Highlights

Spotlight: MYSL Fast Camp
July 16, 2008
Amy Cichanowski reports: The MN Youth Ski League held it's inaugural FastCamp at Minnehaha Creek Park in Minneapolis. The 6-day camp focused on rollerskiing and dryland training for 10-13 year olds. It was loads of fun and plans are in the works for a fall installment.
Related:
Photoset from Mindy Benton/Jon Scott: 22 photos
MYSL Fast Camp

Minneapolis Ski Club: Afton Coulee Results
July 15, 2008
Kevin Brochman shares some of the early season testing results for the Minneapolis Ski Club summer juniors program working out on the big Afton Coulee.

CXC Concludes Regional Development Camp
July 14, 2008
CXC wrapped up their Regional Development Camp last weekend with over 60 athletes participating in everything from bounding on the Birkie trail to rollerskiing over the Hwy OO rollers. Some daily recaps from Molly Burger, Libby Ellis, and Erik Fagerstrom.

Biathletes Return to the Colorado Rockies
July 11, 2008
Vlad Cervenka reports on the recent summer biathlon training camp: Members of the Junior National Biathlon Team and several senior athletes came together from across the United States for a two week camp that began at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs and later moved to Winter Park.

Integrative Nutrition
July 10, 2008
Hilary Patzer shares her experience with nutrition and workouts, including some perspective from an Eastern philosophy.

27th Annual Canoe Derby Resumes
July 8, 2008
Hoigaard's Canoe Derby returns to its regular race schedule on the Minneapolis city lakes this Thursday, after a 2 week break for the Kid's Derby and the July 4th holiday. The Derby is open to paddlers of all skill levels and will be meeting for 5 more weeks, up through August 7th.

CXC Regional Development Group Camp Update
July 2, 2008
Garrott Kuzzy reports from the CXC Regional Development Group Camp going on this week up in Hayward.
Related:
Regional Technique Development Camp at Telemark Resort, Jul 28-31

CXC Launches CXC Academy
June 30, 2008
Central Cross Country Ski Association is pleased to announce CXC Academy. CXC Academy, on demand coaching support, is now available to provide online support and advice to skiers, coaches and instructors at all levels from novice to advanced.

Birkie Hosts Nordic Walking Clinic July 12th
June 27, 2008
The American Birkebeiner is partnering with a local group of active women known as Ski and Tea, and Hoigaard's to host a Nordic Walking Clinic clinic at the "OO" Birkie Trail Head, Saturday, July 12th.
Related:
Birkie Price Hike on June 30th!

Tri-Loppet Course Set
June 22, 2008
The 2008 Tri-Loppet course is set and a new map using global positioning system data has been compiled. The 2008 edition will feature more trail running, and a number of new bike sections, including a new finish.

Training Updates
June 13, 2008
A number of training updates...
CXC Minocqua Clinic - CXC's Bryan Fish and Garrott Kuzzy will be in Minocqua on Jun 26th for a free skate clinic.
Vasloppet Ski Clinics - The Mora Vasaloppet Ski Club is offering a series of four free ski clinics, the first coming on June 28th.
Duluth Summer Youth Program - Duluth XC is offering a summer youth ski training program with some of the top area skiers providing coaching.
Go!Training North Shore Camp - Five days of tough training along the scenic North Shore of Lake Superior, Aug 15-18.

Nordic Speed Summer Program Update
June 10, 2008
John Dyste's Nordic Speed Summer Program is starting up next week. Posted is an update on the expected workout schedule. A few program openings still exist.

Hoigaards: Rollerski 101
June 8, 2008
Learn rollerskiing skate technique in a Saturday morning workout, June 14th, taught by veteran Andy Turnbull of Hoigaards.

CXC Twin Cities Training Sessions
June 2, 2008
Top CXC coaches will be in the Twin Cities June 2-15 offering free, open workouts and presentations. Sessions include presentations at Battle Creek and rollerski workouts in Marine on the St. Croix.

More Summer Camps
May 30, 2008
Two more July training camps on tap...
Jul 9-13 St. Johns Nordic Ski Camp - Ski Wild Camp at St. John's University with elite skier Caitlin Compton as one of the guest coaches.
Jul 9-13 MTU Endurance Camps - Cross country running and mountain biking camps at MTU in the UP.
Related:
Caitlin Compton Joins St. John's University Nordic Ski Camp Staff
Jun 30 - Jul 2 CXC Coaches Conference

Summer Training Sessions
May 23, 2008
A couple of new summer training sessions:
Boot Camp - Hilary Patzer will be offer a womens core strength "boot camp" on select Saturdays.
XC Ski F.I.T. at Telemark - John Burns has arranged several weekend focusing on physical performance and agility training.

Sisu Skiers Workout Highlight
May 22, 2008
Ben Popp reports: A beautiful evening at Battle Creek was the back drop for the Sisu Masters baseline fitness testing. The group completed a 1Km run (3x), a pole-touch and "10-hop" test, along with 30 sec max pushups, situps, dips and pullups. The circuit testing is a great way to track progress and training effectiveness through summer and into fall.
Related:
Photoset from Ben Popp: Baseline Testing - 15 photos

Summer Camps
May 15, 2008
A number of training camps are available this summer...
Jun 22-26 Gustavus HS Nordic Ski Camp - Coach Jed Friedrich leds a multi-day camp based out of Gustavus College in St. Peter, MN.
Aug 3-8 Endurance Camp - Northland College and St. Cloud State team up for a week long endurance camp in NW Wisconsin.
Mora Vasaloppet Ski Clinics - Mora is offering a series of training clinics this summer including June 28th and August 23rd.

Bike To Work Week - May 10-18
May 8, 2008
Improve your fitness and save some gas...
May 10-17 Wisconsin Bike to Work Week - Check out scheduled events for Fox Valley, La Crosse, Madison, Milwaukee and Sheboygan.
May 12-18 Twin Cities Bike to Work Week - Find commuter convoys and downtown celebrations, all encouraging to make the switch to cycling.

Twin Cities Master's Biathlon Clinic
May 4, 2008
Want to add more excitement to your X-C Racing? Always wanted to try Biathlon? Then plan on attending the Masters Introduction to Biathlon clinic on Saturday, May 10 in Elk River.  Update: Cancelled due to lack of participants.

Spring Triathlon Clinic Series
April 30, 2008
Endurance Athlete is offering a free Spring Triathlon Training and Information Clinic series, meeting Sundays, May 11-June 1st in Arden Hills.

Summer Junior Programs Preview
April 28, 2008
School is out in almost a month and many metro area juniors are looking at their options for a summer training program. We've got the "skinny" on changes and new offerings in the most of the Twin Cities programs.
Related:
Summer Training Programs Calendar

Mora Ski Club Offering Ski Clinics
April 24, 2008
The Mora Ski Club invites juniors and adults to register and attend four Mora Vasaloppet Ski Clinics this summer and fall at the Mora Vasaloppet Nordic Ski Center. Instructors will include Mora champions Chad Giese and Nikolai Anikin.

Skifire: Tierra del Fuego Nordic Ski Festival Announced
April 22, 2008
Skifire along with its Argentine partners announce the first ever Tierra del Fuego Nordic Ski Festival. Over 40km of cross-country trails in the Valley of Tierra Mayor and at the Francisco Jerman Nordic Ski Area will get daily, Pisten Bully grooming for both classic and skate techniques. The 20 day long festival kicks off on July 30th.

Sisu Skier Masters Open House
April 22, 2008
Finn Sisu and Endurance Athlete will be hosting an open house, Saturday, May 3rd, at Battle Creek for the masters programs. The open house will review and discuss the master full-year programs, which kick off in May. All levels and abilities welcome.

CXC Announces Openings For Athletes
April 14, 2008
Central Cross Country Skiing (CXC) announces openings for athletes in their CXC Elite Team, the newly created CXC Post Graduate Program, and the updated Junior Development Programs.

RSSS Training Groups
April 7, 2008
The Russian Style Ski School is offering training programs in Madison and Dousman starting this April. In fact, there will be a presentation on the Southern Kettle Moraine group, Tuesday, April 8th, 6pm to 8pm at Bicycle Doctor Ski Shop in Dousman (door prizes, beer and snacks!)

Sisu Juniors Summer Programs Open House
April 2, 2008
Finn Sisu and Endurance Athlete will be hosting an open-house session this Saturday, April 12th starting at 10 am. Come find out more about the summer program and interact with the coaches.

MYSL Fast Camp
March 30, 2008
MYSL will offer a two week introduction to dryland training this June for younger skiers that will feature include rollerskiing and dryland drills, based out of Minnehaha Falls park in Minneapolis.

More Summer Training
March 18, 2008
A number of additions to the training calendar...
Apr 8 Learn to Race - Womens beginner bike racing clinic held at Now Bikes in St. Paul.
Apr 7-Aug 25 Rice Creek Boat Club - A summer program focusing on canoe and kayak racing as cross-training.
Jun 9-Aug 1 Nordicwerks - Summer Nordic training program, working out in the NE metro and lead by top coach Deno Johnson.
Jun 16-Aug 15 Mpls Rowing Club Summer Program - Rowing workouts weekday mornings on the Mississippi River in Minneapolis.

WAMXC Workouts
March 17, 2008
WAMXC (Women and Men who Cross Country Ski and Drink Coffee) will be starting up their spring hikes beginning in April. The group accommodates a wide range of fitness and speed by various on-the-trail techniques so no one gets left behind.

More Summer Programs
March 11, 2008
We've added another big set of summer programs to the training calendar:
Jun 17-Aug 9 Sisu Skiers Junior Program - Finn Sisu joins with Endurance Athlete to offer top notch training programs for high school skiers.
Jun 16-Aug 15 Go!Training Summer Program - A full range of summer training programs, lead by Piotr Bednarski and numerous other top skiers.
Jun 16-Aug 8 DERT - John Dyste's summer program, featuring dartfish video analsys and workouts all based out of Hyland Park.
Jun 16-Sep 7 SkiCraft Summer Training - Summer training based in the heart of the Cities, led by Marc Beitz.
Jun 9-Aug 2 Cowboy Nordic - Lead by Moundsview coach Mark Skildum with multiple program options.

Summer Training
March 9, 2008
Details on the summer training programs are starting to come online:
Jun 16-Aug 8 MSC West Side Summer Program - Minneapolis Ski Clubs west metro program, training out of French and Elm Creek (and Lakeville).
Jun 16-Aug 8 MSC East Side Summer Program - The east metro version, featuring training locales of Lake Elmo, Mahtomedi, and Afton.
Jun 16-Aug 8 MSC Adult Summer Program - Training with the top high school skiers in the evenings as part of the MSC program.
Jun 16-Aug 8 Minnesota Valley - Multiple summer program levels, and new this year, a possible ski trip to Sweden in August!

Finn Sisu, Endurance Athlete Pairing for Juniors
February 18, 2008
Finn Sisu and Endurance Athlete will be working together this summer and fall to offer an expanded junior competition level program.

CXC Team Nordic Tune-Up Camp Feb 29-Mar 2
February 15, 2008
CXC Coach Bryan Fish, along with most of the CXC Team stars, will be hosting a Nordic Tune-up Camp at Rainbow Resort the first weekend in March.