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XCOttawa.ca hosted an "Open" time trial on the Gatineau Parkway for all those skiers gearing up for early season races.

All the entries are in, now we wait...

Ski boots have a screw at the front that connects the hard plastic sole to the boot part. I had managed to wear away all the material around this screw as well as the other connecting material so that my boot was no longer connected to the sole near the binding.

After the disappointing cancellation of two major early-season competitions, XCOttawa.ca skiers finally kicked off our first racing season at the Ontario Cups #1 and #2 hosted by Laurentian Nordic.

For a while I had been thinking about going to Hamilton for this weekend to watch the World Cycling Championships. Then I realised that television coverage is better in some ways and going to Hamilton was not the best idea in my preparations for ski season.

This week I decided to discuss two areas of training that are often under emphasised and that I believe the best skiers to train more than others. I am referring to the amount of training that uses the upper body and the specificity of training.

I was out and about taking some pictures during the Keskinada on Sunday. Caught the race from a few different vantage points..

Some weeks I have great adventures to share in this column. Some weeks I have new insights into skiing fast that I have just learned. This week I do not.

On August 29, 2003 I moved back to Ottawa. Since I am entering my third year of university in Ottawa and classes start September 4th.

Saturday September 20 was the annual Fall Rhapsody Mountain Running Race at Camp Fortune in Gatineau Park. The previous two editions have been the Eastern Canadian Mountain Running Championships but this year was not.