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Thread: going nordic = going ghay?
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01-30-2023, 04:39 PM #601Registered User
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01-30-2023, 05:24 PM #602Registered User
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@Dr Crank, pretty sure that area is where Scott Johnston of Uphill Athlete/Evoke Endurance fame resides. It's a hot bed for nordic skiing due to a fairly extensive trail network. Would check out that they're training well with the wealth of knowledge around
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01-30-2023, 06:58 PM #603
Alkasqwalik uses Sam Naney @ Uphill I believe.
Anyway, it’s the largest cross country skiing network in North America with over 200 km of connected trails so it attracted a couple Olympic athletes a whole bunch of years ago and it took off from there.Well maybe I'm the faggot America
I'm not a part of a redneck agenda
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01-31-2023, 03:23 AM #604
Lol, beautiful pup and scenery.
watch out for snakes
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01-31-2023, 11:06 AM #605
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01-31-2023, 11:44 AM #606Registered User
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I saw a post somewhere recently that said skate is only about 30% faster than classic (and sometimes as low as 5% faster depending on conditions/terrain).
That just tells me I'm absolute ass at classic skiing, because I'd say I go at least twice as fast on skate skis--and I'm not claiming to be great at skating either.
A big part of that is motivation...I just can't convince myself to work hard on classic skis. Casual striding is fine to the level of a light jog...but I can't make myself "run" or double pole for very long before I just give up. I'm OK with that though as when I'm on classic skis it is more about just getting out there and exploring/enjoying the outdoors. Probably doesn't help using wider/heavier waxless skis...never been on properly-fit classic skis with kick wax.
The speed comes much more naturally to me on skate skis. They force the motivation for a minimum level of effort--either you are skating, or you're not moving. The bare minimum effort is much higher, so even if I am not trying to push myself hard, my average speed feels much higher.
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02-03-2023, 12:05 PM #607
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02-03-2023, 12:37 PM #608
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02-03-2023, 01:05 PM #609
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02-03-2023, 01:28 PM #610
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02-03-2023, 01:50 PM #611
They are fun!
Fischer Speedmax 186cmcrab in my shoe mouth
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02-03-2023, 09:24 PM #612
going nordic = going ghay?
I had a pair of Fischer crowns classics with a fluorescent orange base. With the right light, they made the track glow under my stride. Those top sheets on a freestyle ski would be a quick reminder to keep my head up on our up-and-down tracks!
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02-04-2023, 11:08 AM #613
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02-06-2023, 04:52 AM #617
Nice.
watch out for snakes
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02-06-2023, 02:01 PM #618
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