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Ski walking is a great alternative to rollerskiing. You can do long slow distance at an easy pace, intervals at any heart rate you can get to, or speed work. Tony Percha is doing easy repeats up a long hill at Kensington Metropark in Milford, MI.

Ladies ski clinics begin in Marquette

Fri, Sep 9, 2011 - By NMU Nordic Team

NMU Ski Coaches and ski team are once agian offering a two biweekly ladies ski clinics, starting September 21 and going till the Noque.

Salomon's S-LAB Skate Quiver 2012

Fri, Sep 9, 2011 - By Salomon

Salomon describes the three skate skis that make up in S-LAB quiver for the 2011-2012 season: the Equipe 10 S-Lab Skate Cold, Warm, and Soft Ground skate skis.

Hurricane Irene interrupts Summer Biathlon Championships

Thu, Sep 8, 2011 - By Doug Hoover

After the first two days of beautiful weather, Hurricane Irene arrived and forced the cancellation of the third and final race. As the national championship is a best-2-out-of-3 series, the cancellation of the third race changed the scoring dynamics...

Grand Marais 50k Roller Ski Marathon set limit at 100 skiers

Wed, Sep 7, 2011 - By Nikki Darrow

The inaugural Grand Marais Roller Ski Marathon course is approximately 50k (30 miles) of open road through Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore along beautiful Lake Superior, one of the most scenic rides in the Great Lakes region.

2011 Southern Ontario Training Camp

Tue, Sep 6, 2011 - By Jim Mihell

Check out the dryland exercises in the second half of the video. This 5 day camp featured over 100 athletes and 30 coaches from Ontario, Quebec and Newfoundland.

September intensity and strength sessions at Kensington Metropark.

Tue, Sep 6, 2011 - By Mike Muha

Every Tuesday in September will be intensity night, with a session focused on training at or near race speed. Every Wednesday in September will be strength night, with a session focused on general and specific strength training.

Athlete Spotlight: Simi Hamilton

Thu, Sep 1, 2011 - By USSA

I have a very competitive personality, so cross country racing seemed like a great thing to start doing when I was about 12 or 13. That and my mom basically forced me to do it...

Elite cross-country skiing linked to increased risk of subsequent arrhythmias

Wed, Aug 31, 2011 - By European Society of Cardiology

A Swedish study presented at the ESC Congress 2011 today, found a higher incidence of arrhythmias in cross-country skiers with a long history of endurance training.

Tech Trails now one of nation's top six cross-country ski courses

Tue, Aug 30, 2011 - By Dennis Walikainen

Thanks to recent improvements, the Tech Trails now qualify for national and international cross country ski races, one of only six such systems in the nation, according to the team that did all the hard work.

Czech skier Petr Novak wins Kangaroo Hoppet

Mon, Aug 29, 2011 - By FIS

The first skier across the line in the premier 30km Freestyle event was Petr Novak from the Czech Republic, making it the third time in the event’s 21 year history that a Czech skier has won.

Giant Labor Day Weekend Sale & Free Ski Walking Clinic

Mon, Aug 29, 2011 - By Bob Frye

A hot summer is usually followed by a cool winter! Get ready this Labor Day weekend as we present the Cross Country Ski Headquarters Labor Day Weekend Sale!

Kangaroo Hoppet on 27 August 2011

Thu, Aug 25, 2011 - By FIS

Unusually warm weather over the last four weeks has affected snow conditions. With fine weather expected for the next week it has been decided to use an alternative course on the plateau above Falls Creek village.