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Saturday brought a major weather change to Whistler with heavy snow and wind. This made for a pretty slow skate sprint course, but XCOttawa braved the conditions and pulled through with some great results.

The long awaited results are here, and hopefully without errors.

Thanks also to our volunteers who perservered despite an approximate 12 degree temperature drop between morning and afternoon.

This article outlines the basic principles of recovery after a hard interval workout.

Some familiar faces wearing XC Ottawa colours this year...time for a few introductions.

Have you ever wondered if your athletic performance could benefit from nutrition counseling or better nutrition knowledge? I caught up with Beth Mansfield, an expert in the area, to share her thoughts on nutrition counseling for athletes. Beth educates Canadian athletes of all levels, including Olympians, national and provincial team athletes, as well as University, masters and recreational athletes on sport nutrition for health and performance.

Megan Mctavish will be part of Canada’s 2008 FIS World Cup Team for events in Canmore, AB that will take place from Jan 22-26, 2008

XC Ottawa's experience at yet another weekend of high caliber racing in Orford, Quebec

At this point in the year, you just don't know if it'll be your last so the best advice is to not think about it. As a skier, I find November the hardest month to stay motivated..

Traditionally XC Ottawa holds an early on-snow training camp in November at Foret Montmorency. This is the first year I have attended the camp, although I have been to Foret Montmorency several times before for racing.