It is ski swap season…in fact, a few have already passed us by! Finding some real gems at a local ski swap is one of the joys of the sport…
prized hot pink and neon boards from the Colchester ski swap of 2006
If you were not aware, MNC has it’s own “Gear Swap” page…check it out HERE! You can find this page at the very top of the MNC homeage.
The club is happy to work with individuals who have gear they are looking to sell, and equally happy to help set up skiers with the right used equipment. If you are interested in donating or selling gear, please contact Karen at kalence@comcast.net.
As the weather turns cold, also be sure to check out local ski swaps, many of which are fundraisers for schools or local ski clubs and programs just like MNC! A listing can be found on the Ski Maven website by clicking HERE.
Calling MNC skiers of all ages! Join in for a hike up Mt Mansfield next Sunday, November 1st, to celebrate NENSA’s Peak Weekend event! See our event link for more details.
Sat. 10/24 – Catamount Run for Your Life 5K/10k. Up for a fun fall trail race? Costumes, Magic Hat.. for more info click here.
Sun. 10/25 NWVE TT (more info) This week the Masters group plans to meet up and participate in the NWVE 1 mile Uphill Roller Ski TT. Registration 8:00 to 8:45 & Race at 9:00 at Gutterson Field House UVM. For more info click here.
Tues. 10/27 Dee PT Strength (map) – JoinCoach Dennis this Tuesday at 6-7PM for strength training session at Dee PT in South Burlington. If you haven’t signed up yet or want to find out more click here.
Thurs. 10/29Dry Land Training (map) – Join Coach Rick for the first week of dry land training. This week we will meet from 5:30 – 7:00PM and will shift the training location to the Ethan Allen Range in Jericho where we will have access to lights and additional equipment. If you haven’t signed up yet or want to find out more click here.
MNC welcomes all members (or all potential MNC members!) to join us at the Underhill Town Hall on November 7th for our first-ever Annual Meeting. Highlights include a group run, dinner, and silent auction, along with presentations from Mansfield Nordic leaders and coaches. The keynote speaker will be Pavel Cenkl, a Vermont teacher, coach and ultrarunner. Pavel will share stories and images from Climate Run: Iceland – an epic solo run.
To RSVP and to Sign-Up for the Potluck see our Calendar Entry.
That was one heck of a fun training session! This evening we got together with skiers from GMVS, St Mikes and the UVM Club Team for a sprint showdown under the lights of the Range. The light was fading during qualification and by the time quarterfinals rolled around it was pure darkness aside from the trail of lights winding up and down the hill loop of the course.
Materials for the race: leaf blower, clipboard, cones, waterbelt full of chalk (not pictured: semi-functional cap gun)
With some creative heat structures many athletes were able to race against each other, and each racer got to do a qualifier and three full heats (a quarterfinal, semifinal and final). With four to a heat on the rollerski loop things got close at times, but that’s what makes races like these such good prep. Amazingly, no broken equipment or falls!
MNC represented well with Will Solow tying for a win in the qualifier alongside Torin LaLiberte from SMC. In the A-Final, Will took the victory ahead of another SMC skier, Matt Doyle. Will’s time in the final was the fastest individual lap of the day in any heat or qualifier, so to be able to ski that fast at the END of the race is certainly a great sign of fitness! Gotta also give a shoutout to Charlie Cobb who double-poled the whole thing…qualifier and every heat. Charlie is working around shin splints and has no choice but to get his DP on and the progress and strength gains have been huge.
At the end of the race we celebrated with some pizza in the Walker building! Very fun session and great to have some new faces out to hammer with…each of the coaches even got at least one lap of racing in (or in Katrina’s case, the whole event!). Gary Solow was taking some high quality photos and I will update this post with them (and a link to more, maybe) as they come online. For now here is a link to the results and some video Kai shot from the qualifier. It wasn’t quite dark yet but you can tell from the grainy footage that it was getting there. In the video description (click to visit it on Youtube) you’ll find a start list to see who is who!
