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BK and Masters this week 2/22-2/28

By on 22 February, 2015 in BKL Jackrabbits, BKL Race Blog, BKL Training Schedule, Masters Blog, Masters Training Schedule

Since many of our families are off traveling for the week of school break we have decided that there will be no BK ski practices this week but there will be 6PM Masters skiing at the range as usual. 3:30 Masters skiers are welcome to ski with the 6 PM group. We encourage all BK skiers to get out and ski with family and friends this week. Maybe try some back-country or head to the slopes for some alpine or tele-skiing.  Recharge your batteries and come back next week with lots of energy as we get ready of the 2015 BK Festival. The theme this year is “The Spirit of Winter.” Get creative and have some thing to wear at the BK Festival parade of athletes! SEE BELOW TO SIGN UP TO HElP WITH LUNCHES AND POTLUCK AT THE FESTIVAL!!!

Tuesday – Masters Classic skiing

Thursday – Masters Skate Skiing

  •  Congrats to all the MNC skiers that skied in the Morrisville BK Race on Saturday and the Stowe Derby today. Derby race results should be available soon at http://www.stowederby.com/race-results
  • MNC Club President Kort Longenbach skied the Birkie yesterday with his son Sam.  Kort finished in a very respectable 4:14:13 good for 2014th place over all and 1741 in his class.  Sam put the hurt on his dad and skied to 1141st over all and 1014th in his class with a very fast time of 3:38:41.
  • MNC’s fastest “Junior” Master as we call him – Tim Janson – smoked a wicked fast 51 km at 2:55:44 and finished 272nd over all and 253 in his class.
  • Complete Birke Results are located at http://www.birkie.com/ski/events/birkie/results/

Here are the results of the Morrisville race:

morrisville BKL Race 2015

BK RACE – SUPPORT THE KIDS – SIGN UP TO HELP

  •  We would like to invite you to sign up for MNC BKL Friday night pasta dinner. Please click on the link above and consider signing up for an available item or job.You can view the complete sign up sheet here: MNC BKL Friday night pasta dinner If you have any questions contact Victoria Priganc at vpriganc@gmail.com
  • We would like to invite you to sign up for MNC BK Festival Saturday lunch. Please click on the link above and consider signing up for an available item or job.You can view the complete sign up sheet here: MNC BK Festival Saturday lunch If you have any questions contact Victoria Priganc at vpriganc@gmail.com

BK and Masters 2/16-2/22

By on 16 February, 2015 in BKL Jackrabbits, BKL Race Blog, BKL Training Schedule, Masters Blog, Masters Training Schedule

Tuesday – Skate

Thursday – Classic

  • We need a couple of Parent Volunteers to run the Penguins Ski Practice on Tuesday.  Coach Lisa can not be there.  Please email Lisa if you can help. mailto:bugsmom@gmavt.net
  • REMINDER: BK Families need to register for the BK Festival and email Coach Rick with kids names and grade so we can work with our NWVT region to put together relay teams and plan a pot luck dinner while we are there.
  • SKI THE OLYMPIC TRAILS at Mt. Van Hoevenberg! Coach Rick is offering to lead a ski trip to Lake Placid for BK Racing Team and Masters on Sunday.  Leave the Burlington area 8:30. Arrive at Mt Van Hoevenberg around 10:00. Bring both classic and sake skis.  We will need some parent volunteers to help with kids.  If you are interested please contact coach Rick at rtcostanza@gmail.com or 370-5686. We will contact ORDA to see about a group price on trail passes.
  • Hot Chocolate and Cookie day on Tuesday this week. Tuesday, 2/17, we are organizing a cookie/hot chocolate night after practice.  To make this happen, we will need your assistance in bringing the following items: Hot chocolate,Paper cups, Cookies. If you are interested, please e-mail Victoria at vpriganc@gmail.com and let her  know what you will bring.
  •  We also need your help in cleaning up the Walker building after each ski practice since it is our responsibility to leave the place in good shape after each use.  Today – volunteers are needed to restock the firewood carts during practice so if you are available to help this afternoon/evening – bring your work gloves!! Thanks.
  • Masters – EABC Biathlon Clinic for MNC Masters on Tuesday night – PLEASE email coach Rick if you are interested.  We need to give EABC a count in order to handle large groups.

BK Update 2/12/15

By on 12 February, 2015 in BKL Jackrabbits, BKL Race Blog, BKL Training Schedule
BKL Families,

Next Tuesday, 2/17, we are organizing a cookie/hot chocolate night after practice.  To make this happen, we will need your assistance in bringing the following items:

Hot chocolate
Paper cups
Cookies

If you are interested, please e-mail me at vpriganc@gmail.com and let me  know what you will bring.
 
  •  We also need your help in cleaning up the Walker building after each ski practice since it is our responsibility to leave the place in good shape after each use.  Today – volunteers are needed to restock the firewood carts during practice so if you are available to help this afternoon/evening – bring your work gloves!! Thanks.

 

  • This weekend there is a BK race in Hanover at the Silver Foxtrot. Your are welcome to go but we do not have coaches available for this one.  It will be quite cold so use the coldest glide wax you have available. Some options TOKO Blue, SWIX CH4 or LF4 or even some CH3, Start Green is always reliable in the cold as well. These are a little tougher to apply than softer waxes and require hotter iron temps so be careful.

https://www.nensa.net/calendar/index.php?id=1689

 

 

Masters and BK Feb 10-15

By on 8 February, 2015 in BKL Jackrabbits, BKL Race Blog, BKL Training Schedule, Masters Blog, Masters Training Schedule

The snow keeps falling and skiing is great everywhere in VT right now.  Get out and enjoy it! It also looks like a very COLD week again so please be prepared and feel free to go in and warm up as needed.  Classic wax guesses for TH: TOKO Blue, SWIX Blue/VR30/Special Blue. Parent sin the building please help keep the wood stoves going…Thanks!

TUESDAY – SKATE SKIING  and THURSDAY CLASSIC

BK

  • On Tuesday  BK Racing girls can join Jennie Bender at 4:45 – hopefully some of you can stay late.
  • BK Racing Team: warm-up with no poles until 3:45 followed by agility drills in field until 4:15 followed 10 minutes of technique work with the coaches then off with 30 minute continuous ski in groups of similar speed. Meet back in front of the Walker Building at 4:45.
  • Thursday – parent wax team meet inside to help kids as needed.
  • Kids – start with no poles, practice robot drill and progress to full DP. FOCUS for the day is kick-DP and getting a 30 min continuous ski with games to finish up.

Masters

  • Tuesday – Following a similar format to BK – if you arrive early go for a warm-up and at 6PM ski 15 minutes of no poles then meet as a group with coaches on the trail in front of the Walker Building. Three training groups – Red Group – Beginner, Blue Group- Intermediate, Green Group – Advanced. Coaches will fill you in on the plan for the day.
  • On Thursday try to show up with skis waxed but we will have some in the building if you need it.  No poles and meet at 6:15 again to split into groups. Green Group (comp team) will be doing classic ladder intervals approx. 1-3-5-3-1 followed by 10 x 30 sec sprints.

FRIDAY

We are trying to get some of you to play hooky from work/school on the afternoon of Friday 2/13 for the annual DERBY Recon.
$5 for the lift and you get to ski the Stowe Derby course.  Not a race but a fun day ripping down the mountain.  We can also plan a post ski stop for food and refreshments. See the attached flyer and please respond to coach Rick (rtcostanza@gmail.com) with numbers participating:
I’m in for the ski and post ski late lunch
 
Or 
 
I’m in for the ski only
Once we know how many are interested we can arrange a car shuttle.
WEEKEND
Suggested race:
Adults – Silver Foxtrot, Hanover, NH https://www.nensa.net/calendar/index.php?id=1618 

BK and Masters Update 2/4/15

By on 4 February, 2015 in BKL Jackrabbits, BKL Race Blog, BKL Training Schedule, Masters Blog, Masters Training Schedule

We will be skate skiing on Thursday.  We will need to share the Walker Building with an army unit training there this week so please keep things consolidated to our end of the room.

And for the weekend….

  • The 3rd Eastern Cup race of the season is scheduled at Craftsbury for Feb 7-8 and there is a BK race about noon on Saturday February 7.  Here is the link describing the race details.  https://www.nensa.net/calendar/index.php?id=1701
  • Coach Rick will be there on Saturday but is volunteering for biathlon on Sunday.  So if your kids plan on racing on Sunday please be prepared to help them kick wax.
  • We would like to provide a big potluck for the team at Craftsbury.  If your child plans to race, please click on the link below and help contribute to this potluck.  Please see: www.SignUpGenius.com/go/20F0E48ABA928A3F85-craftsbury1 .  Also Email Coach Rick so we know who will be racing.
  • The link is being shared with the Junior Team parents as well because the Juniors will be racing Saturday and Sunday mornings. Thus, we’ll have a large portion of the club together on Saturday!  It is a great opportunity for some of the BK kids to see some top competitors skiing.  Thanks for your contribution.
  • MASTERS – an informal ski group will start skiing at 10 AM on skate skis in Craftsbury.  The place will be busy with the eastern cup but all the trails are in excellent shape so it will be easy to find trails not being used for the races. Please email Rick if you will be there. rtcostanza@gmail.com

ANOTHER OPTION FOR BK

Frost Mountain Nordic Club is hosting a BK race on Saturday too.  https://www.nensa.net/calendar/index.php?id=1698 MNC Coaches will not be at this one but the FMN races are always a lot of fun and well run.

BIATHLON VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY

  • The Ethan Allen Biathlon Club is hosting NORAM Biathlon Races at the range February 7th, and 8th.  If you would like to help out please contact John Madigan at jpmad2013@yahoo.com.

 

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