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

  • BORN TO RUN

    a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_PPMeqZXka1Y/Sq3BNsBXkdI/AAAAAAAAAps/08XS6tsT6f8/s1600-h/IMG_1572.JPG”img style=”margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 180px; height: 200px;” src=”http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_PPMeqZXka1Y/Sq3BNsBXkdI/AAAAAAAAAps/08XS6tsT6f8/s200/IMG_1572.JPG” alt=”” id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381169570676969938″ border=”0″ //aBorn to run, a claim that I would not make about myself (although I do enjoy it). I have always thought of myself as a Big Dog (a don’t jump out of the truck, take it easy on the pavement sort of deal). Over the years, my ipod, new shoes and good friends have helped with motivation on long runs until now… p class=”MsoNormal”!–[if !supportEmptyParas]– !–[endif]–o:p/o:p/p p class=”MsoNormal”After reading Christopher McDougall’s iBorn to Run/ispan style=”font-style: normal;”, I don’t know that I need them anymore.span style=”” /spanMy last run was solo, without music, sans shoes and effortless.span style=”” /spanThe shoeless part was only 10 minutes out of 90 but regardless; I have a new take on putting one foot in front of the other./span/p p class=”MsoNormal”!–[if !supportEmptyParas]– !–[endif]–o:p/o:p/p p class=”MsoNormal”I usually prefer to relax with historical novels or straight up fantasy; leaving the training, nutrition and competition topics to real life.span style=”” /spanThat said, this book covers all of the topics that I usually shy from AND, I loved it, recommend it and am writing about it.span style=”” /spanTranslation: read it./p p class=”MsoNormal”!–[if !supportEmptyParas]– !–[endif]–o:p/o:p/p p class=”MsoNormal”Christopher McDougall, a middle-aged guy trying to lose a few pounds by running a few miles each day, wondered why he kept getting injured. He went past drug cartel, into the canyons of Mexico in search of the secrets of the Raramuri tribe to find out./p p class=”MsoNormal”!–[if !supportEmptyParas]– !–[endif]–o:p/o:p/p p class=”MsoNormal”Even if you are not a runner, this book speaks about the passion of doing something you love – about finding balance and having conviction.span style=”” /spanIn fewer than 300 pages, this book had me (a self-motivated, lover of running and health conscious athlete) rethinking my nutrition, athletic equipment and gave me a mental overhaul.span style=”” /spanIf nothing else, it is nice to hear another side of a much-discussed topic – running injuries./p p class=”MsoNormal”!–[if !supportEmptyParas]– !–[endif]–o:p/o:p/p p class=”MsoNormal”As an aside I would like to note that iBorn to Run/ispan style=”font-style: normal;” is my 7supth/sup book completed since summer. It puts me exactly 6 books ahead of Simi, my roommate and competition in our reading club (and by club, I mean race).span style=”” /spanMore to come on THAT in the future, I am sure.o:p/o:p/span/pdiv class=”blogger-post-footer”img width=’1′ height=’1′ src=’https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4299718529371785873-1999582697895858444?l=in-the-arena-kate.blogspot.com’ alt=” //div

  • Skiing and Skating

    From SoHo to NorCo. That is, images from New Zealand to Whistler, British Columbia.br /br /object width=”320″ height=”266″ class=”BLOG_video_class” id=”BLOG_video-598b7ec1384b724a” 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.youtube.com/get_player”param name=”bgcolor” value=”#FFFFFF”param name=”allowfullscreen” value=”true”param name=”flashvars” value=”flvurl=http%3A%2F%2Fv8.nonxt1.googlevideo.com%2Fvideoplayback%3Fid%3D598b7ec1384b724a%26itag%3D5%26app%3Dblogger%26ip%3D0.0.0.0%26ipbits%3D0%26expire%3D1281715735%26sparams%3Did%252Citag%252Cip%252Cipbits%252Cexpire%26signature%3DF4A70EED25B3835654338F316E671D3D58F318E.2A8470516346E3B31AF7D7B5D0EAD772A75C3B46%26key%3Dck1amp;iurl=http%3A%2F%2Fvideo.google.com%2FThumbnailServer2%3Fapp%3Dblogger%26contentid%3D598b7ec1384b724a%26offsetms%3D5000%26itag%3Dw320%26sigh%3DWLdrEQPXl9ZVW2WW1lRAobVgOdgamp;autoplay=0amp;ps=blogger”embed src=”http://www.youtube.com/get_player”width=”320″ height=”266″ bgcolor=”#FFFFFF”flashvars=”flvurl=http%3A%2F%2Fv8.nonxt1.googlevideo.com%2Fvideoplayback%3Fid%3D598b7ec1384b724a%26itag%3D5%26app%3Dblogger%26ip%3D0.0.0.0%26ipbits%3D0%26expire%3D1281715735%26sparams%3Did%252Citag%252Cip%252Cipbits%252Cexpire%26signature%3DF4A70EED25B3835654338F316E671D3D58F318E.2A8470516346E3B31AF7D7B5D0EAD772A75C3B46%26key%3Dck1iurl=http%3A%2F%2Fvideo.google.com%2FThumbnailServer2%3Fapp%3Dblogger%26contentid%3D598b7ec1384b724a%26offsetms%3D5000%26itag%3Dw320%26sigh%3DWLdrEQPXl9ZVW2WW1lRAobVgOdgautoplay=0ps=blogger”allowFullScreen=”true” //objectdiv class=”blogger-post-footer”img width=’1′ height=’1′ src=’https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2691525267872963085-5827533645969677406?l=in-the-arena-torin.blogspot.com’ alt=” //div

  • Busy week ends with great OD

    a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_H2SCM3lmKm8/Sq1K_UNs1SI/AAAAAAAAA-E/C-TA2nqJYjY/s1600-h/100_4486.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/Sq1K_UNs1SI/AAAAAAAAA-E/C-TA2nqJYjY/s400/100_4486.JPG” border=”0″ alt=”” id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381039581395997986″ //abr /We had a good busy weekend. Yesterday everyone had a history seminar on 9/11 and what it has meant to us. We then had an uphill skate interval session (no pictures because we were taking video and testing lactates). Our intervals were up the steep hill next to school; it is a great place to work on V1 and everyone got in 16-20 minutes of hard skiing.br /We did one of our favorite OD’s today. We start with a classic ski from East Dorset up to the Little Rock Pond trail head on the Danby/Mt Tabor road. The ski includes an hour of double poling and then a great climb up the small winding road in the National Forest. After the ski, we switch to running gear and run/hike the Green Mtn loop to Little Rock Pond. We take a swim (at the 3 hr. point) and then hike out. After the workout we returned to the Caldwell house for lunch (Thanks Lilly!).br /a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_H2SCM3lmKm8/Sq1KhZitOgI/AAAAAAAAA98/Ae8qid_qxus/s1600-h/100_4462.JPG”img style=”float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 266px;” src=”http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_H2SCM3lmKm8/Sq1KhZitOgI/AAAAAAAAA98/Ae8qid_qxus/s320/100_4462.JPG” border=”0″ alt=”” id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381039067430205954″ //abr /a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_H2SCM3lmKm8/Sq1KH6gEqUI/AAAAAAAAA90/zUIr6OY-dOg/s1600-h/100_4469.JPG”img style=”float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 241px;” src=”http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_H2SCM3lmKm8/Sq1KH6gEqUI/AAAAAAAAA90/zUIr6OY-dOg/s320/100_4469.JPG” border=”0″ alt=”” id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381038629600930114″ //abr /a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_H2SCM3lmKm8/Sq1J0yiqO8I/AAAAAAAAA9s/HGXGrTCvuX8/s1600-h/100_4470.JPG”img style=”display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 319px; height: 320px;” src=”http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_H2SCM3lmKm8/Sq1J0yiqO8I/AAAAAAAAA9s/HGXGrTCvuX8/s320/100_4470.JPG” border=”0″ alt=”” id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381038301046782914″ //abr /a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_H2SCM3lmKm8/Sq1JhoBwm7I/AAAAAAAAA9k/0yshMCA_v5w/s1600-h/100_4472.JPG”img style=”float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;” src=”http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_H2SCM3lmKm8/Sq1JhoBwm7I/AAAAAAAAA9k/0yshMCA_v5w/s320/100_4472.JPG” border=”0″ alt=”” id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381037971806919602″ //abr /a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_H2SCM3lmKm8/Sq1JB2Phk-I/AAAAAAAAA9c/XPTo95HX_3w/s1600-h/100_4467.JPG”img style=”float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;” src=”http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_H2SCM3lmKm8/Sq1JB2Phk-I/AAAAAAAAA9c/XPTo95HX_3w/s320/100_4467.JPG” border=”0″ alt=”” id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381037425866937314″ //abr /a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_H2SCM3lmKm8/Sq1Idh53LiI/AAAAAAAAA9U/WlbhS4EAoog/s1600-h/100_4479.JPG”img style=”float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;” src=”http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_H2SCM3lmKm8/Sq1Idh53LiI/AAAAAAAAA9U/WlbhS4EAoog/s320/100_4479.JPG” border=”0″ alt=”” id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381036801932078626″ //abr /a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_H2SCM3lmKm8/Sq1H8tCxh_I/AAAAAAAAA9M/7iiSPpvRPtI/s1600-h/100_4480.JPG”img style=”float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;” src=”http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_H2SCM3lmKm8/Sq1H8tCxh_I/AAAAAAAAA9M/7iiSPpvRPtI/s320/100_4480.JPG” border=”0″ alt=”” id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381036237986564082″ //abr /a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_H2SCM3lmKm8/Sq1HR4hL2iI/AAAAAAAAA9E/nEt7UzrlMVs/s1600-h/100_4481.JPG”img style=”float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;” src=”http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_H2SCM3lmKm8/Sq1HR4hL2iI/AAAAAAAAA9E/nEt7UzrlMVs/s320/100_4481.JPG” border=”0″ alt=”” id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381035502332533282″ //abr /a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_H2SCM3lmKm8/Sq1GwiAUufI/AAAAAAAAA88/jNRzxrGvwE0/s1600-h/100_4484.JPG”img style=”float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;” src=”http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_H2SCM3lmKm8/Sq1GwiAUufI/AAAAAAAAA88/jNRzxrGvwE0/s320/100_4484.JPG” border=”0″ alt=”” id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381034929353439730″ //abr /a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_H2SCM3lmKm8/Sq1GQRqZTpI/AAAAAAAAA80/Ie20LQZ8mng/s1600-h/100_4485.JPG”img style=”float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;” src=”http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_H2SCM3lmKm8/Sq1GQRqZTpI/AAAAAAAAA80/Ie20LQZ8mng/s320/100_4485.JPG” border=”0″ alt=”” id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381034375210684050″ //abr /a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_H2SCM3lmKm8/Sq1FpP20KXI/AAAAAAAAA8s/qWbHfR717Qg/s1600-h/100_4493.JPG”img style=”float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;” src=”http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_H2SCM3lmKm8/Sq1FpP20KXI/AAAAAAAAA8s/qWbHfR717Qg/s320/100_4493.JPG” border=”0″ alt=”” id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381033704711006578″ //abr /a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_H2SCM3lmKm8/Sq1FEUVESII/AAAAAAAAA8k/AWUmzjutl8Y/s1600-h/100_4487.JPG”img style=”float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;” src=”http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_H2SCM3lmKm8/Sq1FEUVESII/AAAAAAAAA8k/AWUmzjutl8Y/s320/100_4487.JPG” border=”0″ alt=”” id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381033070256474242″ //abr /a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_H2SCM3lmKm8/Sq1EEnzTwUI/AAAAAAAAA8c/pO1LCN4WmQw/s1600-h/100_4503.JPG”img style=”display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;” src=”http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_H2SCM3lmKm8/Sq1EEnzTwUI/AAAAAAAAA8c/pO1LCN4WmQw/s320/100_4503.JPG” border=”0″ alt=”” id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381031975971963202″ //abr /a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_H2SCM3lmKm8/Sq1DdVfWHaI/AAAAAAAAA8U/kk-bpYmYoz0/s1600-h/100_4509.JPG”img style=”float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;” src=”http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_H2SCM3lmKm8/Sq1DdVfWHaI/AAAAAAAAA8U/kk-bpYmYoz0/s320/100_4509.JPG” border=”0″ alt=”” id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381031301041495458″ //abr /a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_H2SCM3lmKm8/Sq1C_LK_feI/AAAAAAAAA8M/1ldt9nO8UN0/s1600-h/100_4505.JPG”img style=”float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;” src=”http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_H2SCM3lmKm8/Sq1C_LK_feI/AAAAAAAAA8M/1ldt9nO8UN0/s320/100_4505.JPG” border=”0″ alt=”” id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381030782875696610″ //abr /a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_H2SCM3lmKm8/Sq1CWPLRlnI/AAAAAAAAA8E/RHlaY15J_9w/s1600-h/100_4498.JPG”img style=”float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;” src=”http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_H2SCM3lmKm8/Sq1CWPLRlnI/AAAAAAAAA8E/RHlaY15J_9w/s320/100_4498.JPG” border=”0″ alt=”” id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381030079575987826″ //abr /a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_H2SCM3lmKm8/Sq1BzLNIAfI/AAAAAAAAA78/Rh4sRIuAQlk/s1600-h/100_4499.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/Sq1BzLNIAfI/AAAAAAAAA78/Rh4sRIuAQlk/s400/100_4499.JPG” border=”0″ alt=”” id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381029477214585330″ //adiv class=”blogger-post-footer”img width=’1′ height=’1′ src=’https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4680416899705879324-3218208840748232806?l=smsxc.blogspot.com’//div

  • A quick trip to Colorado Springs Olympic Training Center

    div style=”text-align: center;”br //diva onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_k1DHbqzFvCE/Sq7l9RwFZLI/AAAAAAAAApw/MP5ipArPPFU/s1600-h/DSCF6548.jpg”/a!–StartFragment– p class=”MsoNormal”I have just returned from a few days in Colorado to attend an bInternational Association of High Performance Training Centers Forum /bspan style=”font-weight:normal”at the/spanb Colorado Springs Olympic Training Center/bspan style=”font-weight:normal”. It was a great opportunity and I’d like to share my experiences:o:p/o:p/span/p p class=”MsoNormal” span class=”Apple-style-span” style=” color: rgb(255, 153, 0); font-size:19px;”Why has it been beneficial to live and train at a High Performance Center?/span/p p class=”MsoNormal”This week I spoke on an Athlete’s Panel for a Qamp;A session about the effects of high performance training centers on elite athletes. Representatives from training centers around the world, and specifically from Columbia, Ecuador, South Africa, Brazil, Macedonia, and Finland asked about our experiences while training at the centers, how centralized training centers help or hinder both our sports and us as individual athletes, and the pros and cons of living full-time at such centers in the US. /p p class=”MsoNormal” o:p/o:p/p p class=”MsoNormal”The panel was formed by a Paralympic champion sprinter, 3-time Olympic weightlifter, a US Gymnastics coach, a pairs figure skater and my self – together we represented Summer and Winter Olympic sports and the three US Olympic Training Centers (OTC) in Lake Placid, NY, Colorado Springs, CO and Chuela Vista, CA. We shared a lot of the same perspectives in our answers and agreed that what really makes this experience special and beneficial are the relationships formed with coaches and training center staff. It is through these relationships that information is communicated and progress is able to happen. Once an athlete signs on to this lifestyle, everyone from Sports Medicine to housekeeping staff become a part of your “team.” How you interact and communicate with these people, in addition to your own teammates, roommates and coaching staff can either clear the channels for success, or hinder and squander them. The sprinter commented that it takes a certain athlete to want to live and train in such an environment. It certainly does and I am grateful that I’ve been able to thrive in this environment. This is my third year at the Lake Placid OTC and its staff and resources have helped me rise from a Development Team athlete to a member of the National Team. It has provided a professional environment, both in which to train and to live, that has helped me mature as a person, athlete and team member. /p p class=”MsoNormal”A question asked by a man from Ecuador spurred an answer that I enjoyed sharing the most. He asked, i“As athletes, what [advice would we give] to an athlete that is not able to train at a training facility such as the OTC, but has potential for becoming a successful athlete?”/ispan style=”font-style:normal” I followed behind the weightlifter who offered that the athlete should tap into the passion that his country of Ecuador has for sport, which is something she has experienced first hand as a competitor at their events. I added that yes indeed, training centers have a lot of resources, but this athlete can also look hard for those types of resources within his own community, such as doctors, mentors, sponsors and coaches. Before I was able to train at the OTC I benefited greatly from the myriad of resources that my home communities provided, and find that as I work to reach greater heights in my sport I value those community resources, and my own passion for the sport, just as much as the ones from the Olympic Committee./span/p p class=”MsoNormal”span class=”Apple-style-span” style=” color: rgb(255, 153, 0); font-size:19px;”Environmental and Social Sustainability in Vancouver/span/pp class=”MsoNormal”spanspan class=”Apple-style-span”span class=”Apple-style-span” style=”font-size:medium;”The following talk after the Athlete’s Panel was a representative from VANOC’s (Vancouver Olympic Committee) Sustainability Committee. Her presentation illustrated that VANOC, and in a few years London (2012) and Sochi, Russia (2014), are committed to integrating /span

  • Cross-Country Season is Underway!

    It’s that time of year again! Students are in school, cross-country runners are racing, and the leaves are beginning to fall!br /br /div style=”text-align: center;”a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_bfd1dFDmRWA/Sq2DUVDI1bI/AAAAAAAAAcQ/pWrWLrw05v8/s1600-h/TCS+running+09+002.jpg”img style=”margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;” src=”http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_bfd1dFDmRWA/Sq2DUVDI1bI/AAAAAAAAAcQ/pWrWLrw05v8/s320/TCS+running+09+002.jpg” alt=”” id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381101515048539570″ border=”0″ //aspan style=”font-style: italic;”At the starting line!br /br //span/divThis past week The Community School Cross-Country Running Team participated in the first race of the season! The Community School and the Wood River High school organized a fantastic meet, right here in Ketchum. We were blessed with a beautiful sunny day.br /br /div style=”text-align: center;”a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_bfd1dFDmRWA/Sq2DU8jgHjI/AAAAAAAAAcY/QMzNOqR5J_k/s1600-h/TCS+running+09+003.jpg”img style=”margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;” src=”http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_bfd1dFDmRWA/Sq2DU8jgHjI/AAAAAAAAAcY/QMzNOqR5J_k/s320/TCS+running+09+003.jpg” alt=”” id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381101525653265970″ border=”0″ //aspan style=”font-style: italic;”Zana, pushing it up the last big hill!br //span/divbr /The team this year consists of 10 athletes: 6 girls and 4 boys. Unfortunately we had a few sick kids the day of the meet and were only able to race 6 athletes. Despite the few numbers, we went into the race with open minds and decided that this race would help determine where we should set our goals for the rest of the season. The runners did great…but we certainly have some training to do:)br /br /div style=”text-align: center;”a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_bfd1dFDmRWA/Sq2DT4-_jCI/AAAAAAAAAcI/-9pIZsfROew/s1600-h/TCS+running+09+001.jpg”img style=”margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;” src=”http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_bfd1dFDmRWA/Sq2DT4-_jCI/AAAAAAAAAcI/-9pIZsfROew/s320/TCS+running+09+001.jpg” alt=”” id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381101507514960930″ border=”0″ //aspan style=”font-style: italic;”TCS Cross-Country Running Teambr //span/divbr /I am excited to help with another season of cross-country running! We ended on a great note last year, qualifying both the boys and girls team to state for the first time in school history! We have high standards to meet this year, but with some hard work we can achieve it!div class=”blogger-post-footer”img width=’1′ height=’1′ src=’https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5903545846797966075-6735671172361156174?l=in-the-arena-nicole.blogspot.com’ alt=” //div

  • What does a cross country skier do in September?

    divI stopped by ‘The Club’ on friday and Kiera asked me when I would be back to stay for a while and hang out with her. What do I do when I am not at ‘The Club’?’The Club’ re-opened for the fall this week after the bi-annual two week closure for in-service. This week, all of my teammates are in town for our monthly training camp. The harder training of camp makes it so that I have only been able to stop by ‘The Club’ for a few minutes to say hello before taking off to meet my team for afternoon training./divdivbr //divdivWhen I am not at ‘The Club’ I am usually: running, biking, roller skiing or strength training. I am a ski racer and in order to be fast and improve I must train a lot. Sometimes, I work out 2-3 times a day and it takes all day. These are my hard days, on my easier days I may only train once or not at all and these are the days I am usually at ‘The Club.’/divdivbr /a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_M9ps8F85nS0/Sq181S6r7xI/AAAAAAAAAVY/edBi7u-owBI/s1600-h/absoluteStrength+005.JPG”/a/divdiva onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_M9ps8F85nS0/Sq181S6r7xI/AAAAAAAAAVY/edBi7u-owBI/s1600-h/absoluteStrength+005.JPG” style=”text-decoration: none;”img style=”text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px; ” src=”http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_M9ps8F85nS0/Sq181S6r7xI/AAAAAAAAAVY/edBi7u-owBI/s400/absoluteStrength+005.JPG” border=”0″ alt=”” id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381094384830508818″ //adiv style=”text-align: center;”iMy teammate Gus doing a strenth workout with 90lbs added to his waist. /i/div/divdivbr //divdivThat is the same weight or more that many of the kids at ‘The Club.’ Maybe I will try to do a pull up with you on my back next time we are at ‘The Club.’br //divdiva onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_M9ps8F85nS0/Sq180EI9bEI/AAAAAAAAAVI/zBklpUnkF-8/s1600-h/sept+camp+015.JPG” style=”text-decoration: none;”span class=”Apple-style-span” style=”color:#000000;”br //spanimg style=”text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; ” src=”http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_M9ps8F85nS0/Sq180EI9bEI/AAAAAAAAAVI/zBklpUnkF-8/s400/sept+camp+015.JPG” border=”0″ alt=”” id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381094363683974210″ //adiv style=”text-align: center;”iWaxing skis in September?/i/divdiv style=”text-align: center;”ibr //i/divdiv style=”text-align: left;”Skis are an important part of ski racing. I have over 10 pairs of skis. Athletes and coaches spend a lot of time on their skis. It is not unheard of for a pair of skis to have over $250 of wax put into them for a single race. Right now I am only working on my skis so that I can flex them and see how them compare to the new 2010 Salomon skis./divbr /a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_M9ps8F85nS0/Sq180-pxQdI/AAAAAAAAAVQ/d1QYMQjCT2s/s1600-h/sept+camp+011.JPG”/a/divdiva onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_M9ps8F85nS0/Sq180-pxQdI/AAAAAAAAAVQ/d1QYMQjCT2s/s1600-h/sept+camp+011.JPG” style=”text-decoration: none;”img style=”text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; ” src=”http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_M9ps8F85nS0/Sq180-pxQdI/AAAAAAAAAVQ/d1QYMQjCT2s/s400/sept+camp+011.JPG” border=”0″ alt=”” id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381094379390845394″ //adiv style=”text-align: center;”iKevin Johnson of Salomon USA flex testing skis/i/divdiv style=”text-align: left;”ibr //i/divdiv style=”text-align: left;”I am looking forward to being back at ‘The Club’ this fall. Unfortunatly I have some travel scheduled for the next few weeks so I won’t be back at ‘The Club’ until October 10th. Still, I am excited for the trips. I am flying to Washington State tomorrow to visit my family and for my brother’s wedding. My brother is a good person to have an adventure with and I will post some pictures of my trip./divdiv style=”text-align: left;”br //divdiv style=”text-align: left;”After two weeks in Washington I fly to Lake Placid, NY for a 10 day training camp at the Olympic Training Center. I will post pictures and stories from my trip on this blog so keep checking for updates. /divdiv style=”text-align: left;”ibr //i/divdiv style=”text-align: center;”br //divdiv style=”text-align: center;”br //div/divdivbr /br /br //divdiv class=”blogger-post-footer”img width=’1′ height=’1′ src=’https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8083254037538554650-5195125237214794005?l=in-the-arena-brian.blogspot.com’ alt=” //div

  • Recovery Week

    Here are some pictures from my recovery week in Ruhpolding.

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    Enjoying a picnic in the mountains

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    On Tuesday I did a short hike in the mountains right outside of Ruhpolding.

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    I spent one afternoon relaxing at a mountain lake outside of Ruhpolding.

    I also spent some time working on my cooking skills.

    I also spent some time working on my cooking skills.

    Of course my recovery week had some training sessions as well, although I trained less then half of what I train in a normal week.  Yesterday we also participated in a relay race at German Championships.  This was hands down the worst relay that I have ever been a part of.  It seems that all three of us were still sleeping from the recovery week… Not much I can do about yesterday’s race other than laugh and move on.  This year I really want to work on my ability to “let go” of poor performances and now I am getting some good practice before the season even starts!

    Tomorrow we will have the full team back together for three more weeks of training.

  • Following the Ice Road Truckers to Work and Back

    Driving 1700 miles from Anchorage, AK to Prudhoe Bay and back on the Dalton Highway, with stops in the Brooks Range for hiking.

  • Nina Gavrilyuk is My New Hero

    We are winding down another camp in Hayward, WI. This week was speed block #2 for most of the team. We had lots of hard training and we are starting to feel pretty wiped out. This morning, Coach Igor’s wife, Nina Gavrilyuk, joined us for the big OO time trial. Nina is a 4 time Olympian from Russia. She has three Olympic gold medals, one Olympic bronze, 11 World Championship medals, and 37 world cup podium finishes. She also won the prestigious Holmenkollen race in 1996. It was fun just knowing she was out there. Yesterday, the CXC women’s team joined the Ski and Tea women of Hayward to meet Nina and watch her Bronze medal performance at the Lillehammer Olympics in Norway at Mooselips over coffee and tea. She had her Olympic medals with her and we got a chance to hold them, which was a first for me.
    Tomorrow afternoon the whole CXC team will be out doing some work on the Birkie Trail that we love so much. If you are in the Hayward area, you should come to the OO trail head tomorrow and join us anytime between 12:00-5:00pm. After that I’m heading home to Marquette for some much needed rest…and a little work, school, and training. Photos from the Hayward Camp will be coming soon.

  • Nina Gavrilyuk is My New Hero

    We are winding down another camp in Hayward, WI. This week was speed block #2 for most of the team. We had lots of hard training and we are starting to feel pretty wiped out. This morning, Coach Igor’s wife, Nina Gavrilyuk, joined us for the big OO time trial. Nina is a 4 time Olympian from Russia. She has three Olympic gold medals, one Olympic bronze, 11 World Championship medals, and 37 world cup podium finishes. She also won the prestigious Holmenkollen race in 1996. It was fun just knowing she was out there. Yesterday, the CXC women’s team joined the Ski and Tea women of Hayward to meet Nina and watch her Bronze medal performance at the Lillehammer Olympics in Norway at Mooselips over coffee and tea. She had her Olympic medals with her and we got a chance to hold them, which was a first for me.
    Tomorrow afternoon the whole CXC team will be out doing some work on the Birkie Trail that we love so much. If you are in the Hayward area, you should come to the OO trail head tomorrow and join us anytime between 12:00-5:00pm. After that I’m heading home to Marquette for some much needed rest…and a little work, school, and training. Photos from the Hayward Camp will be coming soon.

  • The trail widening continues…

    We had the team out Friday clearing trails as part of their recovery workout. They are getting super psyched about the prospects of skiing and training out here once the snow flies. Some of the team cleared brush and logs, while others spread hay for the grass seeding. One of the most important goals is create sustainable and maintainable trails for many years to come. We are cutting over hanging and damaged saplings from the edges and planting grass to help absord mositure and minimize any ersion.br /br /a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_xxDw1qNK1JA/SqumF4F-AEI/AAAAAAAAAZ0/qILAKmDoYEQ/s1600-h/P1010011.JPG”img style=”display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;” src=”http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_xxDw1qNK1JA/SqumF4F-AEI/AAAAAAAAAZ0/qILAKmDoYEQ/s320/P1010011.JPG” border=”0″ alt=”” id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380576799711166530″ //abr /Sverre Heads out before the team to trim the trail edges for the excavator and the Snowcat.br /br /a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_xxDw1qNK1JA/SqumecFAX2I/AAAAAAAAAZ8/Mvay5YkaF94/s1600-h/P1010012.JPG”img style=”display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;” src=”http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_xxDw1qNK1JA/SqumecFAX2I/AAAAAAAAAZ8/Mvay5YkaF94/s320/P1010012.JPG” border=”0″ alt=”” id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380577221687664482″ //abr /The work zone for the team to clear and the before shot. Look several photos down for the after shot.br /a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_xxDw1qNK1JA/SqunFA785CI/AAAAAAAAAaU/S1V0uydKWbY/s1600-h/P1010015.JPG”img style=”float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;” src=”http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_xxDw1qNK1JA/SqunFA785CI/AAAAAAAAAaU/S1V0uydKWbY/s320/P1010015.JPG” border=”0″ alt=”” id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380577884416828450″ //abr /Walker getting into it.br /br /a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_xxDw1qNK1JA/Squm5UxsFjI/AAAAAAAAAaM/USNskJ5MKgI/s1600-h/P1010014.JPG”img style=”float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;” src=”http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_xxDw1qNK1JA/Squm5UxsFjI/AAAAAAAAAaM/USNskJ5MKgI/s320/P1010014.JPG” border=”0″ alt=”” id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380577683584063026″ //abr /br /a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_xxDw1qNK1JA/SqumvxPPe8I/AAAAAAAAAaE/PcNKZ2PO6yc/s1600-h/P1010013.JPG”img style=”display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;” src=”http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_xxDw1qNK1JA/SqumvxPPe8I/AAAAAAAAAaE/PcNKZ2PO6yc/s320/P1010013.JPG” border=”0″ alt=”” id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380577519425518530″ //abr /A little farm boy/girl core strength. Who needs a weight room, med. balls and double pole machines when you have logs?br /br /a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_xxDw1qNK1JA/Squs-geeF9I/AAAAAAAAAas/9fju5C6dJUs/s1600-h/P1010016.JPG”img style=”display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;” src=”http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_xxDw1qNK1JA/Squs-geeF9I/AAAAAAAAAas/9fju5C6dJUs/s320/P1010016.JPG” border=”0″ alt=”” id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380584369693792210″ //abr /br /The after product looks pretty sweet, wide enough for skating two wide!br /br /a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_xxDw1qNK1JA/SquoKY_3NYI/AAAAAAAAAak/P5HqTUJxPEA/s1600-h/P1010017.JPG”img style=”display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;” src=”http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_xxDw1qNK1JA/SquoKY_3NYI/AAAAAAAAAak/P5HqTUJxPEA/s320/P1010017.JPG” border=”0″ alt=”” id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380579076286657922″ //abr /br /Cam trying out for next season’s AXE MEN (or women) reality show.div class=”blogger-post-footer”img width=’1′ height=’1′ src=’https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4680416899705879324-3390624638038111561?l=smsxc.blogspot.com’//div

  • Kris Freeman preparing to literally poop on the competition. …

    img src=”http://6.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kptxmxIywC1qzt3xbo1_500.png”/br/br/Kris Freeman preparing to literally poop on the competition.  (When you’re that fast you can moon people at the start with impunity.)

  • A Summer Away

    emContributed by Raleigh Goessling/em – This summer I had the opportunity to go train at a world class venue in a town that was enthusiastic and supportive of Biathlon. I skied on a rollerski loop with World Cup athletes. I received great support from local families and community members, and was coached by a National Team coach. I didn’t go to Torsby Sweden, Ruhpolding Germany, or Lillehammer Norway. I spent my summer in Fort Kent, Maine. br / br /I arrived in Fort Kent in early June. I immediately jumped into training. The rifle training was much more intense than I had ever experienced. Each shot taken had a purpose. The workouts where structured and there was always a goal for each session. I was thrilled to receive such specialized coaching. I learned a lot about shooting mechanics and training. It was really cool to be doing the same drills as National Team members and often doing them side by side with these athletes. This solid base of accuracy shooting was one of the most beneficial parts of my summer training. br /br /

  • Nordic Walking: A Lifetime Sport

    The other week I led a CXC/Birkie Nordic Walking Clinic in Woodruff, WI at Premier Physical Medicine and Wellness Clinic. 42 people made the clinic ranging in age from 8 to 86 years old. It is one thing to hear about nordic as a lifetime sport but it is really cool to see both young and old enjoying the sport.


    Dr. Jim Mullen offering some advice on Nordic Walking. The hill behind him is a manmade playground with tunnels, paths, steps, tires and all sorts of fun things to climb on. Premier’s facility is really world class. Check out their website at http://www.premierPhysicalMedicine.com


    Uphill Technique

    The clinic went great. Everyone enjoyed the great weather and many are excited for the Birkie Trail Run and Trek on September 26.


    Unfortunatly when I got in the car to head back to Hayward. The ol’ Neon made no effort at all to start. Jim and I tried a few things before realizing it was beyond us. This could have been a rather stressful situation but thankfully the Mullens made it easy. Thanks for letting me stay with you, directing me to the great running trail, and helping me get the car fixed.


  • News coverage from the new FOX UP

    For the video the aired on FOX UP – Click Here

    Two Time Olympic Cross Country Skier

    Is her third time a charm?

    By Brad Soroka
    Thursday, September 10, 2009 at 9:47 p.m.

    MARQUETTE – Lindsey Dehlin has been cross country skiing since she was three-years-old.

    She entered her first competition at the age of seven, and 10 years later, she was an Olympian.

    Lindsey is now 25 and training for a spot on her third Olympic team.

    “It’s been awesome having people in the community that want to support me and what I do and what I’m training for,” she says.

    The community is behind her, and Lindsey is the first to admit that she wouldn’t be where she is today without the backing of her family.  Her husband’s job: to remind her that there’s more to life than competitive skiing.  But he still loves being along for the ride.

    “There’s not many people that get to compete at the level that she does.  And to be a part of that is absolutely amazing,” says her husband, Dan Dehlin.

    Lindsey moved to Marquette several years ago to attend NMU.  While studying and skiing, she became an NCAA champion.  She stayed in Marquette because she loves it here.  And that love of the area piqued the interest of the folks at Bell Hospital.  They now sponsor the Olympian.

    “We thought it was a perfect marriage for Bell to sort of spearhead a community drive where we could get behind Lindsey and watch her as she made her third quest to make the Olympic team,” explains David Edwards, Bell Hospital’s Marketing Director.

    ‘You know, when you’re out there doing a hard workout, you’re sweating, you’re tired, you’re breathing hard, you don’t want to do anymore…I can do one more…because if I do one more, that could push me towards the Olympics even farther,” says Lindsey.

    She hooked back up with Sten Fjeldheim, her coach from her days at NMU, and his advice is for Lindsey is to just keep doing what she’s doing.

    You can follow Lindsey’s path towards Vancouver at www.RedGroupRacing.com

  • Thanks Rossignol!

    divHere is an article from a core nordic online resource – Fasterskier.com:/divdivbr //div

  • First XC Running Race

    a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_3c1Nv5NLyNg/SqmeTp3hwCI/AAAAAAAAAxc/qd2aMt0gvec/s1600-h/faces.JPG”img style=”margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 233px;” src=”http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_3c1Nv5NLyNg/SqmeTp3hwCI/AAAAAAAAAxc/qd2aMt0gvec/s400/faces.JPG” alt=”” id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380005290364223522″ border=”0″ //a On Tuesday the new GMVS Cross-Country team traveled to Thetford, Vermont for a League Meet. Although we are not officially a part of a league Thetford Academy welcomed us to their meet, Thanks!br / We haven’t been doing a ton of specific training for running–after all we want to feel our best in about six months. However, the team did awesome and I think a lot of the kids even surprised themselves. Their fit. And strong.br / We ran six boys and four girls. David Sinclair started the year strong with a victory. Ryley placed fifth. Hans was tenth. Alec 11. Moore 12. Antoine 16.br /br /a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3c1Nv5NLyNg/SqmeTSEASSI/AAAAAAAAAxU/GADbKUw8UcI/s1600-h/luethi.JPG”img style=”margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;” src=”http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3c1Nv5NLyNg/SqmeTSEASSI/AAAAAAAAAxU/GADbKUw8UcI/s400/luethi.JPG” alt=”” id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380005283974105378″ border=”0″ //a In the girls race Elena led the charge with a victory.br /a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_3c1Nv5NLyNg/SqmeTPnDZZI/AAAAAAAAAxM/e2bOcrSvVZE/s1600-h/finish+smile.JPG”img style=”margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 343px;” src=”http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_3c1Nv5NLyNg/SqmeTPnDZZI/AAAAAAAAAxM/e2bOcrSvVZE/s400/finish+smile.JPG” alt=”” id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380005283315803538″ border=”0″ //aShe and Kaitlin ran together and seemed to be more than pleased with their results.br /a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3c1Nv5NLyNg/SqmeSq1ipEI/AAAAAAAAAxE/DgRksWMBesA/s1600-h/IMG_1520.JPG”img style=”margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 293px; height: 400px;” src=”http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3c1Nv5NLyNg/SqmeSq1ipEI/AAAAAAAAAxE/DgRksWMBesA/s400/IMG_1520.JPG” alt=”” id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380005273444459586″ border=”0″ //aHere is Kaitlin leading Thetford’s Anna Smith up one of the final hills.br /a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_3c1Nv5NLyNg/SqmeSUbqbrI/AAAAAAAAAw8/QX7ebNl-hhA/s1600-h/coach+heid.JPG”img style=”margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 314px;” src=”http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_3c1Nv5NLyNg/SqmeSUbqbrI/AAAAAAAAAw8/QX7ebNl-hhA/s400/coach+heid.JPG” alt=”” id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380005267430338226″ border=”0″ //aCoach Beckwith checking in with Heidi Halvorsen at the finish. Heidi finished 6th.br /a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3c1Nv5NLyNg/SqmdMSSERQI/AAAAAAAAAw0/FQi36AtErC4/s1600-h/d+finish.JPG”img style=”margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 299px; height: 400px;” src=”http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3c1Nv5NLyNg/SqmdMSSERQI/AAAAAAAAAw0/FQi36AtErC4/s400/d+finish.JPG” alt=”” id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380004064262374658″ border=”0″ //aDavid had a great day and I couldn’t seem to take a picture of him without a smile. Here is the boy doing his thing, floating down the hills…br /a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_3c1Nv5NLyNg/SqmdMHLCJOI/AAAAAAAAAws/RzV3lHuiYj8/s1600-h/david+2.JPG”img style=”margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 288px;” src=”http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_3c1Nv5NLyNg/SqmdMHLCJOI/AAAAAAAAAws/RzV3lHuiYj8/s400/david+2.JPG” alt=”” id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380004061280085218″ border=”0″ //aDavid at about 2km starting to make a move on the field. Kalle Jahn from Brattleboro just behind.br /a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_3c1Nv5NLyNg/SqmdL51vi8I/AAAAAAAAAwk/dsmwbvPpwlA/s1600-h/david.JPG”img style=”margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;” src=”http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_3c1Nv5NLyNg/SqmdL51vi8I/AAAAAAAAAwk/dsmwbvPpwlA/s400/david.JPG” alt=”” id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380004057701125058″ border=”0″ //aDavid out of the start in control.br /a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3c1Nv5NLyNg/SqmdLVErluI/AAAAAAAAAwc/jYgPbPB2-rk/s1600-h/ryman.JPG”img style=”margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 340px; height: 400px;” src=”http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3c1Nv5NLyNg/SqmdLVErluI/AAAAAAAAAwc/jYgPbPB2-rk/s400/ryman.JPG” alt=”” id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380004047831668450″ border=”0″ //aRyley Walker with a strong effort coming home.br /a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3c1Nv5NLyNg/SqmdK75FbJI/AAAAAAAAAwU/NFuiKXe-2VI/s1600-h/da+shoes.JPG”img style=”margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;” src=”http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3c1Nv5NLyNg/SqmdK75FbJI/AAAAAAAAAwU/NFuiKXe-2VI/s400/da+shoes.JPG” alt=”” id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380004041072143506″ border=”0″ //a”It’s gotta be the shoes.” Hans keeping it real.br /a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3c1Nv5NLyNg/SqmbfJW4RjI/AAAAAAAAAwM/nmq7gNfevWo/s1600-h/hans.JPG”img style=”margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 204px; height: 400px;” src=”http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3c1Nv5NLyNg/SqmbfJW4RjI/AAAAAAAAAwM/nmq7gNfevWo/s400/hans.JPG” alt=”” id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380002189260899890″ border=”0″ //aHansy working the shoes to perfection.br /a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3c1Nv5NLyNg/Sqmbe5C6ecI/AAAAAAAAAwE/CY4KR1Iah_c/s1600-h/gov.JPG”img style=”margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 310px;” src=”http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3c1Nv5NLyNg/Sqmbe5C6ecI/AAAAAAAAAwE/CY4KR1Iah_c/s400/gov.JPG” alt=”” id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380002184882190786″ border=”0″ //aThe Governor held a solid pace in Thetford.br /a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_3c1Nv5NLyNg/SqmbeoCVMgI/AAAAAAAAAv8/dLJmcE-G48Y/s1600-h/moore.JPG”img style=”margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 347px;” src=”http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_3c1Nv5NLyNg/SqmbeoCVMgI/AAAAAAAAAv8/dLJmcE-G48Y/s400/moore.JPG” alt=”” id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380002180316344834″ border=”0″ //aDaniel Moore is coming into the season fitter than ever and working very hard.br /a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3c1Nv5NLyNg/SqmbeFn9uHI/AAAAAAAAAv0/GRJurYcw9ew/s1600-h/antoine.JPG”img style=”margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 341px; height: 400px;” src=”http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3c1Nv5NLyNg/SqmbeFn9uHI/AAAAAAAAAv0/GRJurYcw9ew/s400/antoine.JPG” alt=”” id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380002171078948978″ border=”0″ //aThe French Connection–Antoine St. Louis out to prove himself everyday.br /a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_3c1Nv5NLyNg/Sqmbdmjt0ZI/AAAAAAAAAvs/jhCgouLruoA/s1600-h/tanner.JPG”img style=”margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 149px;” src=”http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_3c1Nv5NLyNg/Sqmbdmjt0ZI/AAAAAAAAAvs/jhCgouLruoA/s400/tanner.JPG” alt=”” id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380002162739630482″ border=”0″ //aTanner McGrath heads out in the Middle School race. Tanner is a Alpine athlete here at GMVS, but he likes to suffer(that’s what the alpine coaches say…) — actually he just likes to work hard and see how fast he can run. He’s a natural runner and a soulful young man.div class=”blogger-post-footer”img width=’1′ height=’1′ src=’https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1847564486460994594-2218978848354065149?l=gmvsxc.blogspot.com’ alt=” //div

  • SkateMill Biathlon

    div xmlns=’http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml’pobject height=’350′ width=’425’param value=’http://youtube.com/v/-pr5Af2o4TY’ name=’movie’/embed height=’350′ width=’425′ type=’application/x-shockwave-flash’ src=’http://youtube.com/v/-pr5Af2o4TY’//object/ppThese are video excerpts from this morning’s Biathlon workout. It was 8 intervals followed with shooting for time and accuracy. It is quite amazing the lengths one old man will go to. To be competitive in the sport of Biathlon. /p/divdiv class=”blogger-post-footer”img width=’1′ height=’1′ src=’https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6647112093689702615-8834208966336727937?l=www.jackedupoldman.com’ alt=” //div

  • A good read

    A good example of the financial situation for many post college athletes in Olympic sports.

    http://www.nhregister.com/articles/2009/09/08/sports/8-solomon.txt

  • Extensive work on Stratton Nordic trails

    Stratton Mountain in conjunction with SMS Nordic is currently working on 6+km’s of Nordic trails less than 1 mile from campus at the Sun Bowl. The trails are part of a 12 km. system that has seen better days. They are now being carefully and properly repaired. The goal is to have them well drained and wide enough to drive a full sized snow cat on. This way we can use them with a foot of snow instead of waiting for the 3 foot dump. The overall plan for this fall is to have 6+km’s at the Sun Bowl, continue to expand the on campus SMS trails to 5km’s, build a campus sprint loop and open up a connector trail between the two systems. In future years we will keep improving the network so it will require less snow to open and widen the campus loops to make for ideal skating. This should eventually give us 20-25k right from campus.br /br /br /a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_xxDw1qNK1JA/SqhHESoIFUI/AAAAAAAAAY0/U7v3ramtZG8/s1600-h/P1010007.JPG”img style=”display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;” src=”http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_xxDw1qNK1JA/SqhHESoIFUI/AAAAAAAAAY0/U7v3ramtZG8/s320/P1010007.JPG” border=”0″ alt=”” id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379627893939246402″ //abr /Start with this….br /br /a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_xxDw1qNK1JA/SqhI-XUQ6qI/AAAAAAAAAY8/4H3gN-1e5fo/s1600-h/P1010003.JPG”img style=”float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;” src=”http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_xxDw1qNK1JA/SqhI-XUQ6qI/AAAAAAAAAY8/4H3gN-1e5fo/s320/P1010003.JPG” border=”0″ alt=”” id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379629991142156962″ //abr /br /Add this…br /br /a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_xxDw1qNK1JA/SqhJosw4_MI/AAAAAAAAAZM/PhZRwngaYn8/s1600-h/P1010004.JPG”img style=”float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;” src=”http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_xxDw1qNK1JA/SqhJosw4_MI/AAAAAAAAAZM/PhZRwngaYn8/s320/P1010004.JPG” border=”0″ alt=”” id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379630718453873858″ //abr /br /You get this as the end product…Don’t worry that is not an endangered black wolf, it is just my dog Syd.br /br /a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_xxDw1qNK1JA/SqhJ623iDRI/AAAAAAAAAZU/nQv3j7hQPkY/s1600-h/P1010005.JPG”img style=”display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;” src=”http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_xxDw1qNK1JA/SqhJ623iDRI/AAAAAAAAAZU/nQv3j7hQPkY/s320/P1010005.JPG” border=”0″ alt=”” id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379631030403730706″ //abr /br /Then this…br /br /Al and the the other guys are doing an awesome job out there!div class=”blogger-post-footer”img width=’1′ height=’1′ src=’https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4680416899705879324-1691219547353834291?l=smsxc.blogspot.com’//div