Author Archive | Rosemary Shea-Cobb

MNC BKL Race: Range Ramble

By Rosemary Shea-Cobb on 11 January, 2018 in BKL Race Blog, BKL Training Schedule

It’s the RANGE RAMBLE Race on Jan. 20th! This is a great low-key first time race. See event details below. WE NEED PARENTS TO HELP! Sign-up here: http://www.SignUpGenius.com/go/10C0A4FA5AB28AAF49-range

Range Ramble BKL Skate Race

Saturday Jan. 20, 2018

Ethan Allen Firing Range, Jericho, VT

10:00 Registration, $5 entry fee

11:00 AM Start

Hot Chocolate, refreshments & BKL Ribbon Awards to follow.

Traditional BKL Distances:

Lollipop- 0.5 km- freestyle

Grades ½- 1 km-freestyle

Grades ¾- 2km

Grades 5/6- 3km

Grades 7/8- 4 km

For information: Rosemary Shea-Cobb: sheacobb19@gmail.com

Cancellation info: check the MNC website

Range Closed: BKL Practice Change for 1/11 & 1/12

By Rosemary Shea-Cobb on 10 January, 2018 in BKL Jackrabbits, BKL Training Schedule

The Range is going to be closed Thursday and Friday due to warm temperatures because they want to maintain the snow. So, a change of plans…

Thursday 1/11: We will practice at Catamount Family Center in Williston. Trail fee will be the awesome special group rate of $5. Please pay inside the Touring Center for your children. SKATE technique.

Friday Foxes 1/12: Meet Amy at Mills River Park for a backcountry tour. Most likely it will be raining, so wear a raincoat over your ski clothes. We’ll keep moving and explore some trails and then end a little early before it gets dark. Note: Practice on 1/19 will also be at Mills River Park due to a race happening at the Range.

3-Day Skiers: Sunday, 9:30 at Rikert Touring Center, Ripton. Skate skis. Coach Rosemary needs to take her son to a biathlon race in Canada, so you will meet Coach Tom at 9:30 outside the Rikert Touring Center. You will watch the U-16 girls race, then go for a skate ski with Tom. You will be done by 11:30.

First BKL Race: Stowe Nordic Cross-cut Classic!

By Rosemary Shea-Cobb on 8 January, 2018 in BKL Race Blog, Uncategorized

MNC BKL racers turned out in full-force at the Stowe Nordic Cross-Cut Classic! Esther, Niko, Carl, Kate, Taylor, Cole, Carly, Virginia, Julia, Greta, Crosby and Lily all braved the cold temps to ski a quick, up and down, 2 km classic course.

Cold temps? These kids know how to bundle up for racing! When you’re only skiing 2km, you’ve got to be warm. Check out the buffs, the face patches, the parkas and wind shirts in the pictures below.

Everyone skied well and were rewarded at the end with beautiful, handmade, candy canes. Way to go guys! I am so proud of you all for braving the cold temps and coming out to race!

Crosby peers out between hat and buff at the finish.

Hat, buff & wind jacket did not slow down this dude!

Julia making a fashion statement in the pink insulated vest.

Greta was not parting with her warm-ups today!

Esther leading the pack.

Lily wisely left the parka on!

Virginia sporting her anti-frostbite patches.

Taylor striding through the cold.

Kate, all tucked into a buff!

Carly, focussing on the finish!

Cole, determined and tough!

BKL Race Calendar & BKL Festival

By Rosemary Shea-Cobb on 6 January, 2018 in BKL Race Blog

Get ready to race BKLers! There are a number of great races coming up including our club RANGE RAMBLE on Jan. 20 (tentative date right now). All races get posted on the MNC Events Calendar (that’s where you can find info on them too), but below is a short list I put together so you can see what is coming.

The 2018 NEBKL Festival Registration is now LIVE on skiers! This is a kid’s festival on skis! There will be relay races and an afternoon sprint on Saturday and an individual classic race on Sunday. There will be lots of fun non-racing things to do as well, including a parade, orienteering, Snowdance Celebration, Snow Sculptures, Tandem Skiing, Face Painting, Ski Biathlon, the Eighth Grade graduation and of course, the lollipop race. Saturday night dinner buffet tickets are available for purchase, and Festival hats, headbands, and buffs are for sale too. Lot’s of pictures from last year’s festival feature a number of MNC skiers too! Check it out: https://www.skireg.com/new-england-bill-koch-league-festival0

2018 MNC BKL Race Calendar

– Events in ( ) are not BKL events & just noted for scheduling purposes.

Jan. 7- Stowe Nordic Cross-cut Classic BKL & Citizens

(Jan. 13 or 14- Rikert EC #2)

Jan. 20- Possible Date for Range Ramble!

Jan. 27- Craftsbury Marathon- BKL 15km w/ parent

Jan. 28th- Mt. Top Paintball Biathlon

Feb. 4- Frost Mt. Classic/Skate Relay (new date)

(Feb. 10 & 11- Hanover/Holderness EC #4, Biathlon Nor-Am at Range, possible Youth Biathlon Race).

Feb. 17 & 18- BKL Festival in Weston, MA!!

Feb. 24- The Bogburn Classic, Pomfret, VT

March 3- BKL & Citizen Silver Fox Trot, Hanover, NH

March 11- MNC Skiathlon at Craftsbury

March 25- MNC’s NE Club Championship Relay

BKL Practice Week of 1/08/18

By Rosemary Shea-Cobb on 6 January, 2018 in BKL Training Schedule

2 & 3 Day Skiers:

Get ready for the January Thaw and warmer temps this week!

Thanks to those parents who have been Walker Building Monitors and hot cocoa makers! It has been so helpful to have you there! We need Walker Building Monitors for this week. Sign-up here: BKL Volunteer Sign-up

Tuesday: Classic

Thursday: Skate

Sunday: Meet at Rikert Touring Center at 9:30 with Skate Skis. It’s an Eastern Cup Weekend and Sunday is the distance skate race. We will watch the U-16 girls race and then go ski until about 11:30. Any MNC BKLer at the Eastern Cup is welcome to join us today!