We had another skate clinic for 5 skiers here in Canmore last Saturday. The conditions were as always - excellent at the nordic centre. During the morning session we focused first on getting video of the skiers in all different techniques as well as providing some guidance on what to think about for each technique. During lunch time we went through
Over the week-end Jon Arne had a group of skiers out at Moraine Lake Road for a Classic Technique and Video Session this past Saturday. The forecast was for frigid conditions. We were all well dressed and we were lucky to have sun so it was not too bad. We covered striding, kick double pole and double poling. There was a large emphasis on striding. The (more…)
My first ski of the season today at Moraine Lake Road at Lake Louise. Minus 3 and perfect tracks! I was surprised to see how great the conditions were for both skating and classic. I did a 3 hours (more…)
We had a special thanksgiving week-end in Edmonton. The venue was at Argyll Park and the weather was surprisingly amazing. Temperatures almost reached 20 degrees celcius and the sky was clear and blue. The conditions have been very pleasant for races all season, we haven’t encounter rain or snow and have been able to run on grass tires all season. (more…)
The cyclocross community moved to COP this past weekend. On Saturday evening the annual Dark Knight Cross was held on a challenging course. Riding a course in daylight is pretty straight forward but it’s not always that easy in the dark. Personally I went into the fence a couple of times due to the lack of visability and I also hit a pothole which almost (more…)
