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BKL Olympic Games!

By on 14 February, 2022 in BKL Race Blog

Hanna and the gold medal Olympic Penguins!

Penguins skied in a BKL Penguin Olympics last Tuesday and the older BKL kids participated in their own BKL Olympics on Thursday!  Kids were put onto teams from Canada, Mexico, Argentina, India, Peru, Jamaica, Tanzania and Morocco. Friendly competition began with teams competing in downhill slalom, handball hockey, tennis ball biathlon and the cone shuttle relay. Penguins did some bobsled, slalom and various relays and then were awarded handmade medals! So much fun to be an Olympian for a day!

Two tries to get a ball in the bucket in Tennis Ball Biathlon!

 

Handball Hockey 

 

Team Morocco pauses for a picture

 

The Cone Shuttle Relay

The Slalom Challenge

 

Team Mexico ready to attack the
Slalom!

Things that make the Skiathlon great

By on 14 February, 2022 in BKL Race Blog, Masters Blog

It was a chilly day, but the sun was out for our annual Skiathlon, one of our primary events of the winter. Once again held at Sleepy Hollow, this course featured great grooming, a fun series of bumps and jumps, and lots of racers of all ages.

Look for race results on the NENSA race page and below:

MNC Skiathlon BKL Final Results

MNC Skiathlon Masters Final Results

MNC Skiathlon Age-Class Final Results

Below are some photos from coach Sara, which I think highlight things that make this race great:

Friends and teammates like Pearl and Ryley

Energetic and fun leaders and coaches like Hanna

Busy volunteers (thank you!)

exciting races!

 

 

 

BKL Practice Week of 2/14/22

By on 13 February, 2022 in BKL Training Schedule

Vacation Scheduling Reminders:

*No Racer practice 2/19 or 2/20.

*No regular practice 2/22 or 2/24.

* Craftsbury Day on Wednesday, 2/23. All invited. Meet at 10 AM at Craftsbury Outdoor Center for a long ski tour and some play on the hills. Details will be posted next weekend. $5 trail pass for kids, $10 for adults.

*Racers and everyone invited to NWVT BKL Mini-fest Relays at Rikert Touring center 2/27. Registration soon to be live on SkiReg. Relays and a mini-marathon on the beautiful trails at Rikert. You can sign up with a relay partner or we’ll find one for you! Details forth coming!

*Practice at the Range resumes on Tuesday, March 1st.

Practice this week:

Tuesday 2/15: Penguins Classic, Everyone else Skate

Penguins will do a special Valentine’s Day themed activity!

Jack Rabbits, Arctic Foxes & Racers:  It’s time for the Mini-marathon! How many k’s can you ski during our practice?  We will be skiing, skiing, skiing with stops only for water and a snack!  We will warm up and get organized from 3:45 to 4 and start all together at 4 pm.

  • I need a couple of parents dressed warmly to help with the lap counting and snack table! Please email me (sheacobb19@gmail.com) if you can help!
  • Each child should bring a water bottle LABELLED  with their name so they can get a drink when they need to. They can put it in the snow by the card table and fence.
  • We open up a snack table about half way through the marathon.  This year, I’d like to limit it to pre-packaged granola or sports bars so that we don’t share germs. It would be great if some parents would donate some boxes of bars for the snack table. Thanks!

Thursday 2/17: Classic

Right now the weather is forecasted to be 50 degrees F and raining. The Range sometimes closes on days like this, so be sure to check the website before you leave!  If we ski, wear a raincoat and if you have waxable skis, get ready to put on some klister!

  • We need some parents to help with Jack Rabbits 2- Peter Vile’s group- today. Email Rosemary (sheacobb19@gmail.com) if you can help!

Juniors: EHS/U16 Virtual Meeting

By on 11 February, 2022 in Junior Blog

If you are racing the Eastern HS/U16 Qualifier this Sunday, please see the link below for a virtual team meeting and information. See you on Sunday!

EHS/U16 Virtual Notes

The Pugs of EHS (also featuring Greg Burt who had a killer weekend). Psyched to see so much great racing from this hard-working group!

Exciting video recaps!

By on 11 February, 2022 in Junior Blog

We’ve become quite fond of video content recently…with GoPro’s left and right these days, it is easier than ever to capture skiing in motion. In the past few weeks as racing has gotten intensely busy, others have stepped-up to capture all of the action. Below I’ll include some cool content from the past couple weeks.

First up is a vlog from our trip to Lake Placid for Eastern Cup #2. Kai produced a great vlog documenting the weekend from the “team trip” group and I think it captures a lot of the fun that happens beyond the racing itself. Although the racing is of course fast and epic!

Next, Craftsbury produced a series of quasi-documentary style videos for Eastern Cup #3 (also the UVM Carnival and Henchey Memorial Supertour). The first one features some MNC-specific content highlighting Ava’s awesome 3rd place, but you may spot other MNC racers throughout the videos. The first video from the sprint day is below, but it is a whole three-part series showcasing the top level of racing in New England…and maybe the country.

 

 

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