About Junior Spring Training
All MNC skiers and anyone planning to ski with the club must hold a Mansfield Nordic Club Membership. For MNC Membership information and to register CLICK HERE
Spring is a great time to return to Nordic training after a restful and relaxing April! May is the traditional “start” of the full Nordic training season, an MNC starts things up with up to 3 days per week of structured activity. Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday are the usual training days during Spring, although as we get closer to summer, as school schedules become more flexible, and as spring sports finish up, we tend to add additional training days to each week!
To start, we typically stick to one day of rollerskiing each week in early May. The other days of the week (organized training or otherwise) are best reserved for running, biking, strength training, and any lingering on-snow adventures in the mountains.
Later in the “spring” (late May, early June) we rollerski a bit more, and often have our first structured testing like the 3000m run, double pole test, and Bolton uphill run. We like to end the spring training season with an overnight team trip to Okemo for a weekend of workouts in a unique and different spot!
Spring programming takes place May 6 thru Jun 21, 2025
Training is open to all Junior-level skiers (U16, U18, U20) as well as rising U16 athletes.
Tuesday (4PM) / Thursday (4PM) / Saturday (10AM unless otherwise specified). Locations in and around Chittenden County to be determined prior to each week. Some morning sessions may be offered if athlete schedules allow.
Often as we move into June, additional sessions will start being scheduled on days like Wednesday and Sunday!
Training will be posted on the Junior Training Plan. For access to the password-protected Junior Training Plan, please register for current programming.
General outline
Tuesdays: Running, with a focus on warmup and mobility + injury prevention drills. May include some intensity such as track repeats or threshold miles.
Wednesdays: Strength training at the MNCC, often with an indoor warmup on SkiErg or spin bike, or a short jog.
Thursdays: Rollerskiing with specific strength, technique drills, base fitness at community locations such as Allen Brook School and Cochran Rd.
Saturdays: Hiking, Nor-Pine, long run, or other long distance event, often with an option to also do some strength training at the MNCC
Program costs
1-Day: $139
2-Day: $189
3-Day: $239
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Athletes with high school sports conflicts are encouraged to communicate on the best day(s) to attend, if applicable. Thursday rollerskiing would be a great compliment to the heavy running schedule of track and field athletes! We may pick the day (Tues or Thurs) with better overall weather to rollerski, and stay on foot if weather is rainy or inclement.
