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Fall time trials mean cold, rain, and pain... the best way to pass a weekend, of course (and to get ready for race season)!

A quick update on summer training and roller ski time trial

The team sprint was the opening event for the 83rd Haywood ski nationals - XC Ottawa athletes had a successful day.

This weekend XCOttawa starts its winter racing campaign, but plans have changed with the cancellation of the Timmins Ontario Cup.

This past Wednesday evening XC Ottawa skiers did an interesting workout while rollerskiing in Gatineau Park on the closed section between P8 and P9.

"Mini-tours"....they're all the rage this season. Here's how the first one went for us.

XC Ottawa is just back from it's most successful early season snow camp ever. Why was it so much more successful? Because nothing more than a sweat was broken - not a ski, not a pole, not even a tailbone!

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.

The third and final day of a busy weekend at the Nakkertok Nordic Centre for Haywood NorAm Eastern Canadians. Check to see how it all panned out!

The team has just returned from a short stint on real snow at our usual early season location - Foret Montmorency. Here's what it was like...