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Maine rollerski safety bill

Tue, Jan 19, 2010 - By Patrick Cote, NENSA Executive Director

The bill would help ensure the safety of roller-skiers on Maine roads. Skiing in the direction of traffic is the safest way to ski, but current law is not clear that skiing should go in the direction of traffic. The bill would clarify that.

How to Maximize Training for the Part-Time Skier

Tue, Dec 8, 2009 - By Scott Loomis and Andy Gerlach

Most of us "Master Skiers" have very little time for any sort of structured ski training. In fact, I feel that I have had a good week if I can squeeze in three to five workouts.

Coaches Corner: Focus on specific strength

Sun, Dec 6, 2009 - By CXC Skiing

Easy Week. We will continue focus on specific strength in this week. Specific strength is series of dynamic and functional exercises that will develop the muscles and motions you use when cross country skiing.

Coaching Corner: Hard Week

Thu, Dec 3, 2009 - By CXC Academy

This our first week with the focus on specific strength. Specific strength is series of dynamic and functional exercises that will develop the muscles and motions you use when cross country skiing.

Workout to feed others: Concept2's Holidy Challenge

Wed, Nov 25, 2009 - By Meredith Haff

The 10th Annual Concept2 Holiday Challenge helps put food on the table for struggling families by supporting organizations whose mission it is to make sure our food is healthy, sustainable and that no one goes hungry.

Understanding and using training levels: Level 4

Wed, Nov 25, 2009 - By Justin Freeman

The goal of level four training is straightforward: by skiing at the same pace and effort you race at, you get better at racing. But there is a downside...

Yellowstone Ski Festival starts today!

Tue, Nov 24, 2009 - By Sara Hoovler

Come to West Yellowstone and join the hundreds of skiers already making their first tracks on the Rendezvous Ski Trails. There are a fresh four inches of snow on the ground, bringing our total on the trails to a foot.

Understanding and using training levels: Level 3

Tue, Nov 24, 2009 - By Justin Freeman

Physiologically, the major goal of level three training is to improve lactate threshold.

Understanding and using training levels: Level 5

Fri, Nov 20, 2009 - By Justin Freeman

The goal of level five training defined this way is mostly neuromuscular. By training at a pace somewhat faster than race pace, but where you can still work for some time with consistent technique, you improve your efficiency at and above race pace.

Yellowstone Ski Festival is ON!

It’s happening in West Yellowstone

Thu, Nov 19, 2009 - By Sara Hoovler

It is less than a week until the Yellowstone Ski Festival, and this will be the best year yet! The Rendezvous Ski Trails are currently set with both classic and skate lanes and we are skiing in town!

Understanding and using training levels: Levels 1 and 2

Thu, Nov 19, 2009 - By Justin Freeman

Skiers talk a lot about training levels, usually numbering them one through five, but, if my experience over the past decade and a half is any indication, truly understanding when and how to use the various levels is rare.

Transitions

Fri, Nov 13, 2009 - By Pete Vordenberg

Morgan Smyth doing L4 classical intervals in SLC. Of course not the last for Morgan or most of you all either, but it won't be long.

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