On Saturday, November 6, members of First in Fitness health club in Montpelier, Vermont, were treated to a ski clinic of Olympic proportions. US Cross Country Ski Team member Liz Stephen, who skied in the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics in the 10K and 15K Pursuit, is a Montpelier native. She stopped in to give members of First in Fitness training tips on Nordic ski technique and information on how to use the club’s two new Concept2 SkiErgs effectively. Josh Carlson from Concept2 was on hand to help and brought two additional SkiErgs for members to try. Continue Reading ›

Here’s the scenario: I rowed in my last on-water race of the year this past weekend. It was the Head of the Charles in Boston, and I rowed in the Grand Masters Eights on Saturday morning. I was at two seat in the 1980 Rowing Club eight, which took third place. We finished behind the same two crews as last year—but this time we were a little closer to them, and a little further ahead of the 4th place crew. All good, especially at this age where it is nice to see improvement from year to year, because more often you don’t! Continue Reading ›

The dynamic erg prototype made appearances at two major regattas in September: the World Masters Regatta in Canada and the European Championships in Portugal. This exposure gave us access to the impressions of current elite athletes as well as veterans in the sport. We’ve also received valuable feedback from several national teams training in both hemispheres. While the overall feedback continues to be positive, user comments have helped us identify a few more changes that will further improve the performance of the new design. Continue Reading ›