The first injury of the week resulted when Bob Baldwin tried a pole between the legs V2 variation. Bob didn’t sustain any serious injury, but found this variation to be very slow and costly to the skin on his elbow, hip and knee.,

By Scott Wilson
Jul 9, 2003

Greg, Frank, and I have just arrived at Pando Ski Area, home for the Grand Rapids Nordic Ski Team / FasterSkier Training Camp with two-time Olympian John Aalberg. We can barely move, having just stuffed ourselves silly with breakfast at Perkins...,

By Mike Muha
Jul 2, 2003

Here's a 30-second video (4.8 MB) from the GRNST racing camp showing John Aalberg demonstrating the V2 technique on rollerskis.,

By Mike Muha
Jul 2, 2003

John Aalberg explains what training zones are used for and how to compute them. We then run a max heart rate test so we can figure out our zones. Several people are surprised by what the test reveals!,

By Mike Muha
Jun 24, 2003

Need to balance family life with training? Thirteen years ago I started the Early Morning Anaerobic Group. We have evolved from three biker/skiers to a group of 20 who meet regularly at 5:00 or 5:30 most mornings to rollerski, ski, bike, or run.,

By Jamie Mannion, M.D.
Jun 19, 2003

Here's a weekly and yearly training log you can use to record your workouts. There's a definite point of view to this log...see if it fits your needs.,

By Mike Muha
May 26, 2003

Now that this is the end of a 45+ outing's season with my 2004 Rossi F2's and my Atomic 2002 RS10's, I'm ready to more fully evaluate them in combination with my switch to NNN and Rossi boots.,

By Jim Hull
May 17, 2003

This morning is 'Ski Season Spring Cleaning' morning! Time to do those tasks that need to be done to transition from skiing to spring training: equipment prep and wax tips. And just what does a freezer have to do with this?,

By Mike Muha
Apr 5, 2003

Here's a couple of low tech solutions which seem to work very well for making a *flat*, *square* edge on a Plexiglas scraper.,

By Dan Johnson
Feb 10, 2003

Toko has a new "Waxing & Tuning" narrated video CD that reviews base repair, cleaning, and waxing of both classic and skating skis, for both racer and novice waxers.,

By Mike Muha
Jan 3, 2003

Sunday was a beautiful, sunny and cold day. It started at 7 degrees at 8:30 then quickly warmed up to 17 degrees. Trails were in beautiful shape. Stumbled upon the Michigan group out on the trails and skied with them. ,

By Greg Worrel
Dec 10, 2002

Arrived in Bozeman at 11PM (1 AM EST) and decided to stay overnight to enjoy the scenery going up the Gallatin and through Yellowstone Park the next morning. "We made a mistake," said Steve Smigiel as he looked out the motel window in Belgrade.,

By Ernie Brumbaugh
Nov 28, 2002