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Two Ottawa-area cross-country skiers scored career-best victories yesterday in the men's and women's 50-kilometre freestyle races of the Keskinada loppet in Gatineau Park.

Nakkertok Ski Club hosted a record-setting weekend in Gatineau Park this past weekend. In spite of the bitter-cold temperatures, it was likely one of the best attended Ontario Cup races ever. XC Ottawa athletes continued the record setting by posting impr

The course started at P8 and went out to the end of the Doldrums and back to the gate. It was very windy!

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

XCOttawa's Karl Saidla won the 2002 Keskinada, read what the local media had to say about this...

This year began back in May, when me, Karl and Tom, in consultation with our coach Pavol Skvaridlo, decided to try some very aggressive training programs in an attempt to ski a lot faster. As a result of this we all worked a lot harder than ever before, knowing that improvements were likely but there was a chance of being tired during the race season.

October has come, and with it the changing colours of fall in the Gatineau Park. Local tourism is booming as people come to the Park to enjoy the colours of fall, using the many scenic driving routes and chairlift rides to accomplish their yearly commune with nature. Some, however, prefer to enjoy nature more directly, and for this dedicated and slightly imbalanced crowd there are plenty of diversions, foremost among them the annual Fall Rhapsody Mountain Run.

For the past 11 days, you may have noticed an absence of the blue, white and black XC Ottawa suits in the area. Some would guess we were casually sipping hot cocoa in front of a hot fire while plotting to take over the world.

The racing season has finally arrived and XCOttawa.ca had a good weekend all over the world!

Last week you heard about the great adventures of Arno Turk on his training vacation with Lee Churchill in Newfoundland. These training vacations have become a popular concept...