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Masters and BK UPDATE FOR SATURDAY 12/6/14

12/6/14 Masters and BK Racing – 10 AM on skis at at Craftsbury. Masters will be with Coaches Leigh Mallory and Ollie Burruss and possibly Andy Grab. BK Racing will be with Coaches Rick Costanza and Anna Schulz.

PLEASE NOTE:

You must purchase a trail pass if you don’t have one already (a yearly family pass is only $100)
It will be busy and and we may all be on the manmade loop unless it snows a little more by Saturday
Craftsbury is also hosting a DEMO days from 9-3 on Saturday http://www.craftsbury.com/skiing/nordic_center/news/14DDAnn_141026.htm
BK – Skate, Masters ideally skate and classic depending on conditions. Bring a pair of classic – no wax if you have them and we can decide once we see what the conditions are like.

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After a short taste of winter it looks like we will be back to dry-land training this week unless it snows several inches. Dan and his crew will start making snow as soon as the weather cooperates. Please check the blog for updates before heading to the range as we are trying to minimize email traffic.

Coaches this week:

3:30-5:00 Early Group with Christa
6:00 – 7:30 Group with Rick and Andy

Tuesday 12/2

Start with a warm up run/hike followed by some ski imitation and agility drills then strength and balance and finish with an easy run/hike. Please bring classic length poles and water bottle.

Thursday 12/4

TOKO SKI PREP HANDS-ON CLINIC AND DEMO with Dave Boucher . Two sessions BK and early Masters at 4:00 and a second one a 6:00. If you have never prepped a skis and want to try it bring a clean pair of skis and a bit of glide wax. He will also cover kick waxing.

We will also incorporate dry land training into the evening for those that don’t need the full hands-on waxing experience.

New Snow and Early Season Races at Craftsbury on Sunday. All Ages!!

By Adam Terko on 27 November, 2014 in BKL Jackrabbits, BKL Race Blog, BKL Training Schedule, Masters Blog, Masters Training Schedule

DUST OFF YOUR SKIS AND HEAD TO CRAFTSBURY THIS WEEKEND!!!

We know most of you haven’t been on snow yet but if you are up for an early season challenge there will be some races at Craftsbury on Sunday. Check out the details below taken from the COC website. Remember – Races this time of year are not to be taken seriously for most of us but rather a chance to get on snow, shake the rust off and have a good time. Hope to see you there.

We’re excited to invite everyone to the Craftsbury Opener this Sunday, November 30. In a new twist this season, we’re making one change to this traditional early season interval start freestyle race: we’re asking all competitors to keep their wax to low fluoro or hydrocarbon only – no HF, topcoats, powders, or liquids.

We’ve had success doing this for our GRP SpringTour FIS races every March, and thought it’d be a great way to keep this early season test simple, cheap, and low-key while minimizing stress for athletes, coaches, and parents as they prep for the first event of the year. So save your cash and fancy ski prep for later in the year, and come on up for a fun event at Craftsbury!

Event details:
Date – Sunday, November 30, 2014 – BKL kicks things off at 9:00

BKL – 2k – Mass Start Freestyle

U16 and under Jr Boys and Girls – 5k interval start freestyle

Men and Women over 16 – 10k interval start freestyle

Registration – Online – FREE for houseguests, $25 for everyone else – price includes lunch! DOR for another $10.

Remember – Low Fluoro only!

Questions? Take a gander at this, or look at the registration page. Still baffled? Contact us –skiing@craftsbury.com

Masters – No organized training this week

By Adam Terko on 24 November, 2014 in Masters Blog, Masters Training Schedule

Happy Thanksgiving – we are taking a break from our T/TH training sessions this week but we hope that everyone will get outside for some fresh air and fitness.

Masters Training Update

By Adam Terko on 20 November, 2014 in Masters Blog, Masters Training Schedule, Uncategorized

Reports of skiing on the Notch Road are coming in! So Thursday night we will ski (from the Jeff side) 6:00 pm. For anyone that lives closer to the Stowe side – start their and we’ll meet at the top. Bring Head Lamps

Masters Fall Training 11/12-11/23 – UPDATED 11/13/14

By Adam Terko on 10 November, 2014 in Masters Blog, Masters Training Schedule

Masters Training Schedule – updated 11/13/14 – NOTE WE WILL BE AT BOLTON WITH THE JRS ON SUNDAY 16th

We have had some very good rollerskiing in Cambridge and Williston this past week along with super strength training on Tuesdays and dry-land ski sessions at the range on Thursday nights. Hope you can join us this week! The fall masters program is being offered at no cost but donations to MNC are gladly accepted.

Be sure to email Dennis by Monday each week to let him know if you will be at the strength workout in South Burlington. dryanpta@yahoo.com and Please email or text Rick (rtcostanza@gmail.com or 370-5686) by Thursday at noon if you are going to the Thursday Dry-Land Training and by Saturday afternoon if you will be rollerskiing with us on Sunday – THANKS! Be sure to check the blog each week for updates and before heading out to training. At this time of year some activities are weather dependent. As the colder weather approaches we will ski the Notch Road with headlamps if we get some good early season snow coverage.

NOVEMBER

11th and 18th and- Tuesday Strength Session w/ Dennis at Dee Physical Therapy 23 San Remo Dr. South Burlington — 6PM

13 and 20th – Thursday Dry-Land Training at the Range w/Rick @ 5:30-7:00 BRING HEAD LAMP

Sunday 16th – Bolton Ski walking 3-4 ascents – bring classic length ski poles 10 – 12 at the base of the ski hill, on the right as you pill into the parking lot

23rd – TBD – The Notch Road was very close to being skiable last weekend. If coverage is good enough we will ski on Sundays. If not we will consider a rollerski if the roads are good or a hike so please check back here later in the week for an update.