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BKL Updates 2/28

By Rosemary Shea-Cobb on 28 February, 2017 in BKL Jackrabbits, BKL Race Blog, BKL Training Schedule

Thursday Practice (3/02)- Cancelled. The trails at the Range are currently closed. All those going to the Festival will need to wax and pack, so I am cancelling practice rather than having to drive somewhere to snow.

BKL Festival- Bethel has tons of snow and will definitely survive this week’s warm weather. Check out the photos:

Shooting Stars Biathlon Festival: March 12 at the Range. Register your kids now for this one, it’s going to be a lot of fun! Air rifle, paintball, & standard biathlon plus s’mores at the campfire, food & sugar on snow! For more info & sign-up: Shooting Stars Biathlon

The organizers are looking for help with serving the food. If your kids are going, consider volunteering! To help, e-mail Rick Constanza: rtcostanza@gmail.com

BKL End of Program Party: March 14. Stay-tuned for details!

Lollipop Time Trial Results

By Rosemary Shea-Cobb on 23 February, 2017 in BKL Jackrabbits, BKL Race Blog

Name	Grade	Start Time	Finish	TotalTime
1km Racers (Grades 1-4)
Niko	3/4	00:14:45	00:18:26	00:03:41
Brady	3/4	00:01:30	00:05:12	00:03:42
Cole	3/4	00:02:00	00:06:12	00:04:12
Miles	3/4	00:00:45	00:05:20	00:04:35
Pippa	3/4	00:01:15	00:05:55	00:04:40
Tessa	1/2	00:01:00	00:06:03	00:05:03
Matteo	1/2	00:02:15	00:07:31	00:05:16
Ryley	1/2	00:00:15	00:05:35	00:05:20
Hazel	1/2	00:00:30	00:08:33	00:08:03
Sylvia	1/2	00:01:45	00:10:48	00:09:03
2 kilometer Racers (Gr. 5-8)
Virginia	5/6	00:06:45	00:14:15	00:07:30
Greta	5/6	00:05:00	00:12:31	00:07:31
Jordon	5/6	00:07:45	00:15:35	00:07:50
Julia	5/6	00:07:00	00:14:53	00:07:53
Carl	5/6	00:06:30	00:14:32	00:08:02
Carly	5/6	00:05:30	00:13:50	00:08:20
Adrien	5/6	00:08:15	00:17:05	00:08:50
Lila	5/6	00:08:00	00:17:13	00:09:13
Mia	5/6	00:05:45	00:15:59	00:10:14
Asa	5/6	00:06:00	00:17:01	00:11:01
Hector	5/6	00:06:15	00:20:20	00:14:05
Quincy	7/8	00:07:15	00:14:45	00:07:30
Ava	7/8	00:07:30	0:15:46	00:08:16
Ethan	7/8	00:05:15	00:13:27	00:08:12

BKL Festival Info: Reposted

By Rosemary Shea-Cobb on 23 February, 2017 in BKL Jackrabbits, BKL Race Blog

This year’s Festival is March 4 & 5 at Gould Academy in Bethel, ME. The theme is “Protect Our Winters”- Superheroes! Saturday will be a Skate Relay (1 or 2 km) and Sunday will be the Individual Classic Races (traditional age group distances). Coach Rosemary is also the Northwest VT Regional Coordinator and will set relay partners (you may e-mail her and make a request).

To Register: SKI REG

Festival Website (Schedule, Directions, Lodging & more): 2017 BKL Fest

Team Lunch Sign-up: Festival Lunches It’s a potluck and makes it fun and festive for all of us!

MNC Plans:

Friday: Meet Coach Rosemary at 2 PM at the Field house to ski and preview the course (we can move this back an hour if needed).

Possible Friday Team Dinner: Rooster’s Roadhouse- 1 mile from Bethel, casual, lots of variety & a children’s menu.

Dinner Saturday: Buy tickets to the Festival Dinner. It’s very affordable, kid friendly, the food should be good and there are not many other dining options in Bethel. We will all be scheduled for the same seating, so we can sit together. There is usually a raffle to peruse at the dinner as well.

Waxing: During the week before, Rosemary will send out a wax recommendation (probably on Wed). Those kids that can’t glide wax at home can do so at the end of practice at the Range on Thursday, March 2 and get help from the coaches. Everyone needs to clean their classic skis of all kick wax (we can do this on Thursday as well), in addition to hot waxing.

BKL Practice 2/28- 3/5: Vacation Week

By Rosemary Shea-Cobb on 21 February, 2017 in BKL Jackrabbits, BKL Race Blog, BKL Training Schedule

Tuesday 2/28: Craftsbury Day! Instead of normal practice at the Range, we will meet at the Craftsbury Outdoor Touring Center at 10 AM. Bring SKATE skis and money for a trail pass ($5 kids, $10 adults). Pack a lunch, because we will ski until noon and then we can all have lunch together in the Touring Center. After lunch, there will be time to play on the hills or go for another ski.

If you’ve never been there, skiing at Craftsbury will be a treat! 91 km of trails groomed for both classic and skating! This is probably the largest cross-country ski area in Vermont and the terrain is perfect for cross-country. There is something for everyone from the easy, rolling Duck Pond loop, to the challenging Elinor’s Hill downhill, to the long, gradual ascent of Ruthie’s Run. There is even a cabin to ski to with cookies and hot chocolate. They get lots of snow, but just in case, they make snow too and have a couple of huge mounds of it that kids love to play on. It’s about an hour’s drive from the Range in Jericho and definitely worth the trip!

Thursday 3/2: CANCELLED! Range trails closed. ;(

Future Dates & Notes:

Tuesday March 7 & Thurs, March 9- Practices at the Range, normal time.

Sunday, March 12- Shooting Stars Biathlon Festival at the Range. Details coming.

Tuesday March 14: BKL Program Awards & End of Season Party