http://www.xcskialliance.com Together, everyone achieves more. Tue, 06 Jan 2009 04:41:43 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Well, the racing has finally started here in frigid Anchorage.  After waiting around for two days they were able to hold the 5/10km skate races today.  The intervals were reduced to 15 seconds in order for the races to go by as quickly as possible.  This did not keep me, ... http://www.xcskialliance.com/2009/01/10km-skate/ The temperatures cooperated today and the skate races were able to start.  It was still very cold and the distances were shortened from 10K/15K to 5K/10K.  I was pretty excited about the distance switch because the 5K skate is my favorite race.  The race went pretty well for me.  I ... http://www.xcskialliance.com/2009/01/5k10k-skate-races/ Today's races were canceled, again.  It is still bitterely cold.  I heard a rumor that tomorrow's 10k/15k skate races have been shortened to 5K/10K for the women and men, respectively.  Stay tuned for updates. http://www.xcskialliance.com/2009/01/canceled-again/ The races today were canceled due to "bitterly cold" weather conditions.  They will try again tomorrow, but the forecast is similar. http://www.xcskialliance.com/2009/01/bitterly-cold/ [caption id="attachment_745" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="Garrott Kuzzy and Maria Stuber in front of the Ocean at Kincaid Park"][/caption] Right now it is -12 degrees Fahrenheit outside.  According to the Weather Channel, the high for the day is supposed to be -8.  The first race of the week is scheduled for tomorrow.  The ... http://www.xcskialliance.com/2009/01/temperatures-low-spirits-high/ [caption id="attachment_740" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="Can you find the moose in this picture?"][/caption] [caption id="attachment_739" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="Alaska is so cold. "][/caption] http://www.xcskialliance.com/2009/01/happy-new-year/ I made it out on the trails today, and it was VERY cold.  I skied around most of the courses that we will race on next week.  I also got to watch the US biathlon juniors compete for the World Junior Championship Team spots.  Did you know that all the ... http://www.xcskialliance.com/2008/12/kincaid/ Over Christmas, Bryan and I both caught a cold and missed some training.  Then we flew to Anchorage, Alaska on Friday (12/26).  Within the next 48 hours, everyone on the CXC team (except Jo Jo) was completely taken out by some bug.  We are still debating whether the bug is ... http://www.xcskialliance.com/2008/12/729/ Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from everyone at the XC Ski Alliance. [caption id="attachment_726" align="alignright" width="225" caption="Merry Christmas!"][/caption] [caption id="attachment_725" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Merry Christmas!"][/caption] http://www.xcskialliance.com/2008/12/merry-christmas/ Well, my first sprint of the year went pretty well.  It was a classic sprint and it was snowing hard.  Almost everyone decided that double poling the course was the fastest and it showed.  The top 6 women all used skate skis and every guy used skate skis in the ... http://www.xcskialliance.com/2008/12/classic-sprint/