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Zak Ketterson

Treadmill 101

Ah yes, the treadmill. A device that means different things to different people. I believe that the general population’s opinion on running treadmills is that they are torture devices — only to be used when strictly necessary. If you took a survey at y...

5 Products That Make My Life Easier

I hate those stupid articles that show up on your Facebook advertisements that have this exact title. They’re just clickbait, advertisement junk that have a good chance of giving your computer a virus as a cherry on top. Not to mention, the products th...

Cool Downs: Real or a Hoax?

PrefaceCooling down is an easy exercise, done after a more intense activity, to allow the body to gradually transition to a resting or near-resting state. ...

Zak’s Overnight Oatmeal Recipe

Scroll down if you just want the recipe. The part below tells the full story.Here it is, folks. The breakfast that I have eaten every morning for the last 4 years. My oatmeal story begins all the way back in 2017 when I was an athlete-student at Northe...

Park City Camp

Fall Altitude Camp Part 1: Park City

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So Long, and Thanks for All the FIS: Nordic Insights Quasi-Retires

By Gavin Kentch Announcement: I am stepping away from full-time work on Nordic Insights. Ski journalism was never going to be a long-term job for me; it was more just...

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...