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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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BKL Practice Week of 2/05/18

By Rosemary Shea-Cobb on 4 February, 2018 in BKL Training Schedule

2 & 3 Day Programs

Tuesday: SKATE.

Penguins- Strap on you favorite stuffed animal and fart lek for the animals! (Bring your favorite stuffy!)

Biathletes will work with Coach Yves and Coach Peter to get ready for this weekend’s Nor Am Biathlon.

Everyone Else– We’ll work on race tactics and play some games.

Thursday: It’s the BKL Classic Mini-Marathon!

How far can you ski in 1 hour? Snow should be good and skiing should be great! This is always a fun practice for the kids!

Come early to get your skis waxed. We will not have time to take off klister on this day, so if you need help cleaning your classic skis, bring them on Tuesday and we can help you with them after practice (it’s going to be hardwax on Thursday).
Parents: Hydration & Snacks are important for the mini-marthaon. Bring a full water bottle for each of your kids and label with their name and also bring a snack to share. You can leave both on the table outside. We need a couple of parents to help monitor and organize the snacks and also to help the kids mark down their laps. If you can help, e-mail Rosemary at sheacobb19@gmail.com

3 Day Skiers & Racers:

Sunday: Woodstock Nordic Runners’ Sweethearts BK Race. For info: Sweetheart Race

For the Biathletes: Jericho Youth NorAm, Saturday & Sunday

Friday Foxes:

Skiing should be excellent at the Range!

In case you missed it, check out the Rikert Relay Race report

Mt. Top Paintball Recap

By Rosemary Shea-Cobb on 28 January, 2018 in BKL Race Blog

Eleven BKL skiers and one coach tried their fitness and sharpshooting at the 13th Annual Mt. Top Paintball Biathlon race on Sunday. Everyone had great results and a whole lot of fun!

Brady on course.

Mt. Top’s big open field looked deceivingly bare when we arrived, but conditions on the 1km man-made loop were great as you can see in these photos.

Skiers skied various numbers of loops depending on their grades starting with 1/2’s skiing one loop with one visit to the shooting range to 7/8’s skiing four loops with three visits to the shooting range. At each visit to the range, skiers got to shoot five shots at a row of targets. If they hit a target, ten seconds was deducted from their ski time!

Sharpshooter Virginia!

Our MNC skiers Taylor, Brady and Virginia have also been learning to do biathlon in the Youth Biathlon program at the Range with Coach Yves and the Ethan Allen Biathlon Club and I can see that the practice is paying off! Taylor hit 7 targets, Brady hit 5 and Virginia got a sharp-shooter prize for hitting 8. Mia hasn’t been doing biathlon but maybe she should be: she hit 6 targets today!

Mia receives her ribbon from Olympic Gold Medalist Biathlete Algis Shalna.

In biathlon, you can’t just hit targets, you also have to ski fast. These MNC kids are amazingly fast and they all looked great out on course today and had great results! Kate, Ryley and Virginia all won their age classes and we had six others finish in the top ten of their age classes. Wow!

What’s even better is that they all had great fun skiing, playing and hanging together on a beautiful winter day outside surrounded by gorgeous Vermont mountains and fun people. What could be better than that!

MNC gals: Tessa, Mia, Pippa, Kate, Ryley and Virginia

For more photos: MNC Flick

BKL Practice Week of 1/29/18

By Rosemary Shea-Cobb on 28 January, 2018 in BKL Training Schedule

2 & 3 Day Programs

Tuesday: Skate! Relay tags, and we will be taking some video to “Can’t Stop the Music” for the BKL Fest!

Thursday: Classic! You can bring your no-wax skis or we’ll be applying a nice warm mix from the klister pot!

3 Day Skiers & Racers:

Sunday: Frost Mt. Relays. This is now a freestyle relay for grades 1 &2 and a classic relay for grades 3 and older. Coach Rosemary will be there to help with wax and relay how-to’s.

If your child is looking for a relay partner, e-mail Coach Rosemary: sheacobb19@gmail.com

See Event Post for times & details: Frost Mt. Relays

Friday Foxes:

Weather looks good and conditions at the Range should be similar to last week.

BKL Practice Week of 1/22/18

By Rosemary Shea-Cobb on 21 January, 2018 in BKL Training Schedule

The Range: Marines in the Walker Building again this week. Put boots on and leave gear in your cars if possible. Kids can use the bathrooms and warm up inside if needed, but let’s keep it to a minimum. Everyone did a great job with this last week- Thanks and keep it up!

We are not yet sure if the government shut-down is affecting the Range. We will arrange alternative plans if needed. This is a good week to check the website before practice!

2 & 3 Day Skiers:

Tuesday: Range closed and rain expected. Practice cancelled.

Thursday: SKATE! Temps are supposed to cool down Wed. night and conditions should be fast! We will play a great game of Stones and have fun on fast downhills!

3 Day Skiers:

Saturday: Craftsbury Marathon BKL 15km! Register on www.skireg.com by Wednesday at 5 pm. Let Coach Rosemary know you are coming so we can make waxing plans. Race start: 9:20 am.

Friday Foxes:

Back at the Range this week. Weather looks good! National Guard Biathletes may be on site training for their weekend races at the Range.

Sunday: Open to Everyone: Mt. Top Paintball Biathlon Race!

This is a really fun, well-run event down at Mt. Top Cross-Country Center in Chittenden, Vt. A favorite race for BKLers! Time is subtracted for every shot you hit! See the event page for details: Mt. Top Paintball

Registration on-line at www.skireg.com.

Next Week Feb. 4: Frost Mt. Relay

Race is Sunday at Rikert Touring Center (Ripton). One skier goes classic, the other goes skate. If your child wants to do it, let’s start finding relay partners. Coach Rosemary can help- e-mail sheacobb19@gmail.com if your child is interested and looking or already has a relay partner. Event details coming soon!