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Weekend Wax Recommendation
Saturday – Silver Fox Trot
BKL: Glide wax for temps in the high 20s, Swix CH8 or LF8 if you have it.
Masters/High School: CH or LF8 with some CH or LF10 mixed in
Sunday – Stowe Derby
Skate – Swix CH, LF, or HF 8
Classic – Temps will be a little warmer so glide wax with 8 mixed with some 10. For kick wax, prep your skis with an ironed in green binder. The kick will likely be warm hard wax (Toko Yellow, Swix Extra Violet, or a Swix VR60-70).
Toko wax tips for races this weekend are available here:
http://www.tokous.com/Waxtips/New%20England%20New%20York/new_england_wax_tips.htm
Silver Fox Trot
A number of MNCers are headed down to the Fox Trot on Saturday – there will be races for all ages so you just might see some coaches out there racing too!
Here is a link to the event website where you will find race info, a registration link, and directions. Online registration closes Thursday at 11 pm, there is also day or race registration, but it is more expensive. All races will be held at the Strafford Nordic Center, which is about an hour and a half from Burlington.
http://www.fordsayre.org/nordic/sft
Hope to see you there!
Alice
Juniors: Recap of the final Eastern Cup weekend
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The Eastern Cup race series finished this past weekend with 2 distance races in Waterville, ME. A small but strong group of MNC athletes attended these races, which are the final qualifiers for Junior National Championships.
It was a hectic day on Saturday for mass-start classic races. Temps between 32-36˚ F coupled with falling snow and wind made challenging conditions. The Harmeyer brothers persevered in the J2 category in a race that was sadly defined by equipment and wax. Ben Hegman skied another awesome race in the Open Men’s field to finish as the top junior and 6th overall!
Sunday was cold, very windy, and still had flurries in the air. Nathanael Kuzio, who sat out of the race on Saturday due to illness, had an amazing race in spite of being in a pressure-cooker battle for the JN team (3 boys fighting for last 2 spots). “Newt” skied a well-paced race and stayed upright on some very challenging descents to finish 3rd in the J2 boys category — and secure his trip to Alaska for Junior Nationals!
Although the Harmeyer brothers are only age 15 (J2 category), they raced up in the Open Men’s field to gain a point of reference for the future. Bill followed his pre-race plan of skiing smooth for 7km and then turning up the pace to finish 33rd overall. Henry skied strong wire-to-wire and finished 12th overall and he was the 7th place junior.
On the horizon are the Vermont State High School Championships, so be on the lookout for MNC athletes peppering the results! The freestyle races take place this Thursday @ Craftsbury, and the classic events are next Tuesday at Prospect. Good luck to all!!!
Ben in the 15km
Bill in the 10km
Nathanael racing at Craftsbury last weekend
Henry Harmeyer (right)
Masters Update 2/17
Masters Update 2/17
Tuesday 2/19 – Skate skiing
Thursday 2/ 21 – Classic Skiing
Racing Next Week
Saturday 2/23 Silver Fox Trot – Hanover, NH https://www.nensa.net/calendar/index.html?id=1354
Alice is leading the BK kids on trip back to her home town and has also offered to help any Masters that want to join in the open citizens race. Rick will also be there and most likely both coaches will be racing. Join is if you can. Contact Rick or Alice if you plan on going. We encourage car pooling whenever possible.
