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Zak Ketterson

Training and Racing in the Cold

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

4 Things I Learned from my First World Cup Races

Hello, everyone! The date is January 9th and a few days ago I managed to complete the 2022 Tour de Ski — a six stage World Cup event that took place in Switzerland, Germany, and Italy. These were my first World Cup races ever, and while I certainly tr...

Tour de Ski Preview

Tomorrow (Dec. 28th) marks the first stage of...

3 Training Tips for a Healthy 2022

Trail running along the Minnesota River in August ...

Race Report: Birkie SuperTour

This past weekend I had the pleasure of competing at the “Gitchi Gami Games” SuperTour races in Cable, Wisconsin on the Birkie trails. This was the final installment of Period One of the SuperTour, which included last weekend in Duluth and now in Cable...

Race Report: Duluth SuperTour

At the Grand Avenue Nordic Center in Duluth, Minneso...

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Persistent to the End: Rosie Brennan Quasi-Retires

By Gavin Kentch Rosie Brennan is officially retiring from World Cup ski racing… but is spending this summer training twice a day, and will be taking her rollerskis with her...

Jessie Diggins and Johannes Høsflot Klæbo Walk Into a Theater: Movie review, ‘Threshold’ and ‘Klæbo’

This is a reader-funded website. Virtually all of my income — for perspective: I took home less than $5,000 from Nordic Insights last year after paying staff — comes...

Greatest Snow Guns on Earth? Soldier Hollow Salvages 2026 NCAA Championships in a Warming World

This is a reader-funded website. Virtually all of my income — for perspective: I took home less than $5,000 from Nordic Insights last year after paying staff — comes...