When you’re skating long distance outdoors you start to realize that hockey skates just don’t cut it anymore. Hockey skates are made for quick stop and gos within a confined space. When you’re outdoors on a 400m skating oval, a large lake or canal, or even deep within a multi-event winter race, speed is the name of the game. Here is where Nordic Skatescome in. Nordic skates are very long and narrow skating blades that attach to a X-Country ski boot. It’s essentially a beast t