Training With Tynell: “Focus On Yourself And On What You Can Influence”

by PROXCSKIING • 22.02.2023
Vasaloppet is fast approaching. There are now less than two weeks left until the 99th edition of the 90-kilometer long-distance race in Sweden. Langd.se’s coach Daniel Tynell shares his tips about mental strategies. 

Vasaloppet is fast approaching. There are now less than two weeks left until the 99th edition of the 90-kilometer long-distance race in Sweden. Langd.se’s coach Daniel Tynell shares his tips about mental strategies. 

Are you racing at Vasaloppet this winter? Vasaloppet legend Daniel Tynell shares his training tips: key sessions, technique, and tactics – until Vasaloppet on March 5, 2023.

Daniel Tynell has won Vasaloppet three times, one of only a handful to achieve this feat in the race’s 100-year history. Tynell has been on the Vasaloppet’s podium seven times and among the top seven, ten times.

Training With Tynell

Daniel Tynell is now a coach on our Swedish sister site Längd.se. During winter, Tynell goes through everything, from double poling technique to mental preparations, what it takes to perform at your best, and which key training sessions should be included in the run-up to Vasaloppet.  

Tynell brings training advice and recommendations for both elite and recreational skiers – whether you start in the first wave and are chasing a new personal best or far behind and want to complete the 90km race in style.  

In today’s article, Tynell focuses on mental strategies.

Click Here To Read – Vasaloppet Training With Daniel Tynell: “Focus On Yourself And On What You Can Influence”

During winter, Daniel Tynell will write columns on ProXCskiing.com’s Swedish sister site Längd.se (hence the column is written in Swedish), and you can access Tynells’s eight-part training program. To read the text, you need to register as a member.

As a member, you have access to Tynell’s eight training articles. 

Also, as a member of ProXCskiing.com, you get full access to all content on the site (including langrenn.com – Norwegian; maastohiihto.com – Finnish; and langd.se -Swedish) and live streaming of Ski Classics Pro Tour events with English commentaries on SC Play.

When you become part of one of the world’s leading XC ski communities, you will receive many exclusive offers all year round.

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