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This past week we had a focus on volume and continuous skiing at low- to moderate-intensity. In spite of the shortened days and the venue changes, we were able to get some quality workouts. Thanks to good attitudes from the athletes and help from several parents, we stayed safe and had fun to boot. The banner picture above shows us near the end of training last Tuesday (11/6 at 5:30pm). That is what a group of 15 hard-core rollerskiers looks like! Thank you to the following parents for helping with “chaperoning” the end of our training sessions when it has been pitch black:

• Bill Hegman (cycling in 35˚ weather!)
• Rosemary Shea-Cobb
• Pat Harmeyer
• Don Harmeyer
• Amy Kuzio
• Gary Solow
• not to mention all of the coaches: Eli Enman, Rick Costanza, Alice Nelson, Murray Banks, and Paul Allison

We still have a handful of MNC Race Suits available for sale. Contact me immediately if you’d like one.

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Training 11/12 – 11/18: “Speed Week”.

• Tuesday 11/13: 4pm at Round Church. Skate + speed and power (strength).
• Thursday 11/15: 4pm at the Range (tentatively). Backup = Round Church. Classic sprint time-trial if possible.
• Sunday 11/18: 9-11am at TBD. Classic rollerski + time-trial.

Training 11/19 – 11/25: “Volume Week”. No formal training however lots of opportunities:

• Craftsbury has been making snow every time it gets cold enough. It may be worthwhile to drive up for a day even if you weren’t able to sign up for the MNC Camp with Garrott.
• Monday = Possible bonus training run.
• Thursday =  GMAA Turkey Trot 5km run/race @ UVM.
• Saturday = Craftsbury season opener freestyle races.
• Wednesday – Sunday = MNC Camp @ Craftsbury with Garrott Kuzzy.

Training 11/26 – 12/2: “Recovery Week”. Monday night Swix Wax clinic at Skirack hosted by Drew Gelinas. Take 2-3 days of rest this week if you are tired from Thanksgiving Camp!

• Tuesday 11/27: 4pm at the Range. TBD. Low intensity.
• Thursday 11/29: 4pm at the Range. TBD. Low intensity.
• Sunday 12/2: 9am at TBD.

Warmup drills last Thursday.

Dusk on the Greystone ascent.

This morning we did our second double-pole test of the year up Greystone Rd in Richmond. It was cold, damp, and breezy with the temp around 39˚.  We last did this test in August (9th and 15th) on two days that were both beautiful, sunny, and 70-80˚. The course is a steep climb for about 600m. We do this test a few times each year to track individual progres over time. Because rollerski speeds vary so much, it isn’t useful to compare times against other athletes. This morning it was much colder than all of our previous attempts (summer and last fall), which makes getting the poles to grip a bit more difficult. Results are below.

Congratulations to some awesome performances by MNC skiers yesterday at Thetford! Full results are here.

Patrick Hickey, Nathanael Kuzio, and Autumn Eastman were each amongst the top-6 in their division and helped their teams win the D1 Boys, D2 Boys, and D1 girls’ titles, respectively.

MNC and other local skiers’ results are down below.

Today we did a long rollerski out Pleasant Valley Rd, from Underhill Center to Cambridge and back. The boys skied close to 35km total, with many of them doing L3 intervals. The gals and J3 skier Will Solow skied approx 25-27km total – and this was hilly terrain! This is the end of an intensity week, so the athletes will have several days off this coming week.

A few pictures:

An inspirational place to train… just 40 minutes from downtown Burlington!

Henry, Forrest, Bill, Ben, Parker and Ethan making their way back up the Pleasant Valley climb

Other Nordic skiers from the greater-Burlington-area (ranking amongst combined D1/D2/D3 results):

• Taylor Spillane (2)
• Autumn Eastman (3)
• Lucy Leith (26)
• Chloe Levins (41) – Rutland
• Riley Carbone (49)
• Leslie Roberts (68)
• Molly Shallow (84)
• Aleksandra Zakrzewsca (117)

And from the “Challenge” Race:

• Kayla Servin (8)
• Rachel Slimovitch (11)
• Alissa Stone (34) 
• Anna Franceshetti (38)
• Amy Bruce (52)
• Claire Julianelle (119)
• Adele Julianelle (151)

BOYS (combined rank)

• Patrick Hickey (8)
• Nathanael Kuzio (11)
• Sean Delaney (17)
• Henry Harmeyer (34)
• Will Kay (35)
• Nigel Sarrazin (44)
• Jordan Lamay (59)
• Bill Harmeyer (61)
• Lukas Adamowicz (86)
• Ethan Thibault (120)

Boys Challenge Race:

• Louis St-Pierre (3)
• Forrest Hamilton (8)
• Emmett Peterson (10)
• Casey Silk (23)
• Sam Longenbach (99)
• Seamus Nolan (105)
• Griffin Cannon (158)
• Charlie Cobb (174)

Great job; now it is ski season!!