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BKL Practice Week of 2/05/18

By Rosemary Shea-Cobb on 4 February, 2018 in BKL Training Schedule

2 & 3 Day Programs

Tuesday: SKATE.

Penguins- Strap on you favorite stuffed animal and fart lek for the animals! (Bring your favorite stuffy!)

Biathletes will work with Coach Yves and Coach Peter to get ready for this weekend’s Nor Am Biathlon.

Everyone Else– We’ll work on race tactics and play some games.

Thursday: It’s the BKL Classic Mini-Marathon!

How far can you ski in 1 hour? Snow should be good and skiing should be great! This is always a fun practice for the kids!

Come early to get your skis waxed. We will not have time to take off klister on this day, so if you need help cleaning your classic skis, bring them on Tuesday and we can help you with them after practice (it’s going to be hardwax on Thursday).
Parents: Hydration & Snacks are important for the mini-marthaon. Bring a full water bottle for each of your kids and label with their name and also bring a snack to share. You can leave both on the table outside. We need a couple of parents to help monitor and organize the snacks and also to help the kids mark down their laps. If you can help, e-mail Rosemary at sheacobb19@gmail.com

3 Day Skiers & Racers:

Sunday: Woodstock Nordic Runners’ Sweethearts BK Race. For info: Sweetheart Race

For the Biathletes: Jericho Youth NorAm, Saturday & Sunday

Friday Foxes:

Skiing should be excellent at the Range!

In case you missed it, check out the Rikert Relay Race report

BKL Practice Week of 1/22/18

By Rosemary Shea-Cobb on 21 January, 2018 in BKL Training Schedule

The Range: Marines in the Walker Building again this week. Put boots on and leave gear in your cars if possible. Kids can use the bathrooms and warm up inside if needed, but let’s keep it to a minimum. Everyone did a great job with this last week- Thanks and keep it up!

We are not yet sure if the government shut-down is affecting the Range. We will arrange alternative plans if needed. This is a good week to check the website before practice!

2 & 3 Day Skiers:

Tuesday: Range closed and rain expected. Practice cancelled.

Thursday: SKATE! Temps are supposed to cool down Wed. night and conditions should be fast! We will play a great game of Stones and have fun on fast downhills!

3 Day Skiers:

Saturday: Craftsbury Marathon BKL 15km! Register on www.skireg.com by Wednesday at 5 pm. Let Coach Rosemary know you are coming so we can make waxing plans. Race start: 9:20 am.

Friday Foxes:

Back at the Range this week. Weather looks good! National Guard Biathletes may be on site training for their weekend races at the Range.

Sunday: Open to Everyone: Mt. Top Paintball Biathlon Race!

This is a really fun, well-run event down at Mt. Top Cross-Country Center in Chittenden, Vt. A favorite race for BKLers! Time is subtracted for every shot you hit! See the event page for details: Mt. Top Paintball

Registration on-line at www.skireg.com.

Next Week Feb. 4: Frost Mt. Relay

Race is Sunday at Rikert Touring Center (Ripton). One skier goes classic, the other goes skate. If your child wants to do it, let’s start finding relay partners. Coach Rosemary can help- e-mail sheacobb19@gmail.com if your child is interested and looking or already has a relay partner. Event details coming soon!

BKL Practice Week of 1/08/18

By Rosemary Shea-Cobb on 6 January, 2018 in BKL Training Schedule

2 & 3 Day Skiers:

Get ready for the January Thaw and warmer temps this week!

Thanks to those parents who have been Walker Building Monitors and hot cocoa makers! It has been so helpful to have you there! We need Walker Building Monitors for this week. Sign-up here: BKL Volunteer Sign-up

Tuesday: Classic

Thursday: Skate

Sunday: Meet at Rikert Touring Center at 9:30 with Skate Skis. It’s an Eastern Cup Weekend and Sunday is the distance skate race. We will watch the U-16 girls race and then go ski until about 11:30. Any MNC BKLer at the Eastern Cup is welcome to join us today!

Friday Foxes:

With warmer temps, we should be skiing on Friday! There is lots of snow at the Range!

BKL Practice Sign-up Genius

By Rosemary Shea-Cobb on 29 December, 2017 in BKL Jackrabbits, BKL Training Schedule

BKL Parents: We need your help during practices! Help kids warm-up inside & get back out, take photos, make hot chocolate, feed the fires! All this helps us give your kids more of our time and coaching! Click on the sign-up below:

BKL Practice Volunteer Job Sign-up

Thank you!

BKL Training Week of 12/11

By Rosemary Shea-Cobb on 10 December, 2017 in BKL Jackrabbits, BKL Training Schedule

Snow Leopards, Jackrabbits (2-3 Day) & Penguins

There is snow in the forecast! Check out the National Weather Service Forecast for Jericho. We are hoping to get on snow this week!

Tuesday: It’s supposed to snow much of the day. Travel could be unsafe. We will have coaches at the Range unless we post otherwise, so check the website before you leave to be sure nothing has changed! Regardless, it is always up to you to decide whether or not travel from your area to the Range is safe enough for you to make the trip.

We will plan to ski, SKATE technique (Penguins: classic). Bring Skate equipment, but also bring running shoes, just in case! If you have old skis or “rock” skis, you might want to bring those.

Thursday: Definite plan is to ski, SKATE technique! It will be cold, so bundle your kids. We need some parents to stay inside and help & monitor kids that coaches send in to warm up. Please e-mail me at sheacobb19@gmail.com if you can help out!

Saturday: Classic technique, long easy distance ski at Trapp Family Lodge in Stowe. They got over a foot of snow! Should be great! Meet at 9:30 to get waxed and ready, on snow by 10:00.