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This week I thought I should discuss the nature of coaching and share some personal experiences. There is a lot that coaches can do to help people ski faster and a lot that they cannot do. The role and influence of a coach should change somewhat over time and be responsive to the maturation of the skier.

International Cross Country Skiing has been plagued for a number of years by top competitors doping and the fallout. I thought I would give some thoughts on the topic in the hopes of having people think about it in a slightly different perspective.

The members of XC Ottawa fought a valiant battle throughout the week. With many of our team members flagged by sickness, it was a battle of mind over matter.

This Spring XCOttawa.ca had the chance to shoot a short promotional video with two Ottawa skiing legends; David McMahon and Lise Meloche of www.xczone.com.

Here's a quick update of the contest we all hoped would be over weeks ago!

Sport Canada and the National Ski Team provide funding for living expenses to the top skiers in the country. Last year, I did not ski fast enough to receive this funding though I still believe I am capable of skiing that fast.

Results from this past weekend...

This week has been an eventful week and I have some interesting comments about skiing's greatest race so prepare yourselves. When I wrote last week's article I was feeling a little burntout (somewhat tired and lacking motivation).

This Spring XCOttawa.ca had the chance to shoot a short promotional video with two Ottawa skiing legends; David McMahon and Lise Meloche of www.xczone.com. Legendary for their skiing accomplishments initially and now for their cross-country skiing videos. That's right they film, produce, sell (and sometimes star in) movies about cross-country skiing!

The majority of XCOttawa.ca participated in the Fall Rhapsody Mountain Running Race at Camp Fortune in Gatineau Park. This was a 10km race on a challenging course.