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What Will BKL Racing Look Like This Year?

By Rosemary Shea-Cobb on 30 October, 2020 in BKL Jackrabbits, BKL Race Blog, BKL Training Schedule

Things are still being figured out and are bound to change, but here are a few things about BKL Racing this year:

•Races will all be interval start (i.e., one person every 30 seconds or so)

•We will need to wear masks at races, but not while we race.

•Racing will be more local. We are hoping to have a NWVT race schedule with the clubs in our District- Mad River, Sleepy Hollow and Frost Mt. This won’t be figured out until later in November.

• We will have our MNC Skiathlon- it will be February 27th at Sleepy Hollow.

• We might have some club time trials if it looks like there will not be enough races for us. We might even invite another club to one of our time trials. One weekend per month we might skip racing and go for a really long fun ski tour instead!

•We will have a District BKL Festival on March 6 & 7 instead of the New England Festival. All the NWVT clubs will participate!

So get your skis ready and check your wax supply! We will be racing this winter in one way or another!

Rikert Relays

By Rosemary Shea-Cobb on 5 February, 2018 in BKL Race Blog

The 5/6 gang. Carl teamed up with Taylor and Virginia paired with Julia. Cole arrived just in time to partner with Callum!

Twenty MNC skiers teamed up to ski in the Rikert Classic Relay on Sunday! It was a windy, snowy day and conditions at Rikert Touring Center were great. Coach Rosemary set up the wax bench in the lee of the “milk house” where racers could easily get their skis waxed and access the trails and starting line. Most kids had figured out their partners ahead of time and we were able to match singles up with kids from other clubs. Sometimes it’s fun to meet and race with a new friend, like Astrid did!

Coach Rosemary had figured out the wax ahead of time but it warmed up slightly and everyone came back asking for a little more kick by the time the Lollipopers went off. Coach Julie, Coach Emilie and Brad Carlson all pitched in and we quickly got everyone’s skis kicking up to snuff! No klister today, just some nice sticky hardwax!

Pippa Diller enjoying the post-race lollipop.

Astrid Longstreth was our sole 1/2 skier and she teamed up with Micah Mahood from Woodstock for a first place finish! In the 3/4 race, Pippa Diller reunited with her relay partner from the BKL Fest, Violet Anderson from Frost Mountain. They pulled out a solid second! Tessa Diller paired with Julia Cisz and landed in sixth! Great job girls!

MNC had five teams in the very competitive 5/6 relay. There are some wicked fast Vermont girls in the 5/6 age class right now and they’ve all been racing together for a number of years. Former MNC Festival partners Virginia Cobb and Julia Thurston teamed up once again and beat Putney’s speedy Sadie Bell & Caroline Tammy but came in second to Ford Sayer’s “A” team of Sarah Gluek and Wyeth Murray. MNC’s Mia Diller teamed up with Ella Cisz and skied very well, pulling into 9th place. Rounding out the 5/6 team for MNC was Dagne Pippenger and Adleigh Franke who did an awesome job and finished 11th. Taylor Carlson and Carl Priganc were the first boys team to finish, pulling out a solid 4th place overall. Cole Shullenberger and Callum MacCurtain finished second for the boys and 6th overall. Nice skiing guys!

Mia skiing towards the relay tag zone.

Callum showing some nice striding.

The 7/8 race was separated into a boys and a girls race. Jordon Shullenberger teamed up with Rye MacCurtain and skied to fifth. Great job boys! In the girls race, Festival partners Carly Trapeni and Greta Kilburn teamed up once again and kicked their way into second place behind a very fast team from Frost Mountain. Bella Norris teamed up with Maise Franke and finished third, just ahead of a CVU middle school team! Way to go girls!

I am so proud of all our MNC racers, especially those who are new to racing. Great job and I hope you had lots of fun!

By the way, I didn’t get enough photos. If you have some good ones, please send them to me and I will share them on the MNC Flicker site for all to enjoy. Thanks!

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Results

BKL Wax Recommendation for Stowe Nordic Cross-cut

By Rosemary Shea-Cobb on 5 January, 2018 in BKL Training Schedule

Glide Wax on Tips and Tails: Toko LF or NF Blue or Swix LF or CH 4. These are cold, brittle waxes that have to be scraped while still warm. Iron in, scrape after it gets hard, let cool completely, then brush.

Kick Zone: Scrape all old kick wax off & clean with base cleaner. Lightly sand your kick zone with 150/200 grit sandpaper. Then rub on some Toko Base Green or other binder and iron it in. When it is very cool, rub on 2-3 layers of Toko X-treme cold or Swix Special Green (if you know your skis are on the stiffer side, go with more layers).

At the race site: Rosemary, Adam, Coach Rick and others will be doing the 10k race and can help you wax when finished. If you kick waxed at home as suggested above, try out your skis first. If they’re not working correctly, find the MNC wax benches (probably right out front) and add a couple of layers. We can help you after we finish racing or you can do it yourself. We will leave the wax of the day out on the benches.

New England Club Relay Championships *^

By Kort Longenbach on 31 October, 2017 in

This past March was our inaugural event, which had about 35 teams. The event is designed to create a fun atmosphere where we encourage everyone from first time racers to top collegiate athletes to team up in <200 and >200 year combined age groups. Each 4 person relay team will ski 2 legs of classic technique followed by 2 legs of skate technique. Awards will be given out to the first place team in men’s, women’s, and mixed in both the <200 and >200 combined age groups. All official teams must be made up of all members from the same club in order to score club points to determine the team results. Unofficial teams made up of people from different clubs will be eligible for prizes but not score for the club points. The event was a real hit with all those who attended last year.

Race Information:

4 person mass start relay with 5km of classic and 5km of skate technique. Race starts at 11:00 AM.

Registration Information: Registration via SkiReg

MNC member looking for a team?

As last year, we are encouraging MNC members of all ages and abilities to cap off the season with some spring racing and a challenge to score lots of points for the Club Cup. This is a race for everyone: teams can be mixed in gender, all ages, and all abilities.

So if you are looking for a team please sign-up on MNC Relay Sign-Up google form. Provide your name, preferred technique or any other requests and we will do the rest matching people up.

Please sign-up by 3/19. On 3/20 we will finalize teams and designate team captains to manage registration for their team members.

For volunteer signup CLICK HERE

^ MNC New Racer Friendly – Never raced before but would like to try? These races have been identified as great places to give it a try.

* MNC Masters Target Race – This race is part of MNC’s Masters target race series. Whether you are new or an experienced racer, come join MNC Masters for a fun day of racing. MNC skiers and Coaches will be available to provide wax support, race advice and share post race stories. For more information and to get on our weekly mail list contact Karen at kalence@comcast.net

Mansfield Nordic Skiathlon *

By Kort Longenbach on 31 October, 2017 in

Race Information:

Classic/Freestyle Skiathlon: Skiers switch from classic to freestyle skis mid-race.

Masters & Juniors:

Men and Women U16 and older (6km classic + 6km freestyle). Custom pottery mugs to top three finishers in each age class!

BKL:

Lollipop (~0.3km), Grades 1/2 (1.5km classic only), Grades 3/4 (1km classic + 1km freestyle), Grades 5/6 (1.5km classic + 1.5km freestyle), Grades 7/8 (2km classic + 2km freestyle). Please Note: All BKL races will follow NENSA guidelines for LF or CH wax use only. Thanks!

Schedule of Events:

Registration and bib pick-up in the White Tent near the touring center, 9:30-10:30am & 12:00-1:30pm. The White Tent will be Skiathlon Race Headquarters all day, and racers may stow their belongings there. 10:30 course preview; 11:00 MEN’s race; 11:10 WOMEN’s race; 12:30 Age-Class Podiums; 1:00 BKL races; 3:15 BKL ribbon ceremony and raffle!

Venue:

Craftsbury Outdoor Center, 535 Lost Nation Road, Craftsbury Common, VT. (802) 586-7767, craftsbury.com; Non-racer trail passes available in the Nordic Touring Center ($5/child and $10/adult). Food available for purchase.