This page is the index site for XC specific training, performance,
and physiology articles. The articles presented here will often assume
you know the basic physiology concepts presented in the Exercise
Physiology Section. Please, be patient with me. This site will grow
in content. And remember, contributions are welcome!
LAST UPDATED: 5-5-97
Reader's Digest Condensed History Lesson on Skiing, Then and Now
The Physiology of XC Skiing Can we learn anything
from the big guns?
Endurance Training Theory- Norwegian Style Here is the basic training prescription for XC skiing used here in Norway, plus some explanation why. 
Running vs Hill Walking Which is best for dryland
training?
Bjørn Daehlie Ingredients for Success -This
article was also updated February 4, 1997.
The
Search for Speed in XC skiing- Why have skiers improved more than everyone
else in endurance sport?
World
Championship Thoughts and Comments -from this
year's XC skiing extravaganza in Trondheim, Norway.
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