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MNC Graduate Round-Up

By on 17 November, 2012 in BKL Race Blog, Junior Blog, Masters Blog

I wanted to write a quick update about our graduates that are now skiing in college. After a few minutes of searching the web, I realized there are a lot of athletes that came through the club that are now in the collegiate ranks. This list is a testament to the growing popularity of our sport in this area, and the depth of talent. If I missed someone (very likely), please let me know. Recent graduates are at the top of the list:

Sienna Searles (CVU ’12) has been training with the team at St Lawrence Univ. She joins Eric Lustgarten (BHS ’09) and Lauren Olson (Colchester ’11) on what appears to be a strong young team. St Lawrence Nordic blog.

Liam John (Essex ’12) is in the Midwest at St. Olaf College. Link to St Olaf Nordic blog.

Jack Hegman (MMU/Burke Mtn ’12) joins his older brother Pete Hegman at UVM this fall. UVM are reigning NCAA National Champions and look strong again this year.

Danny Ebenstein (MMU ’12) is just across the NY state border at Skidmore. He played goalie on the varsity soccer team this fall. Skidmore Soccer.

Brendan Copley (Colchester ’12) finished one heckuva freshman year of running at Quinnipiac Univ. Brendan was one of the top-20 freshman in the entire region (D1) and he ran a 32:51 10km at his final race of the season. Quinnipiac Running.

John Dixon and Jared Supple (CVU and MMU) are seniors at Colby College.

Emily Stitt (MMU/GMVS) and Ben Lustgarten (BHS ’09) are skiing for Middlebury College.

BKL FALL FIRDAY 11/16/12

By on 16 November, 2012 in BKL Race Blog

BKL will be at Mills Riverside Park in Underhill Friday 11/16 from 3:30-5:00.  MNC race suits for rent will be available.  This will be our last Fall Friday for the season.  Sunday 6:00 there will be a wax clinic for BKL parents/kids at the Deborah Rawson Memorial Library in Umderhill. The focus of the clinic is on taking proper care of BKL kids skis; cleaning, base prep and  kick waxing.  HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

Juniors: Sprint Test findings

By on 14 November, 2012 in Junior Blog

Yesterday we did a “sprint test” that measured athletes’ times over a short stretch of pavement.  The athletes did the test 3 times using V2, double-pole, and no-pole skate techniques. This is an idea I learned about from Rob Bradlee at CSU.

The idea is to compare data within the group and identify if certain athletes seem lacking in specific strength (upper- or lower-body) or coordination and technique. A slow double-pole time may indicate weakness in the upper-body. A (relatively) slow V2 time may indicate the athlete needs to work on coordination and technique.

This test is from a rolling start…if an athlete came into the 100m with a full head of steam, their time could be skewed significantly!

Here is the data:
Name, V2 time, Double Pole time, No Pole Skate time

Bill H, 13.5, 15.5, 17.6
Forrest, 13.0, 14.4, 14.9
Henry H, 12.2, 13.9, 15.3
Ben H, 13.5, 15.9, 14.7
Newt K, 16.0, 17.0, 18.2
Parker, 14.1, 15.9, 17.1
Emmett, 14.7, 16.0, 17.3
Sam L, 13.1, 15.4, 15.2
Nate K, 17.1, 19.7, 19.7 (J3)
Charlie, 20.3, 24.5, 20.9
Missy, 15.5, 17.7, 19.9
Cally, 17.8, 20.1, 22.0
Rachel, 18.2, 19.7, 19.9
Amy B, 17.4, 18.7, 20.4
Murray, 16.3, 18.5, 20.3

“Drive for 25” and Swix wax clinic at SkiRack

By on 13 November, 2012 in BKL Race Blog, Junior Blog, Masters Blog

Drive for 25:

This is a fundraiser in support of the National Nordic Foundation. The NNF supports the development pipeline for nordic skiers — helping fund things like the J2 summer camps, J1 Scando Cup Trip, Junior World Championships, etc. When I led the J1 trip to Finland in 2010, the NNF gave us $20,000 of funding to defray athlete costs. Two of our MNC junior athletes were directly helped by these funds this past year (Ben Hegman and Henry Harmeyer — both as part of the J2 National Elite Group). Let’s see how much we can raise from MNC!

Swix wax clinic at Skirack:

Skirack and Swix will host an intermediate/advanced wax clinic the Monday after Thanksgiving. Drew Gelinas will be here from Swix to give a demonstration on the tips and tricks he has picked up after many years in the industry. The tentative plan is:

  • 6:00 – 7:30pm
  • Floro application, brush selection, binder waxes and klisters
  • Opportunity to ask questions
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