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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.

Gaylord DNR to groom?

Mon, Dec 8, 2003

Looks like Gaylord office DNR is still planning on grooming this year, and the Black Mountain Classic organiziers say not to worry.

Interested in a trip to Norway to ski?

Thu, Dec 4, 2003

Solvieg Olson from the North Star Ski Club (St. Paul) is organizing a lodge to lodge ski trip on the Peer Gynt Trail in Norway March 6 -12.

MDNR has no funds for ski trail grooming

Sat, Nov 29, 2003

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources has no funding for trail grooming this winter. No MDNR groomed trails will be groomed this season. The Vasa trail will be groomed by volunteers.

Anikin Clinic moved to Dec 27-28

Sun, Nov 23, 2003

Nikolai Anikin Jr & Sr will be holding a two day clinic at Forbush Corner on Dec 27-28. And get this: It's only $68! Highly recommended.

Ten Days of Adventure, Part II

Sat, Nov 22, 2003 - By Greg Worrel

Greg wrote Part I last year - he just never got around to finishing off Part II! But he dusted off what he had, saw that it was still worth reading, and sent it on to get published. Greg's heading back to West Yellowstone this week.,

So what is this Endless Pursuit thing anyways?

Wed, Nov 19, 2003

Endless Pursuit is giving away a GPS and their service to one lucky person - and this actually seems like a useful product. I was hoping to give it a try and write a reveiw but simply haven't had the time. Inge Scheve, a racer with XC Oregan (J.D. Downing's group) has written a review for Endless Pursuit, and you might be interested...

Super Flatbeiner: Finishers & Floppers

Tue, Nov 18, 2003

So how did the 50 mile rollerski tour go this year? Who survived?

Wax-Tips With SOLDA Glide Wax

Tue, Nov 18, 2003 - By Torbjorn Karlsen

Make it simple and focus on three or four waxes for your training needs. Add a few additional waxes for superb race skis. And as for using a large number of glide wax layers? Forget about it!,

MI Cup Committee Minutes & Club Letter

Fri, Nov 14, 2003

The Michigan Cup Committee meeting minutes and letter to Racing Clubs posted on the Michigan Cup home page. The minutes include rule or other changes. The letter provides instructions for fee and roster sumbission.

Show support for westward extension of rail trail

Thu, Nov 13, 2003

The Green Oak Township Board Planning Commission meets Nov 25 to discuss the proposed westward extension of the paved South Lyon rail trail system. Do you rollerski, bike, blade, run? Come to the meeting and show your support! Hey Team NordicSkiRacer.com members - let's turn this into an event!

First lower peninusla skiers on snow!

Tue, Nov 4, 2003

Hap Wright goes skiing on snow at Boyne Mountain on the golf course yesterday.

Hammerfest at Saturday's rollerski session

Mon, Nov 3, 2003

A dozen of us Team Nordic Ski Racers's showed up at the huge Kensington park near Detroit this Sat. Most of us did a 2-hour rollerski hammerfest. Some old-fart, tough-dog bike racers are part of the group and it was all their fault what happened.