Race Ready

By Nordic Team Solutions

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Episodes: 53

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Race Ready is the go-to podcast for Nordic skiing and biathlon coaches, athletes, and endurance sport enthusiasts. Hosted by Olympian Andy Newell and U.S. Biathlon coach Brian Halligan, each episode dives into technique, training, race strategy, and athlete development. Hear from top coaches, pros, and sport scientists as we explore what it takes to perform at your best—on and off the snow. Contact us with questions or topic requests: contact@nordicteamsolutions.com

Episode Date
S2 E7. What Percent of Training Should be Ski Specific?
Jun 07, 2026
S2 E6. Sophia Laukli opens up about why she needed to take a step away from skiing.
May 31, 2026
S2 E5. Blood Volume, Burnout & Broken Training Zones
May 24, 2026
S2 E4. Emma Albrecht: From Broken Spine to the World Cup
May 17, 2026
S2 E3. Is Hawaii Secretly a Perfect Training Location for XC Skiers?
May 10, 2026
S2 E2 Zak Ketterson on Why Training Harder Isn’t the Answer.
May 03, 2026
S2 E1. Stacking Bricks: The Real Path to Success is Consistency
Apr 26, 2026
Ep. 46 Rest, Reflect, Rebuild: How Much Rest Do Endurance Athletes REALLY Need?
Mar 29, 2026
Ep . 45 What Should Skiers Do in March? End-of-Season Training Explained
Mar 15, 2026
Ep. 44 Olympic Takeaways: Skis, Strategy, and Split-Second Decisions
Mar 02, 2026
Ep. 43 Sverre Caldwell’s Formula for Development Success
Feb 22, 2026
Ep. 42 Kikkan Randall’s Honest Breakdown of Pressure, Pain, and Performance
Feb 08, 2026
Ep. 41 The Peaking Episode
Feb 05, 2026
Ep. 40 JD Downing Leads Team USA to the Masters World Cup: Training, Tapering, and Competing After 40
Jan 25, 2026
Ep. 39 Faster after stepping away from the sport?
Jan 18, 2026
Ep. 38 What Elite Athletes Do Between Sprint Heats with USSS PT Ned Dowling
Jan 11, 2026
Ep. 37 How Erika Flowers Balances Elite Racing, Motherhood, and a Full-Time Job
Jan 04, 2026
Ep. 36 Gary Chambers: The Master's Perspective
Dec 28, 2025
Ep. 35 Training Through Racing: Don’t Panic After Early Season Results
Dec 21, 2025
Ep. 34 Øyvind Sandbakk: The Science Behind the Norwegian Training Model
Dec 14, 2025
Ep. 33 Your Best Training Happens on the Worst Snow.
Dec 07, 2025
Ep. 32 Zach Caldwell's 4 Pillars of Coaching
Nov 30, 2025
Ep. 31 VO₂ Max vs. Threshold: The 'Double Whammy' Explained.
Nov 23, 2025
Ep. 30 Chad Salmela: What is Threshold?
Nov 16, 2025
Ep. 29 Inside the Athlete Mind: Lessons from Diggins, Ogden, Kern and Wright
Nov 09, 2025
Ep. 28 Campbell Wright: From New Zealand to the top of the world.
Nov 02, 2025
Ep. 27 Candidly Jessie Diggins.
Oct 26, 2025
Ep. 26 Do Masters Really Need Lactate Tests?
Oct 19, 2025
Ep. 25 Inside the Athlete’s Mind: Building Resilience with Dr. Lauren Loberg
Oct 12, 2025
Ep. 24 Altitude Camps Explained: Timing, Benefits, and Best Practices
Oct 05, 2025
Ep 23 Susan Dunklee: From Vermont Roots to World Championship Podiums
Sep 28, 2025
Ep. 22 Chris Grover on Building U.S. Skiing Into a World Power
Sep 21, 2025
Ep. 21 The Long Game: Cultivating Endurance Resilience
Sep 14, 2025
Ep. 20 Jim Galanes: Coaching Wisdom from 50 Years in Nordic Skiing
Sep 07, 2025
Ep. 19 The Elusive “Perfect” Training Plan, and More Listener Questions
Aug 31, 2025
Ep. 18 Ben Ogden: Balancing School and the Olympics
Aug 23, 2025
Ep. 17 Are You Biathlon’s Next Big Star? Ft. Tim Burke
Aug 17, 2025
Ep. 16 Noah Hoffman: Olympic Racer, Athlete Advocate.
Aug 10, 2025
Ep. 15 The Shorter the Race; The Longer the Warm-Up
Aug 04, 2025
Ep. 14 Muscles don't have Memory: Balance and Movement Science with Dr. Sharon Henry.
Jul 26, 2025
Ep. 13 Years of Club Development Wisdom with Rick Kapala
Jul 20, 2025
Ep. 12 Overtraining vs. Under-Recovering. Understanding the Signs
Jul 13, 2025
Ep. 11 Criteria and Data-Driven Development with Gus Keading
Jul 06, 2025
Ep. 10 Media, Pro-Teams and the Future of Broadcasting with Ryan Sederquist
Jun 29, 2025
Ep. 9 The Zone 2 Myth and the Art of Not Overtraining
Jun 22, 2025
Ep 8. Altitude, Oxygen and Lactic Acid with Tom Cuddy
Jun 15, 2025
Ep 7. The Strength Skiers Actually Need
Jun 08, 2025
Ep 6. Ski Flexes, Fitness and Family with Matt Liebsch
Jun 01, 2025
Ep. 5 June Training Hacks
May 25, 2025
Ep. 4 Sports Nutrition with Olympic Dietitian Megan Chacosky.
May 18, 2025
Ep. 3 Intensity Distribution: VO₂ Max Isn’t Everything.
May 11, 2025
Ep. 2 Julia Kern on Intensity and Cross Training
May 04, 2025
Ep. 1 Training Logs: A Secret Weapon for Smarter Training
Apr 27, 2025