Author Archive | Rosemary Shea-Cobb

BKL & Friday Foxes Practice 1/31-2/5

By Rosemary Shea-Cobb on 29 January, 2017 in BKL Jackrabbits, BKL Race Blog, BKL Training Schedule

Tues/Thurs BKL Groups

Clean your classic skis! With the return to winter temps this week, we need you to clean off all that warm weather klister and hard wax. To learn how: Kick Zone Cleaning Video

Tuesday: Skate– We’ll get ready for the Range Ramble. Can you help with hot chocolate this day? Email Rosemary: sheacobb19@gmail.com

Thursday: Classic– It’s supposed to be on the cold side and we’ve all gotten used to skiing when it’s warm, so break out the layers and send the kids buffed and bundled!

Saturday: Range Ramble BKL Race! This is a great race for the first time racer! I’d love to see all our BKL kids at the race! For information on the race: Range Ramble

We need help with the Race! If you can help, please contact Rosemary: sheacobb19@gmail.com

Sunday: 12th Annual Mt. Top Paintball Race! Coach Rosemary will be there to support. Let her know if you are going: sheacobb19@gmail.com. For information: http://www.mansfieldnordic.org/event/mt-top-bkl-paintball-race/

Friday Foxes – Updated 2/1

Good news there is enough snow, so practice has been changed to Under Hill Central School. Start time 3:45. Contact Eden (eden_shullenberg@hotmail.com) with questions.

BKL Sleepy Hollow Race Recap

By Rosemary Shea-Cobb on 29 January, 2017 in BKL Jackrabbits, BKL Race Blog, Uncategorized

It was a cocktail of klister for the classic race at Sleepy Hollow on Friday evening! With good kick, fast skis and some awesome double poling, MNC skiers had great finishes- in fact all our skiers placed either first or second in their age classes! The 1.2 km loop was fast and featured some big snowmaking “bumps” in the lap lane.

Kate Carlson wore her “Jessie Diggins socks” and was so pumped for the race, she flew out of the starting gate in the 1/2 race. Brady Morigeau quickly put a lot of distance between himself and the other racers and had a lot of fun skiing the bumps on the lap in the 3/4 race. Niko Cuneo (skiing up), Taylor Carlson, Virginia Cobb and Carly Trapenni were up next in the 5/6 race. I was really glad to see that the double pole work we did in practice this week paid off because they all looked great and hotly pursued each other, double poling in all the right places. Niko was so fast, he even caught the high school fore-runner! Next skiing for MNC was Esther Cuneo who decided to give herself a challenge by “skiing up”. Despite getting blocked in at the start, Esther’s strength soon put her at the fore front, chasing down a couple of fast 7/8 boys.

Thanks to Sleepy Hollow for hosting such a fun race under the lights. We all had a great time! Thanks also to Coach Jen for helping me get everyone waxed up quickly. Look for results on the MNC Results page.
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BKL Practice 1/23-1/28

By Rosemary Shea-Cobb on 23 January, 2017 in BKL Jackrabbits, BKL Race Blog, BKL Training Schedule, Uncategorized

Great job racing at the MNC Duathlon at Craftsbury on Sunday to all the BKL kids that raced and there were a lot of them!

Tues/Thurs BKL Groups

Tuesday: Skate

Thursday: Classic- Conditions look similar to the race day, so it’s ok if you don’t clean your skis yet. Check back later in the week because the weather may change and subsequently the wax!

3-Day Kids & Everyone: Sleepy Hollow Race, Friday afternoon and this race is open to everyone!

Friday Foxes

Planned to be on at the Range at 3:45. Contact Eden (eden_shullenberg@hotmail.com) with questions.

MNC Duathlon BKL Race Notes

By Rosemary Shea-Cobb on 20 January, 2017 in BKL Jackrabbits, BKL Race Blog, BKL Training Schedule

For the BKL Duathlon Race at Craftsbury on Sunday: Register on Ski Reg by Friday night, or Day of Race registration is available for an increased fee.

Wax Tip: See wax tip posted.

Kick Waxing: Rick Costanza will be under the MNC tent on the lower soccer field. Bring your classic skis there to get help with grip wax. *Throw in your no-wax if you have them, waxing could be tricky.

Previewing the Course: Rosemary will be busy timing the races but Coaches Eden, Emilie, & Tom will be there to help you preview the course and Coach Luke & Brad Carlson will be in the transition zone to help you set up your skate skis.

What time to arrive: Arrive at noon, so you have plenty of time to register, preview the course, get your skis waxed and your skate skis set before your race. Older kids arrive by 12:30.

Don’t forget to Bring Cookies or Snacks to share after the race!