outsideinmi wrote:
Tough to compare a Nordic combined skier, to a biathlete, to a "just" xc
skier. How fast is Demong compared to Lars Berger the biathlete, or
OEBjordalen, or a US ski team guy like Freeman?

Just read that Demong can crank out a sub 4:30 mile and has gone 14:52 for
5k running.
Wonder where that ranks against our best XC skiers that run? Freeman is a
good runner, anyone know his best 5k? Also Daehlie, Alsgaard, Northugg are
runners and have done some track running/racing... anyone know their bests?

Not extremely fast for either of them afaik.

I have actually run against Bjørn D once, on the steepest uphill leg of
the 15-leg Holmenkollen Relay which starts and ends downtown at Bislett
Stadium.

I did quite well that year, passing quite a few teams, but I was still
amazed by the amount of cheering from the spectators and other
competitors who had already run their leg.

Amazed that is until I saw that the one guy who had been slowly
overtaking me for the last 100-200 m or so was Bjørn. :-)

Do note that this happened after he had retired as a world cup skier!

Terje

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