoNormal” style=”margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; “span class=”Apple-style-span” style=”font-size:130%;color:#1F497D;”span class=”Apple-style-span” style=”font-size:15px;”This message was recieved through underground internet facilitated by satillite aided internet device smuggled in as Alpina Boots, Madshus Skis, Exel Poles, Oakley Glasses, Craft Long Underwear. Progress and freedom cannot be help back./span/span/pp class=”MsoNormal” style=”margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; “span class=”Apple-style-span” style=”font-size:130%;color:#1F497D;”span class=”Apple-style-span” style=”font-size:15px;”br //span/span/pp class=”MsoNormal” style=”margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; “span class=”Apple-style-span” style=”font-size:130%;color:#1F497D;”span class=”Apple-style-span” style=”font-size:15px;”br //span/span/pp class=”MsoNormal” style=”margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; “span lang=”EN-US” style=” color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-size:11pt;” /span/p/spana onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_n7a3IKFYbqU/Svm52Ggej4I/AAAAAAAAC4I/XfXcx_hz5J4/s1600-h/IMG_0002-3.jpg”img style=”display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;” src=”http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_n7a3IKFYbqU/Svm52Ggej4I/AAAAAAAAC4I/XfXcx_hz5J4/s400/IMG_0002-3.jpg” border=”0″ alt=”” id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402553567118528386″ //aSwedish National Biathlon Team Zeroing for the Olos Invitational incidently Won by Paavo Puurinen./divdivbr //divdivJspan class=”Apple-style-span” style=”font-size:x-small;”ail Break planned shortly have a Moose Suit and going trot through the Tundra and avoid being shot. /span/divdiv class=”blogger-post-footer”img width=’1′ height=’1′ src=’https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6647112093689702615-8155145816175541459?l=www.jackedupoldman.com’ alt=” //div

  • Mila Headlamps

    div style=”text-align: justify;”a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://www.ultratune.net/pdfs/Ultratune_Mila_Headlamp.pdf” target=”_blank”img id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402474274690870962″ style=”margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; width: 252px; cursor: pointer; height: 320px;” alt=”” src=”http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_T8lplfcx_Ro/SvlxurMirrI/AAAAAAAAAWY/aks1gueh3zk/s320/Mila_Headlamp.JPG” border=”0″ //aMila headlamps are from Sweden, where for many months each winter it is light outside only a few hours each day. But that doesn’t limit what they do – for decades Swedes have been perfecting headlamps so that night-time cross country skiing can continue through the long winter nights.br //divbr /div style=”text-align: justify;”The Mila lamps are ridiculously bright halogen headlights with a very wide beam. (That’s Kelsey in the photo, looking bright. She’s a local J1.)br /br /For me, the quest for a super headlight has been a result of needing to ski after work. In the dark, easy skiing with no trees (i.e. open meadows) isn’t too bad. But that night-time blitz through the trees, down Inside Passage on skate skis might be more than you bargained for without something super bright.br //divbr /div style=”text-align: justify;”I’ve tried a variety of light setups, most recently a Niterider with a custom rechargeable battery pack. The big Mila lamps made my set-up seem weak.br //divbr /div style=”text-align: justify;”The Mila PLS 100 headlamp features both a 10 watt and a 20 watt bulb and gives you the option of two very bright settings. A key feature of the PLS 100 is the large 100mm (3.5 inch) reflector which provides a big wide beam of light. The adjustable headset is lightweight and has been designed to be both comfortable and to keep the light in place while running. The 6 volt, 9 amp-hour nickel metal hydride rechargeable battery attaches to the headlamp with a power cord and can be carried in a waist pack or hydration pack.br //divbr /div style=”text-align: justify;”This is a great light system for cross country or back country skiing, running, or any sport where bright lighting is needed. It comes with an overnight battery charger. Burn time: 5 hours at 10W, 2 hours 20 minutes at 20 watts. Weight is 200g (7 oz.) for the headgear and lamp. Batterybr //divweight is 630g (22 oz.).br /br /The price is $329. Shipping by USPS Priority Mail is $10.br /br /div style=”text-align: justify;”If you need a super bright light for skiing, snowshoeing, adventure racing events, or winter cycle commuting, then the Mila PLS 100 is the way to go. Send email to

  • 20 Years

    Heading into my second week out here in Silver Star.  Marshall, Brayton, & Sam took off this morning, while Leif Zimmermann and Kristina Trygstad from the Bridger Ski Foundation in Bozeman, Montana moved in.  Nice ski this morning, then we went down into Vernon to pick up groceries–my first trip off the mountain in a week.  Less than 1km down the road from Sovereign, there is no snow on the ground at all.  Amazing considering we’re skiing on race skis at Sovereign!

    Leif Zimmermann

    Leif Zimmermann

    On a non-skiing related note, today is the 20th Anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall.  To commemorate, here’s a little Wall humor.  This is one of my all-time favorite bumper stickers.  Big points to the first person who can translate.

  • Silver Star Part 3

    The first Silver Star camp came to end Sunday afternoon, after an intense morning workout. This last week was a great chance for us to test out the technique we have been working on all summer. Sometimes it comes as a surprise when you don’t have that 100% kick that you get on rollerskis, but this year was by far the best transition I have experienced. Here is a video of me striding during one of the interval sessions.br /br /br /object width=”320″ height=”266″ class=”BLOG_video_class” id=”BLOG_video-37ffb4562d87e871″ classid=”clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000″ codebase=”http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0″param name=”movie” value=”http://www.blogger.com/img/videoplayer.swf?videoUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fv1.nonxt6.googlevideo.com%2Fvideoplayback%3Fid%3D37ffb4562d87e871%26itag%3D5%26begin%3D0%26len%3D86400000%26app%3Dblogger%26et%3Dplay%26el%3DEMBEDDED%26ip%3D0.0.0.0%26ipbits%3D0%26expire%3D1265565270%26sparams%3Did%252Citag%252Cip%252Cipbits%252Cexpire%26signature%3D75A2B1FBBD72EA56DD826F008428DCBC5E852750.282FE6A283E006B94FBA99ED1C88556E4120A4A3%26key%3Dck1amp;nogvlm=1amp;thumbnailUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fvideo.google.com%2FThumbnailServer2%3Fapp%3Dblogger%26contentid%3D37ffb4562d87e871%26offsetms%3D5000%26itag%3Dw320%26sigh%3Dahtl7-NuHSw_fCCIytQP2MNr9r0amp;messagesUrl=video.google.com%2FFlashUiStrings.xlb%3Fframe%3Dflashstrings%26hl%3Den”param name=”bgcolor” value=”#FFFFFF”embed width=”320″ height=”266″ src=”http://www.blogger.com/img/videoplayer.swf?videoUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fv1.nonxt6.googlevideo.com%2Fvideoplayback%3Fid%3D37ffb4562d87e871%26itag%3D5%26begin%3D0%26len%3D86400000%26app%3Dblogger%26et%3Dplay%26el%3DEMBEDDED%26ip%3D0.0.0.0%26ipbits%3D0%26expire%3D1265565270%26sparams%3Did%252Citag%252Cip%252Cipbits%252Cexpire%26signature%3D75A2B1FBBD72EA56DD826F008428DCBC5E852750.282FE6A283E006B94FBA99ED1C88556E4120A4A3%26key%3Dck1amp;nogvlm=1amp;thumbnailUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fvideo.google.com%2FThumbnailServer2%3Fapp%3Dblogger%26contentid%3D37ffb4562d87e871%26offsetms%3D5000%26itag%3Dw320%26sigh%3Dahtl7-NuHSw_fCCIytQP2MNr9r0amp;messagesUrl=video.google.com%2FFlashUiStrings.xlb%3Fframe%3Dflashstrings%26hl%3Den” type=”application/x-shockwave-flash”/embed/objectdiv class=”blogger-post-footer”img width=’1′ height=’1′ src=’https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2910103639238326543-1200374333784341964?l=methowolympicdevelopment.blogspot.com’ alt=” //div

  • First Snow in Anchorage

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