My first ski marathon
Training through the dark months for a long race, and what race day actually felt like.
Cross-country skiing journal
Kick, glide, repeat.
Notes from an amateur who skis classic and skate on weekends: gear, wax, training and trips to snowy places.
Latest notes
A week on Norwegian plateau trails
Cabin, thermos, and kilometres of groomed tracks starting right at the door.
My wax cheat sheet
Glide, kick wax, klister and the zero-degree problem, in one page.
Earlier
Classic or skate: where I would start again
Two techniques, two sets of skis, and one question every beginner asks.
How I choose cross-country skis
Stiffness, the paper test, length, poles and boots.