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Check out this list of tips from our friends at Ripl Sports. 10 point check list for event success
Check out this list of tips from our friends at Ripl Sports. 10 point check list for event success
Cycling, running, swimming and canoeing is apparently not enough these days so my buddy Slatts proposed a new challenge over a few beers last year that would challenge our comfort zones in a new way. We found ourselves in Seefeld, Austria, in December, getting a lesson on how to Nordic Ski Classic style. It [...]
After day one in Seefeld during our first Nordic ski training trip to Austria in December, I couldn't see this day ever coming. In fact, I found it so frustrating that I quit. The enjoyment level was in the red and I just couldn't ever foresee loving this sport. Half way through day two [...]
A new look About 6 months ago I noticed strands of hair had fallen out of the back of my head. It was the place where blokes typically start balding but as I felt the patch, I could feel a fuzzy texture of short hair. It crossed my mind that a [...]
With Jonny and Slatts at the end of a 36 mile ultra XC ski marathon. Two long weekends in the beautiful Tyrol region of Austria has seen myself, Slatts and Jonny go from absolute amateur beginners to holding our own during 36 mile ultra Nordic skiing training days. The learning curve has [...]
Trail Running 2016 was the year that I found running. I found a love of running for the first time in my life as I trained for Race to the King ultra marathon in June. Trail running became an addiction and I loved pretty much every run. Distance became irrelevant, it was just [...]
You only learn if you fall. So it's fair to say that I had a Nordic wobble when I was on and off the snow in our recent trip to Seefeld. A day into a three day training weekend in Austria and I decided that Nordic skiing just wasn't for me. I battled [...]
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It's happening! I'm now registered for the 2017 160km Arctic Circle Cross-country Ski Race I'm looking forward to hooking up with my Cape Epic and Transalps buddies; Slatts, Stan and Jonny for this epic race and once again raising money for O2e Have I ever done cross-country skiing? No. Am I out of my comfort [...]
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