Product Description

This text features 58 colour-coded workouts challenging skiers according to their fitness and skiing ability, and three sample training programmes show how to put it all together for high-level conditioning, cross-training, or racing. Ski expert Steve Gaskill guides readers through the best skiing workouts, drawing on over 25 years of ski coaching experience, including ten with the US ski team.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #512663 in Books
• Published on: 1997-10-30
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 176 pages

Customer Reviews

This book helped me to complete the 45km Halvvasan in Sweden
I did a little nordic skiing in the past, but never serious. A friend told me in the summer of 2008 about the upcoming 2009 Vasaloppet 90km race in Sweden. Being out of shape, we decided on the 45km Halvvasan instead which takes place a few days earlier on the 24 Feb 2009. I decided to look up some training programs and came across this book. I am always hesitant and sceptical when I buy books unseen websites, especially when you only have the general description available. I got it early September and immediately liked the flexibility and variety of training programs provided. I started off with the Moderate program, continued with the competitive program until just before the race with just 5 days left for some training in snow. I can confidently state that this book definitely helped me to complete the Halvvasan in Sweden. For your info, I am 52, live in place where there is no snow available at all, completed the 2009 Halvassan in 4hrs 31 min and 9 sec and recovered very quickly after finishing.
It has been a long time ago that I was as fit as today. I'll keep this up for the 2010 Vasaloppet!