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In two years, how did Annie Hart go from 80th place (2007) to 1st (2009) at the Minnesota State High School Girls Nordic Meet?
By Renee Schaefer with Kevin Brochman
Annie’s Story
2009 Minnesota State Champion and St. Paul Academy Junior Annie Hart has been excelling in cross country and track since she began competing in 6th grade. [...]
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Here are a couple of photo’s by US Ski Team’s coach Pete Vordenburg with top athletes double poling.
Notice heels off the ground, bent legs and high elbows as important parts of good technique in both skiers
World Cup winner and National Champion Kikkan Randall
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When: Camp begins on Friday, July 31st-August 2nd, 2009.
Where: Jay Cooke State Park
Who: Any skier or coach who wishes may attend this camp. Camp is limited to 17 athletes so sign up early!
Why: The emphasis will be on technique with large volume.
Cost: $145 before July 1st, $165 after July 1st.
Download sign-up sheet and full [...]
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The objectives for May include: writing down your training, setting goals, taking your morning pulse a few times during the month. You should set a monthly goal for hours, this could be anywhere from 30-50 depending upon your goals.
Download full article pdf here.
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Last Sunday I competed in a 30 kilometer mass start Finnish Jr. Championship skate race in Ylitornio. The conditions were great, around -10 Celsius and sunny too. In Ylitornio there are big hills that are so perfect for skiing, one of the climbs being a little under 3.5k in the 10k loop.
I started 40th [...]
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In the spring of 2007, a parent called me to ask about the Minneapolis Ski Club Summer Program. She was interested in having her son do the advanced night sessions. I asked what school he went to and she told me Mounds Park Academy. I was fairly sure there were no skiers [...]
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I have been back in Vuokatti Finland for almost 2 weeks now after spending a few weeks in the US skiing and racing a bit. Over the Holiday season I skied with the Andover ski team in Ironwood Michigan putting in some good easy hours and skiing with friends. We also had a 10k skate [...]
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2008-2009 membership forms are here! Be sure to download both files.
2008-2009 Membership Form Front
2008-2009 Membership Form Back
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Here is the information on the 2008 MSC fall program. Feel free to recruit a friend to this program. If you do a fall sport and would like to attend practice at Elm or French let me know and I can stay a little later on Mondays and Wednesdays.
Basically Mondays classic, Wednesdays Skate [...]
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