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The challenging conditions made for a tough day for XC Ottawa but we came away with some good results in the end . . .

One item on the front page of the Saturday Globe really caught my eye and stuck in my throat. The article describing the huge expenditures of money by our government representatives at the Salt Lake Olympics (Politicians got de luxe treatment at Olympics, July 13th) seems to me to be a scandal of far worse proportions than the HRDC boondoggle or the recent misspending of cultural grants.

a misty morning with a light drizzle and temperatures around 1 C at the Lappe Nordic Ski Centre, just north of Thunder Bay, Ontario. This was the morning of the Junior National Club Relay Championships. Conditions were hard-packed melt-freeze snow with a film of water on top...

Once again, the victory went to XC Ottawa’s Karl Saidla, winner of more mountain races than most people can remember.

The sprint event of the Canadian Nationals had been the “talk of the town” for quite a while thanks to its downtown location and carefully engineered course. Careful engineering in this day and age can look after everything but the weather...

While Karl and Megan have skied from P10 at ~6pm, the XC Ottawa webcam didn't detect snow so the contest is still on! (Sorry Ed & Ken)

The Keski has long been Canada’s largest cross-country ski event and the only race on many skiers' schedules. Given the importance of this race for many, we’ve dug through our archives for some helpful race strategies, nutrition tips, and training advice

David "Zugga" Zylberberg (sponsored by Karhu) took advantage of the relatively flat course at Porcupine Ski Runner Nordic in Timmins to double pole away from the competition in the first half of the same day pursuit. The victory in the classic leg secured Dave the first spot on Ontario's Canada Winter Games Team.

A real treat awoke me at 2:30am this morning... Dirk, arrived back from his overnight grooming job early. With the below zero temperatures the crew chose to meet at 8pm...

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