Cross-country skiers are made in the summer!
Although it’s our quietest time of the year for teaching, it’s the time when a
really good foundation for the winter can be laid. We’ve lots of news and
stories on the world of rollerskiing and cross-country
skiing. So please read on, and do keep up your rollerskiing!
COURSE SPECIAL OFFER
Our last 4-week course of the summer starts on Thursday 19th July. As an extra
incentive, if you book this course (or any September 4-week course) before the
end of July, we’ll send you a copy of “Nordic Manual”. This book gives a lot of
detail on classic and skating cross-country ski technique, and is the ideal
companion to any course of cross-country skiing.
Book at http://www.rollersk
TRANS’ROLLER STORY
A couple of years ago I did the Trans’Roller rollerski race in
WAYMARK AND EXODUS
Ski holiday companies Waymark and Exodus are
combining their brochures and admin this season. This will have little impact
on Waymark’s holidays - with the same destinations
and leaders - but means the holidays will appear in Exodus’s winter brochure.
We reckon this is good news for the future of cross-country skiing. Waymark is famous for its success in bringing people to the
sport - with only the British Army introducing more people to joys of
cross-country skiing each year. In opening up Waymark’s
holidays to Exodus’s larger customer base, the trips can only reach a wider
audience. Our collaboration with Waymark / Exodus
will continue, and we will announce our joint holidays later in the year.
NEW CLASSES IN
Our Dulwich 4-week course is coming to an end, but
due to popular demand, I’ve added a few dates at Dulwich
to the website. You can book a fortnightly class session in July and August at http://www.rollersk
Classes in
MARWE SALES ON A ROLL
Good news for the Marwe rollerski
brand – see http://www.rollersk
ROLLERSKI SERIES START
The GB Rollerski Series began earlier this month at
DORNEY COURSES
Congratulations to all who braved the elements at Dorney
on our last two days. The 1-day course at the end of May started in torrential
rain, and didn’t get much drier, while the 10th June course was in blistering
heat all day!
Our next two Dorney dates are 15th July and 26th
August - see http://www.rollersk
YOU TUBE VIDEO - NORTHUG
This is a great YouTube
video, featuring Norwegian XC ski superstar-in-
GROUP ROLLERSKI LESSONS
We’ve added a special page for Special Group rollerski lessons. We’ve increasingly been doing one-off
lessons for office groups, hen parties and friends, and structured courses for
schools and army teams.
We’d encourage you to book an office party on rollerskis
– it’s certainly something different, and good fun.
More details can be found on http://www.rollersk
ROLLERSKI INSTRUCTORS COURSE
Snowsport
ALAN UPDATE
Alan Eason is now in
ROLLERSKI TRAINING ARTICLE
I came across the following article which I found quite interesting – it’s by
Pete Vordenberg who’s a US Olympic skier (and US distributor
of Elpex rollerskis!)
http://www.dartmout
CLUB UPDATE
Our rollerski club in
It’s been great to see the progress being made each week, and it’s clear to see
the training going on between sessions. A particular mention must go to Megann and Michael Lennard, who’ve
both made the most incredible progress, and have barely missed a session since
Easter. See http://www.rollersk
GOODWOOD AND WESSEX RACES
A couple of additions to the rollerski racing
calendar - Goodwood motor racing circuit is the venue
for Camberley Skaters’ annual roller marathon on 29
July, and rollerskiers are welcome (with rubber pole
tips).
Nothing official yet, but the word on the street is that the Wessex Biathlon & Nordic Ski Club are planning a big rollerski race for the end of October at a top venue. Keep
reading these emails for more information.
For the 2007 rollerski race calendar, see http://www.rollersk
All the best,
Iain
iain@rollerski.
07968 286129