I bet that NENSA fitness test really does relate pretty closely to ski results. I'd think that given one knows how to ski and has decent skis...

I always try for heel push because that's the way you are "supposed" to do it but I was wondering why is heel push good and toe push bad in...

A previous post mentioning Marty Hall's technique for handling fast, sharp curves got me to thinking: what is the best technique for staying in...

Who would be interested in this... an event similar to the Canadian Ski Marathon on the North Shore in Minnesota in March...Not a timed race but a...

I figure that trying to do well at 50k events just about doubles the hours and effort and organization and risk of sickness/injury and wrinkles and...

I just put a full set of "Continental all season" 80 mm wheels from K2 on my inline skates. The package says they're made of rubber. Are there...

I have a pair of Adidas Negano Classic ski boots for sale. Size US 11.5, Euro 46, UK 11. Used for 2 seasons, but sparingly as I also skate. In...

Andy Lundstum of Xenän Skates has some extraordinary photography of the event @: http://www.xenan.com/duluthpages/duluthpages.html A good time was...

I finally put up my big OYB National Family Roadtrip Report at the OYB site. It's long (7000 miles was long, too) but there are headers to help...

Good to hear about such dramatic experimental results, Bob. I tried comparing my feelings while trying each concept and combining with other...

My family is thinking about spending the time between Christmas and New Year's Day in or near Seattle. I'm mostly interested in spending a few days...

I raced the Chequamegon 40 on Saturday. This is a 40 mile mt bike race from Hayward to Cable that covers oh, maybe 15 miles on the Birkie trail. My...

Just wondering. I want to send em all a flier about Pete's book. I'm looking around but figure someone here might know a better way. (I need a...

I just bought a set of the new Aero 125 splitrims. It's not obvious what is the best way to dismantle my old wheels and get the new ones...

As to the GPS problem, I wonder whether other people have had the odd unexplained problem on a Sunday (morning, as it happens, in my case, twice). Is...

Usual time, usual place. We had three skiers, and managed to complete the entire route this time... that's a first for this season. We had Woody,...

Whatever happened to the NENSA website? I just looked for both of these addresses: www.nensa.net www.sover.net/~nensa/ and I get error messages for...

Any other tales of extreme training and hours? This sounds truly nuts. Terje Mathisen wrote: If it is the same person, then he used to train...

http://skiinghistory.org is on a new server, with a new forum format. I'd welcome comments on the site and participation in the forum. This is...

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