In Case You Missed It: Ski Running Is A Thing This Season

In Case You Missed It: Ski Running Is A Thing This Season

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10 km in 1h7m 37s might not impress you much – till you learn how this feat was accomplished. Over 30000 people took to the streets of the Russian capital last Sunday to run Moscow International Marathon – while most of them opted for time-tested style of Philippides of Athens, one participant was doing it...on skis https://www.instagram.com/p/BZbOFujHeCQ/ Aleksei Shcheglov, co-founder of Moscow ski club GoldFinch Team, chose that somewhat unusual running style to raise awareness of cross country skiing – and, presumably, to promote his club's colors. Enthusiastic social media commentators cheered and wanted to know what skis were up to task ( hint: Karjala Sorsu are all the rage this season in” asphalt ski racing” ) Others wanted to know whether the new “record holder” recommends scraping or waxing…
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