Rendalen is turning into a rain forest. Photo: Per Olav Mathiesen
Building a solid foundation for the Viking Tour in July started great with a few weeks of optimal volume sessions in the Seattle area in April, in humane temperatures. But that was it. Read the rest of this entry »
Photo: MWC2015
Russia was quite a trip. Literally. The northern Russian tundra provided cultural, logistical and athletic adventures far beyond the typical Worlds race trip with the team. There was whole new dimension to the project this time. I now understand why the sports events visa to Russia falls into the “Sports Relations – Common Humanitarian” category on the formal visa application form. Read the rest of this entry »
The world’s biggest skate race “The Engadin Skimarathon” in Switzerland is expecting 13,000+ racers on Sunday, March 8. A part of the 2015 FIS Marathon Cup, some of the best long-distance skiers will battle for the podium and valuable points in the overall cup, while most of us will fight our own battles for a personal best on the 42-kilometer course. No matter the ambition: the event features one of the most pristine and spectacular race courses on the international ski marathon schedule! Read the rest of this entry »
The race organizers sure weren’t kidding when they named this baby. The mass start footrace in Fagernes, Norway, features almost 400 meters elevation gain over 2.9 kilometers. But the course statistics reveal only half the truth.
The course opens with 1 kilometer flat, fast running from the city center start, winds along the river to a residential area. From there, it climbs, but no steeper than cars can handle on icy winter roads. After all, the residents have to be able to get in and out of their driveways.
The real hill and the bulk of the 400 meters elevation gain starts at the end of the blacktop, with 1200 meters to the finish! I had passed a few runners on the initial approach, but when the course entered the single-track it was really getting interesting. Read the rest of this entry »
All smiles! Photo: Kent Murdoch
Mountain biking is all about flow. And where else can you ride along the rim of a volcano crater at 7500 feet altitude for miles ad miles, on single tracks and almost alone? Try Central Oregon.
Newberry Crater and Paulina Peak are one of several single-track routes in and around Bend, Oregon. While a lot of mountain bikers flock to Moab, Whistler and Colorado, Oregon offers trail systems and natural wonders that rival the best in the world. It’s a real diamond in the rough, and almost vacuumed for people between Labor Day and June. Read the rest of this entry »
Gotthard Pass. Foto: Privat
Even Chiodera fikk ikke tatt seg ut nok under Norseman Xtreme Triathlon i fjor sommer, og fant en utgave i Sveits med langt mer motbakke på sykkeletappen.
Ellers er Swissman mye likt som i Norseman: Kaldt, vilt og ekstremt. Men 7km på sokkelesten opp brosteinspasset var ikke en del av løypebeskrivelsen. Read the rest of this entry »
Christina Eide Foto: Privat
Christina Eide fra Brøttum klokket inn på 14:22, og slo løyperekorden med 12 minutter.
– Jeg er ganske stolt. Det var veldig gøy, sier Eide beksjedent etter det 430km lange brutalt bratte rittet fra Lærdal til Sogndal via Filefjell, Fagernes, Valdresflya, Lom, Bøverdalen og Sognefjellet.
– Jeg kjørte med sterke folk fra start og tenkte at i den sterke motvinden var det bare å klore seg fast til vi var over Filefjell og nedover etter det. Og plutselig var vi på Fagernes, sier Eide, som ikke hadde noen ambisjoner om annet enn å gjennomføre da hun stilte til start. Read the rest of this entry »
To the left: A guy on a mountain bike sticking with the main peloton. Well ahead of me after lap 1. Photo: Submitted
It’s not a crit. It’s not a standard mass start either. But it was buckets of fun. Sundrunden in Trysil is 55 kilometers of classic road bike action: breakaways, chase groups, sprints and hills. And for me, the race even had a significant element of individual time trial. The cold truth is that without hills, I have no chance. In flat race, even a guy on a mountain bike beats me on my best wheel set. Read the rest of this entry »
“Even the trees are going to fear me,” says the Ultimate 12th Man. Photo: Annette Wiederkehr
“Marshawn Lynch does not fumble. No matter what happens I will hold on to that ball,” says Tony Wiederkehr, who is racing the 42-kilometer Engadin Ski Marathon in full Seahawks battle uniform.
Wiederkehr is skiing 42 kilometers without poles, with 13 000 skiers, and he is not giving up that ball. He is the ultimate 12th man. Read the rest of this entry »
Norway I at the 2013 FIS Nordic World Championships in Val di Fiemme, Italy: Sjur Roehte, Petter Northug, Eldar Roenning and Martin Johnsrud Sundby secured gold. And nobody asked about wax. Photo: Newspower.it
There is widespread speculation all over the place after yet another day without Norwegian medals in the cross-country relay. The Norwegian men’s team was fourth in the 4x10K relay, more than a minute behind Sweden in first place. To a large extent, the wax techs get the blame. But what is the real problem for the underperformance? The coaches have no clear explanation. Read the rest of this entry »
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