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Masters Massacre TT a Success!

By on 29 October, 2018 in Masters Blog

The MNC Masters and Peru Nordic Masters met for their much-hyped showdown on the streets of Williston Saturday, and the battle of the Mansfield Masters Massacre reached epic proportions with many competitors and fierce speeds.

One of the most prominent members of the MNC hip-hop gang, Mike “Mic-Drop” Millar did the Mansfield crew proud by not only taking home the title, but breaking the previous course record! It was a great competition at the top with a mix of MNC and Peru names filling the top-10. There were also many first-time racers as well, with 9 new times added to the record-books! Check out the full results and archive below:

Southridge Timetrial Historical (including Mansfield Masters Massacre 2018)

Big crew! Peru Masters, MNC Masters, and some MNC Juniors out to cheer on the action!

 

Masters Training On a Roll

By on 1 October, 2018 in Masters Blog, Uncategorized

With great weather last weekend our Masters had to two great back to back outings lead by Coach Rick with several new faces joining the groups. It isn’t too late to join in an get ready for the upcoming season.

Also as we lose daylight, the Thursday Running group moves off the trails this week to Gov. Chittenden Rd.  A great dirt road option in Williston for this time a season. If you join us, don’t forget to bring a headlamp.

Our roller skiers will be out this weekend again preparing for that showdown with Peru Nordic.  Don’t forget to check out for Masters Training Doc for the latest times and locations.

 

Masters Southridge 6K Crit

By on 24 September, 2018 in Masters Blog, Uncategorized

After Climb to the Castle there was much talk swirling on a potential joint rollerski or time trial between the Metal-Thrashing masters of  Peru Nordic.  Unable to work out a dope collab this weekend, the MNC masters crew instead took to the hard streets of Williston with the season’s first running of the Southridge 6K Crit.

It was warm, the winds were light, and the sun was shining.  A perfect day for the skiers to put down a set of times to beat for the next running in October.  Out of the gate, “Mic Drop” Millar assaulted the first hill with a strong V2 and never looked back.  That is, until he made a wrong turn that dashed his hopes from capturing a potential course record.  Despite the detour, Mike crushed his prior PR and is clearly on his way to a strong 18-19 season.  Coach Slick Rick Costanza laid down his usual solid and smooth performance, posting his fastest time in the last three years and a time only two seconds off his own PR.  Although not sighted for a while, Steve “The Mail Man Me$$ier” was back,  delivering an assault on the hills of Southridge with a time close to his last appearance at the The Crit.  Dori Martell made her first appearance at the time trial gaining confidence with the terrain and setting a mark for future runs.  Jim “All the Way Up” Adkisson, a long time veteran of The Crit, posted strong year to year gains even with a  last minute change to slower roller skis due to an equipment failure.

All in all it was a fun day to be out there and rollin’ with the crew.  Thanks to Mike Gaughan for the video clips.

Link to Southridge 6K TT Results

 

Masters Conquer Climb to the Castle!

By on 17 September, 2018 in Masters Blog

Three of Mansfield Nordic’s most notorious street-wheelin’ masters completed their mission in Lake Placid this past weekend, throwing it down at the annual Climb to the Castle rollerski race!

Future album cover for three legends of Masters Hip Hop

Steve “Craftmaster Flex” Crafts, Mike “Mixmaster” Millar, and Michael “G-Unit” Gaughan all repped the club well and had some fast times at this challenging race. The field was the biggest it’s ever been (over 100!) and the Masters category was quite large. Craftmaster Flex took home some prize swag with a 3rd place Masters finish!

3rd place for Craftmaster Flex!

Congrats to these guys on hitting the hills all summer to prepare and send it big when it counted. It sounds like our rivalry with the metalheads at Peru Nordic continues as we are looking to schedule a joint timetrial with them in the coming weeks. Let’s take the showdown to HOME TURF in Vermont! Who’s in?! Stay tuned!

Two photos from Michael, that can be combined to show the whole course!

Results

MNC Public High School Policy Statement

By on 15 September, 2018 in BKL Race Blog, Junior Blog, Masters Blog, Uncategorized

MNC is a non-profit organization devoted to the mission of helping athletes of all ages and abilities improve their Nordic skiing and pursue skiing excellence at the local, national, and international levels. We also believe our success is directly tied to the success of the broader ski community in Vermont.   A large portion of that community are Public High School teams which play a vital role in building broad participation and lifelong interest in our sport.

To that end, we have established a set of policies to guide our Junior programs as it pertains to Public High School teams.   These policies allow us to passionately pursue our mission while also respecting the needs of Public High School coaches and their teams.

MNC Junior Program Policy:

  • MNC is not seeking, nor actively driving any changes to the existing VPA regulations and practices.
  • MNC programs are designed to adhere to current VPA regulations and practices.
  • MNC athletes participating on High School teams are expected to do so in a manner consistent with their individual coaches and VPA regulations.
  • Participation in MNC programs is fully voluntary and our enrollment is open to all, regardless of ability or school affiliation.
  • MNC has and will continue to actively support Public High School skiing efforts as permitted by VPA regulations.

Please refer all questions or concerns regarding these policies to Kort Longenbach at  president@mansfieldnordic.org.

Mansfield Nordic Club is proud to be part of the New England Nordic Ski Association (NENSA) and has achieved  Bronze Level certification by the US Ski and Snow Board Association.

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