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Are you one-skating up Pink lake? Are you just tucking on the downhills? Yes, but the secret is..

After a very hindered season of training, I'm looking forward to slow steady progress staring this summer...

Video, and my own technique analysis of me rollerskiing on Saltspring Island BC.

A rumour has been circulating about Karl Saidla and Megan McTavish, two of XCOttawa.ca's top skiers. No, no, everyone knows they have been dating for awhile, that's old news. No this is something else, something exciting. It first started in the summer, then seemed to fade. It resurfaced before...

Today marked our third day of competition and as has been the trend, temperatures have continued to climb, and didn't even get below freezing last night after the classic race.

This past weekend, XC Ottawa athletes were well represented throughout the Ottawa Race Weekend, showing the running scene that cross-country skiers also know how to pound the pavement!

I was excited when Sheila suggested this series of racing horror stories, and I instantly remembered watching Paula Newby-Fraser...

Nakkertok North, the other Nakkertok ski centre..

Karl, and myself were representin’ XC Ottawa at the 5Peaks Ark race last weekend...

Over my somewhat limited time here in the nation's capital I have developed some habitual training routes. Like planning my meals at the beginning of a heavy week, it's just easier if I know where and when I'll train next. Gatineau Park's enormous trail system can almost confuse us with too many choices...