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Here at home in Sweden we have something we call Vasaloppet.
Vasaloppet is a long distance cross-country ski race held in northwestern Dalarna, Sweden, annually on the first Sunday of March. It is the oldest, one of the longest, and in popular consideration the biggest cross-country ski race in the world. In the 80th race, held on 7 March 2004, some 15,500 skiers competed in the main event, which is held over a distance of 90 kilometres between the village of Sälen and town of Mora. A total of more than 40,000 participated in one of the seven different races held during the first week of March.
Image from Vasaloppet
This year I’ll be in the contest for girls (30 kilometres) and the training is in full swing. I vary spinning, aerobics and strength training for best results. But I must admit that training of legs in the gym is really boring, I would like to have someone with me to make sure that I do not cheat ; )
when the snow comes I will show some pictures from when I am skiing.
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Maria Östlund is a qualified nutrition expert from Sweden. She has a great interest in everything that makes people feel good. To live a healthy life she recommends a varied diet containing all the essential nutrients, in combination with regular exercise. The headlines of her blog will be about nutrients, health, diet and exercise, and she will provide tips and advice of various kinds in these subjects. 
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Dear Maria,
This sounds like a fantastic thing to do – good luck.
Sarah x
Hi Maria!
Hope everything is great with you and Hälsoguiden!
I’m so impressed that you will be in the contest, it will be interesting to follow your training!
Merry christmas and good luck!
I write from South Florida, USA. I plan to do Vasaloppet in 2011. I am curious about what training is needed. We have no snow here, but I know how to cross country skii – we go to Colorado every spring and I ski all day for 5-6 days . The rest of the year I do road bicycling about 33 km 3 days a week, 66 km miles on Saturday and Sunday. On days that I not ride, I swim 1500 meters (2-3 days per week). I hope that by increasing my road cyling mileage, peaking at rides of 166 km 2 weeks before the event, I may be able to finish. What do you think? how is your training going?
Hi Niurka!
What fun that you’re going to do Vasaloppet, imagine you’re going right up to little Sweden to ski =)you have something fun to look forward to!
I think you’ve chosen a good way to practice before the Vasaloppet but I would also recommend weight training.
I would replace one or two of your cycling or swimming workouts to strength training of the legs, arms, back and stomach. Don´t forget to rest from training every now and then to let the body recover.
Please let me know if there is something more you wonder about
Good Luck!