The other day, led by Google to the blog of a Danish athlete who is training for the big Vasaloppet race in Sweden, I came across this photo:
I duly dug up the website of the pictured device, the “Thoraxtrainer,” which has been designed by Jonas Thor Olsen, a Danish cross-country skier notable for finishing way down the results sheet in pretty much every major race of the World Cup – but who nonetheless races every damn race. Tough guy, and apparently smart, to develop this poling machine, which looks pretty cool.
So naturally, I want one. At current exchange rates, it costs about $6,000. Not too bad, but maybe I should just finally build a rollerboard for those wet days when I don’t want to rollerski or run.