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Zak Ketterson

R.E.G. Camp Recap

This blog is reposted from a piece I wrote for teambirkie.comHello, everyone! I’m checking in after a jam-packed week of fun at the Regional Elite Group camp in Marquette, Michigan. For those that don’t know, REG camps are an initiative by the U.S. Ski...

Altitude Training Guide

Introduction:I’m back after a pretty long break from writing new blogs! In the same way that I needed some time off from training after the season ended, I also wanted to take a little break from writing. A lot of effort goes into these blog posts and...

World Cup Highs and Lows

Hello, everyone! It has been a little while since I last checked in. In my last blog, I wrote a preview about the Period 3 World Cup races (here) that I just finished competing in. I want to take the opportunity to write more in-depth reports of each o...

Spring World Cup Preview

Hello, everyone! I am currently sitting in my hotel room in Lahti, Finland preparing for some World Cup races! I want to check in with everyone to provide a more detailed schedule of all the races I will be doing, including where they will be held and...

7 Reasons I Love Minnesota

Over the course of my career as a cross-country skier, I have had the privilege of traveling all around the world. I have trained and raced in numerous European countries, as well as a ton of different states in the USA. I have been to some truly incre...

Training and Racing in the Cold

No such thing as bad weather — only bad clothes. ...

Editors Picks

Jessie Diggins on the 2023/2024 Season: Taking Care of Her Mental Health, and Taking Things Day by Day

A preseason press conference in professional sport — and I make this observation with nothing but immense gratitude for any athlete who gives up their time to take questions...

How to Watch World Cup Cross-Country Ski Races and Biathlon from the U.S. (2023/2024 Season)

The content on this website tends more toward “wonkish items that I find personally interesting and helpful,” less so toward “a slavish adherence to search engine optimization.” Think not...

From Sweden With Love: JC Schoonmaker + Emma Ribom; Kevin Bolger + Maja Dahlqvist, but Visa Issues Loom

Update from late November 2023, since this article remains highly popular: It took Kevin Bolger far longer than anticipated, but he ultimately saw his visa processed and was able...