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Every workout should have a specific purpose.                           Negative self-talk: STOP! your stinkin' thinkin' !                           "Knees over your skis"                           Hands shoulder width apart.                           "Judge no run before it's done."                           Plan your race warm-up time backwards.                           Winners never quit. And quitters never win.                           Full leg extension.                           Bend only 110 degrees                           "Anybody can start something."  -John A. Shedd                           Race your skis like you just stole 'em.                           "Quick & light!"                           Nurture your adventuring spirit.                           Racing is 90% mental & only 10% physical -Bill Koch                           Clear your mind of "can't." -Samuel Johnson                           There's no magic to it. Just get out and do it!                           (In skating), Push to the side, not the back.                           Remember: Keep the waxed side down. ;-)                           Ski champions are born in Summer, not winter training.                           Pee clear ;-)                           "Get heartrate up to race pace 3 to 5 times in race warm-up"                           "Hard in training, easy in race."     - Yuriy                           Push-off with your heel down. (in Cl & Fr)                           "Weight your heels." 1. during tuck 2. in free glide 3. at end of kick                           "Finish each race with a smile on your face."     -C. Ransom                           Don't stop at the top. Push yourself OVER the crest of the hill before you rest!                           Pivot at the ankle.                           Heija, heija!                           Bungeeeee!                           "Stealth skate" (V2)                           Practice DOES NOT make perfect. Perfect practice makes perfect!                           Easy to train hard, but hard to train RIGHT!    -Bjarne Riis, 1997 winner Tour de France                           Race your strengths, but train your weaknesses.                           "Fall forward onto your poles."                           Snow snakes suck!                           "Attitude determines altitude."                           "Look ahead" (not at your skis)                           Let your head stay in line with your spine.                           "Love for cross-country skiing is like love for woman. You do not know why. You just know it is love." - Russian Nikolai Anikin                           |
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(Got a favorite inspirational quote? Share it with Don & you may see it here one day.) Buh-dee, buh-dee, buh-dee, That's all folks !! Don with Homekollen troll in Oslo, Norway. "It's just like home." (Mt. Horeb - "Troll Capitol") ....nothing gives better presence and freshens the mind as cross country skiing. It is something that develops not only the body but also the soul." -famous Norwegian arctic explorer Fridtjof Nansen. More "cool" photos of snow crystals can be found at www.snowcrystals.com Need more information about the MadNorSki Juniors ski program? (For Dane County area high school students.) Email questions to: farissd@charter.net Partially supported by: but technically unaffiliated with the MNSC. :-( Get your own counter at: www.digits.com | |
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