http://www.skifast.us Wed, 24 Nov 2010 14:33:48 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Elle presented to me with chronic right sided lower calf pain after running a few months ago. She has been unable to run at all and walks with a slight limp; protecting herself from the push-off phase of gait. Despite this considerable pain, she continues to be very active with a ... http://www.skifast.us/2010/11/20/achilles-tendonitis-a-case-report/% http://www.skifast.us/2010/01/20/another-womens-world-cup-video-therese/% http://www.skifast.us/2010/01/19/craftsbury-and-xtranormal-video-on-you-tube/% From: http://www.astana-cyclingteam.com/fresh_brew/watts.html Steve and the guys at Hed Cycling are all about the numbers and he put me in touch with Andy Tetmeyer (actual title: The Repository of Knowledge).  Andy ran some computer model numbers with riders weighing between 170 lb / 77.3 kg up to 220 lb / 100 kg ... http://www.skifast.us/2010/01/12/power-to-weight-ratio-in-cycling-but-its-even-more-critical-in-xc-skiing/% This looks like fun, I think I'll try it!   Joe http://www.skifast.us/2010/01/07/great-classic-drill-for-kids-very-fun-to-watch-too/% This year while skiing at the Thanksgiving camp at Silver Star mountain in B.C. there was a heightened awareness of cougars in the neighboring hills, this story from North of Vancouver emphasises the point! (CNN) -- One lucky boy in Canada can say without a doubt that he has his own ... http://www.skifast.us/2010/01/05/cougars-in-bc-and-at-silver-star-the-furry-kind/% Glide wax consisted of Holmenkol blue and red mix, Star F1 fluoro powder, and a V03 Finite tool rolled in structure over a CV1 Zach grind. Kick was influenced by Frank's keep it simple and don't over think it philosophy, binder plus Swix VR45, I added a 7" section of Ski GO ... http://www.skifast.us/2010/01/04/craftsbury-classic-race-day/% I'm fresh off the mass start 10km Craftsbury Classic held Jan 3rd in Craftsbury, VT. NOAA was predicting 5-9" overnight Saturday, and an additional 3-5" Sunday; initially it was going to be wet snow in the mid to upper 20's and Saturday, the day before the race, I was wishing I had brought ... http://www.skifast.us/2010/01/04/craftsbury-10km-classic-the-day-prior-to-the-race/% I arrived at Craftsbury nordic center last night, eager to try my new headlight, a Seca 900. After checking into my rudimentary dorm room and unloading enough wax and equipment for a World Cup National Team, I started to secure the light and battery to my bike helmet. It fit best ... http://www.skifast.us/2010/01/02/freight-train-coming/% December is race preparation month. After skiing upwards of 4 hours per day on snow in Silver Star BC, I came home, recovered for a few days and decided some intensity was in order. Yesterday was snow/sleet/rain and wind so I decided to go inside alternating the treadmill with the Ercolina ... http://www.skifast.us/2009/12/10/indoor-race-preparation-workout-classic/%