National Capital Region Time Trial Series This past weekend, Ottawa-Gatineau nordic ski clubs hosted the final event in the National Capital Region Time Trial Series, a classic sprint race. The Series has run monthly over the summer, allowing local and visiting cross country racers many opportunities to develop their racing strategies, compete against other athletes, […]
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Early Season Update
It’s been a great start to early season training! My fitness is good – I’ve had the chance to run a few 5km races, and achieved a goal of running a sub-20-min 5km at the Ottawa Race weekend, and hope to whittle that time down over the summer. I’m doing more coaching and some training […]
Ski Nationals Wrap-Up
The week of racing at Ski Nationals in Thunder Bay is over, and it’s back to reality! Overall the event was a great success. Plenty of snow and cool temperatures helped the Lappe Nordic trails remain in amazing shape for the week of racing. The number of committed athletes, coaches, volunteers and clubs was impressive, […]
5 Races in 8 Days: Ski Nationals at Lappe Nordic
I’m at the 2015 Haywood Ski Nationals, a yearly end of season championship that attracts over 650 elite skiers from across Canada. This year we are at Lappe Nordic Ski Center, which offers fabulous trails and Finnish charm (the ski center has saunas in the change room, and serves up delicious Finnish pancakes!). The trail […]