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BKL Practice 3/3- 3/5

By on 2 March, 2020 in BKL Training Schedule

Tuesday 3/3- Everyone Classic! BKL Relay Day!

With highs in the 40’s today it’s going to be a klister classic day! Those who need wax should meet inside to get some klister. Please scrape any kick wax off your skis before you come today to be ready for klister application.

After we do a little warm-up and get outside, we’ll all join together and do some mixed age relays with the whole group! Should be fun!

Thursday 3/5: SKATE & Agility Day!

Get ready for some fun agility challenges and games!

Racers: Off this weekend

After the BKL Fest everyone needs a little break and rest!  Coming up:

Saturday March 14:  One last weekend racer practice:  A ski to the Cabin at the Trapp Family Lodge in Stowe! It would be great to get all the racers together for this! Arrive at 9:30 AM, on skis by 10. Racers buy their own tickets. If you have a season pass at another touring center, Trapps will do a reciprocal day pass.

There is one more BKL race in our area:  The Craftsbury Spring Fling on March 21. It’s a 4km skate for all ages. Let Coach Rosemary know if you are interested in going.

BKL Practice 2/18- 2/23

By on 17 February, 2020 in BKL Training Schedule

It’s Skiathlon Practice Week!

We’ll be practicing our ski changes all this week in preparation for this Saturday’s MNC SKIATHLON at Sleepy Hollow in Huntington!  ALL BKL kids can do this race (not just Racers) and we hope they do! There is even a Lollipop race for the Penguins!  This race raises money for our scholarship fund so come out and support it!

Tuesday:

Penguins: Classic

Jack Rabbits Grades 1&2: Bring Skate Skis

Jack Rabbits Grades 3 &4: Bring Classic & Skate equipment

  • No classic waxing today, we’ll practice our Skiathlon transitions and then SKATE ski for the rest of practice

Arctic Foxes & Racers:  Bring Classic & Skate equipment

No classic waxing today, we’ll practice our Skiathlon transitions & then SKATE ski for the rest of practice.

Thursday:

JR, AF & Racers: Bring Classic & Skate equipment

We will Classic wax today. We’ll practice Skiathlon transitions & then CLASSIC ski for the rest of practice.

Saturday: MNC SKIATHLON- Everyone can race!

2/21 WAX RECOMENDATION: CLASSIC Skis: Clean all old kick wax from kick zone.  Tips & Tails & Skate Skis:  Hot wax with TOKO NF or Base Red or SWIX CH7 (or other non-fluro similar temp wax).   

At: Sleepy Hollow Inn & Ski Center, 427 Ski Lodge Dr., Huntington, VT

The BKL races are in the afternoon. Coach Rosemary and other coaches will be there to classic wax and help kids warm up.

Arrival: By Noon. Registration closes at 12:30.  When you get there:

1) Get Waxable Classic Skis to Coaches: Look for the MNC Banner and wax tables (by the Round Barn)

2) Register:  Go to registration in the Round Barn and get your bib. Put it on and put on your skis boots.

3) Preview the Course:  Get your skate skis and go back to the coaches who will be taking kids out on the course for previews. We’ll also check out the transition zone.

4) Before your Race: Ski around to warm up for about 10-20 min. Just before your grade level race, be sure to put your skate skis (& poles) in the transition zone (people will be there to help).

Questions?  Email Rosemary

We’ll be there to help!

Links:

Registration & Schedule

 

BKL Practice 2/11 – 2/15/2020

By on 9 February, 2020 in BKL Training Schedule

Tuesday, 2/11:  Classic

With all this new snow, it’s going to be a great day on skis today! Waxing could be tricky (warm temps) so be sure to send any child with waxable skis into the Walker Building to find out what we are using today.

Thursday, 2/13: Skate Mini-Marathon!

In our mini-marathon, kids see how many laps (or k’s) they can ski in a practice. We will all start together (on skis by 4 pm)* and kids will keep track of their loops. We set up a food table of snacks & drinks to help kids keep the energy up. This event is always a lot of fun!

Parents– send snacks to share and a NAME-LABLED full water bottle that your child can leave outside by the snack table to drink from when they ski by.

*If you usually arrive late, consider picking up early from school today so all the kids can start together.

*We need two parents to monitor the snack table and help kids write down their laps. Email Coach Rosemary if you can help!

Saturday or Sunday: No practice this weekend.

No races this weekend and Coach Rosemary is out of town and the other Racer coaches are busy.  This is a good weekend to get in some distance. The skiing is great everywhere, so take your kids to Sleepy Hollow, Catamount, Trapps, Craftsbury or Rikert or out in the backcountry and go for a nice long family ski!

BKL Parents- We need your help Feb. 22!

By on 3 February, 2020 in BKL Race Blog, BKL Training Schedule

Hi BKL Parents!   Our MNC Skiathlon race is coming up on Feb. 22nd.  This race raises money for our scholarship fund and will be held at Sleepy Hollow Inn & Touring Center in Huntington. BKL has been given the task of running a small concession stand for lunch.  We really need one person to organize the concession (make a sign-up genius, be there to set it up), a few more volunteers to help run it and lots of people to donate crockpots of chili, cornbread and homemade snacks.  If you can help, please email Lisanne Hegman at lhegman@gmavt.net

Thanks so much!!

-Coach Rosemary

BKL Practice 2/4- 2/9

By on 3 February, 2020 in BKL Training Schedule

Tuesday, 2/4: Penguins: Classic

Jack Rabbits, Arctic Foxes & all Racers: Skate

Jack Rabbits & Arctic Foxes will have a Game Day!

Racers will do a short time trial and work on pre-race warm-up & protocol.

Thursday, 2/6: Classic

Agility &  distance ski today!

Sunday 2/9: Woodstock Sweetheart Freestyle Race

1 km for grades 1&2. 3KM for grades 3-8.

Info & Registration on SKIREG.

Online Registration Deadline: Saturday, Feb 8, 2020 at 5:00 PM ET

Lollipop Race begins at 10:00, with mass start age group waves starting after that. Registration 9 AM

Suggested arrival time:  9 am

Coach Rosemary is away for the weekend but Coach Jen and Coach Emilie will be there for the 5/6 & 7&8 races and can help kids preview the course.

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