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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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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.
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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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Ever wonder how you can get faster or what type of training you should be doing? This training guide discusses the general philosophies of training for success, including age progression, volume, strength, plyometrics and psychology.
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Great Strides to the Olympics
Thoughts and memories on training an Olympic athlete
by Kevin Brochman
(with Steve Waryan)
Lindsey Weier was a 17-year-old high school student from Mahtomedi, Minnesota, when she was picked to be on the 2002 Olympic Cross-Country ski team. I’d been her coach for six years as part of the Minneapolis Ski Club and the [...]
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