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Junior Training: 12/2 – 12/15

By Adam Terko on 2 December, 2013 in Junior Blog

It ain’t quite winter but it ain’t quite fall! At this time of year we make the most out of the weather and conditions we are given. Thank you, in advance, for being flexible! And as always, please stay tuned to this blog for updates/changes to the schedule.

For the next couple weeks, please be prepared for both skiing AND running at any given training session. Bring rock skis, running shoes, lots of warm and dry clothes, and classic poles to every practice. If we cannot ski, we will do some fun adventure run/hikes, strength, and dryland ski exercises.

12/2 – 12/8:

Tuesday = 4-6pm at the Range. Likely an adventure hike w/poles. Have rock skate skis.
Thursday = 4-6pm at the Range. Hike/strength/dryland. Bring rock skate skis.
Sunday = tentatively Skate ski at Craftsbury, ~10:00-12:00.

12/9 – 12/15:

Tuesday = 4-6pm at the Range. Ski/hike/strength?
Thursday = 4-6pm at the Range. Ski/hike/strength?
Saturday = bonus Central VT Nordic Coop Skate race @ Breadloaf (Ripton, VT).
Sunday = tentatively ski at Craftsbury.

BK This week and photos from last week

By Adam Terko on 1 December, 2013 in BKL Jackrabbits, BKL Race Blog

We hope everyone got out and enjoyed the good skiing this week. The man-made snow 1.5 km loop at Craftsbury is in great shape and many of the outer trails had thin coverage but were very skiable. We have also heard Trapps was open this weekend and Sleepy Hollow may have some skiing available too.

This week we are considering a couple of options depending on weather. If there is no snow at the range we are checking to see if we can ski on the fields at Mills Riverside Park in Underhill. If there is no snow in either place we will go to the range fro dry land ski activities. PLEASE CHECK THE BLOG FOR UPDATES BEFORE HEADING TO PRACTICE.

Thanks to Janet Wilson we have some BK pics from last week to share. Click on the link below.

https://picasaweb.google.com/janet.wilson25/MMNC_Novermber?authkey=Gv1sRgCP7a94zTnZHukwE&feat=email

BK AND MASTERS 11/26

By Adam Terko on 26 November, 2013 in BKL Jackrabbits, BKL Race Blog, Masters Blog

Tuesday 11/26 – Both BK and Masters training will be on foot. Please bring running shoes and out door clothing but also be prepared for some indoor activities too. Be sure to bring drinking water and your favorite snow dance!

Thursday 11/28 – Happy Thanksgiving – no ski practice

Saturday 11/30 – 10 AM Family Ski day at Craftsbury. They already have a loop open and new snow could expand the trails available to skiing. Both BK and Masters are invited to come out and get on some early season snow. Trail passes are available in the Touring Center.

BK Fall Friday Wrap-Up

By Adam Terko on 23 November, 2013 in BKL Jackrabbits, BKL Race Blog

Last Friday the BK group had it’s last gathering of the season at Mills Riverside Park. Although there was no snow it felt more like winter and we finished in the dark. We hope everyone enjoyed the dry-land activities and is looking forward to ski season as much as the coaches. We will be starting our WINTER PROGRAM next Tuesday 11/26 3:30 to 5:00 at the biathlon range. Please be prepared for both indoor and outdoor activities…put away the shorts and cotton T-shirts and make sure you have a hat, glovers and layers you can take off as needed. The water at the Walker Building is NOT POTABLE so bring water. All skiers need to have their MNC membership forms filled out online before participating in activities at the range.

Here are some more pics from the last few weeks.

Baxter

Junior Update

By Adam Terko on 23 November, 2013 in BKL Race Blog, Junior Blog, Masters Blog

Fall training and Pre-Season training have drawn to a close, but the world keeps on turning! Most of the juniors are headed to MNC Thanksgiving Ski Camp at Craftsbury from Wed-Sunday directed by 2010 Olympian Garrott Kuzzy. Be sure to rest up and arrive at camp feeling heatlhy and ready to train (and eat) a lot! Other athletes should simply stay active with hiking, running, rollerskiing and, if possible, skiing on SNOW! Craftsbury has a 600m streatch of man-made snow already, and with bitter cold temps ahead of us, they will expand that quickly. There may be skiing available at Sleepy Hollow, Breadloaf (Middlebury), Sugarbush, the Smuggler’s Notch Road, and Craftsbury.

Craftsbury Snow Report

WESTFORD TURKEY TROT 10 KM:

This morning was the Westford Turkey Trot which drew a great crowd of Nordic skiers and families from all over the County: The Enmans from Sleepy Hollow, Paul Allison and many of his Essex HS skiers and runners, the Rodgers family of Westford, the Bolducs of SBurlington and NWVE, the Magnans of Fairfax, Tim Reynolds formerly of Craftsbury Green Racing Project and Middlebury Alum, Perry Bland formerly UVM coach, the entire Shea-Cobb family who were instrumental in organizing the race (along with the Rodgers), Ethan John, Amy and Ken Bruce of Underhill Ctr, MNC Coach Rick Costanza, Kyle Darling and Sarah Pribram, Liz Hollenbach-Tremble of Jericho, Joy Grossman and her son, and probably many others I’m forgetting.

Amy Bruce and Ethan John both ran their first-ever 10kms and had great times of ~42.20 for Ethan and ~49.30 for Amy. Full results and pictures will become available at the Westford TT Website.

JUNIOR TRAINING:

No organized training scheduled at the moment but we may have a bonus session on Monday or Tuesday dependent on the weather.

LAST WEEK RECAP:

This past week we held a Classic Sprint Time Trial at the Range on the 1km sprint loop. Approx 8-10 of the athletes did this same workout last year and we have some fun times to compare (everybody was faster this year!). The athletes do a time-trial against the clock, then do 3 rounds of head-to-head racing. Its exciting and really difficult. We also did a bunch of technique and agility drills including some fun figure-8 races in a really confined space.