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MNC BKL Race: Range Ramble

By Rosemary Shea-Cobb on 11 January, 2018 in BKL Race Blog, BKL Training Schedule

It’s the RANGE RAMBLE Race on Jan. 20th! This is a great low-key first time race. See event details below. WE NEED PARENTS TO HELP! Sign-up here: http://www.SignUpGenius.com/go/10C0A4FA5AB28AAF49-range

Range Ramble BKL Skate Race

Saturday Jan. 20, 2018

Ethan Allen Firing Range, Jericho, VT

10:00 Registration, $5 entry fee

11:00 AM Start

Hot Chocolate, refreshments & BKL Ribbon Awards to follow.

Traditional BKL Distances:

Lollipop- 0.5 km- freestyle

Grades ½- 1 km-freestyle

Grades ¾- 2km

Grades 5/6- 3km

Grades 7/8- 4 km

For information: Rosemary Shea-Cobb: sheacobb19@gmail.com

Cancellation info: check the MNC website

BKL Race Calendar & BKL Festival

By Rosemary Shea-Cobb on 6 January, 2018 in BKL Race Blog

Get ready to race BKLers! There are a number of great races coming up including our club RANGE RAMBLE on Jan. 20 (tentative date right now). All races get posted on the MNC Events Calendar (that’s where you can find info on them too), but below is a short list I put together so you can see what is coming.

The 2018 NEBKL Festival Registration is now LIVE on skiers! This is a kid’s festival on skis! There will be relay races and an afternoon sprint on Saturday and an individual classic race on Sunday. There will be lots of fun non-racing things to do as well, including a parade, orienteering, Snowdance Celebration, Snow Sculptures, Tandem Skiing, Face Painting, Ski Biathlon, the Eighth Grade graduation and of course, the lollipop race. Saturday night dinner buffet tickets are available for purchase, and Festival hats, headbands, and buffs are for sale too. Lot’s of pictures from last year’s festival feature a number of MNC skiers too! Check it out: https://www.skireg.com/new-england-bill-koch-league-festival0

2018 MNC BKL Race Calendar

– Events in ( ) are not BKL events & just noted for scheduling purposes.

Jan. 7- Stowe Nordic Cross-cut Classic BKL & Citizens

(Jan. 13 or 14- Rikert EC #2)

Jan. 20- Possible Date for Range Ramble!

Jan. 27- Craftsbury Marathon- BKL 15km w/ parent

Jan. 28th- Mt. Top Paintball Biathlon

Feb. 4- Frost Mt. Classic/Skate Relay (new date)

(Feb. 10 & 11- Hanover/Holderness EC #4, Biathlon Nor-Am at Range, possible Youth Biathlon Race).

Feb. 17 & 18- BKL Festival in Weston, MA!!

Feb. 24- The Bogburn Classic, Pomfret, VT

March 3- BKL & Citizen Silver Fox Trot, Hanover, NH

March 11- MNC Skiathlon at Craftsbury

March 25- MNC’s NE Club Championship Relay

Frost Mt. BKL Classic Relay

By Rosemary Shea-Cobb on 5 January, 2018 in

Rikert Relays – A BKL Classic Relay Race
Presented by Frost Mountain Nordic Ski Club and Rikert Nordic Center
Sunday February 4, 2018
Rikert Nordic Center, Ripton, VT10:00 am Registration
11:00 am Start. Hot chocolate, treats & awards to follow.

We can help match up single skiers with relay partners or add a third skier to a relay team (as in the BKL festival).

Courses to be determined depending on conditions:
Lollipop – 0.5 km – individual freestyle
Grades 1&2 – 2 x 1 km freestyle
Grades 3&4 – 2 x 1.5 km classic
Grades 5&6 – 2 x 2 km classic
Grades 7&8 – 2 x 2.5 km classic

For information: email info@frostmountainnordic.com

For up-to-date course and/or cancellation information, check: www.frostmountainnordic.org

BKL Wax Recommendation for Stowe Nordic Cross-cut

By Rosemary Shea-Cobb on 5 January, 2018 in BKL Training Schedule

Glide Wax on Tips and Tails: Toko LF or NF Blue or Swix LF or CH 4. These are cold, brittle waxes that have to be scraped while still warm. Iron in, scrape after it gets hard, let cool completely, then brush.

Kick Zone: Scrape all old kick wax off & clean with base cleaner. Lightly sand your kick zone with 150/200 grit sandpaper. Then rub on some Toko Base Green or other binder and iron it in. When it is very cool, rub on 2-3 layers of Toko X-treme cold or Swix Special Green (if you know your skis are on the stiffer side, go with more layers).

At the race site: Rosemary, Adam, Coach Rick and others will be doing the 10k race and can help you wax when finished. If you kick waxed at home as suggested above, try out your skis first. If they’re not working correctly, find the MNC wax benches (probably right out front) and add a couple of layers. We can help you after we finish racing or you can do it yourself. We will leave the wax of the day out on the benches.

BKL Racers: Do the Stowe Nordic Cross-cut Race!

By Rosemary Shea-Cobb on 21 December, 2017 in BKL Jackrabbits, BKL Race Blog, BKL Training Schedule

Set your sights on the Stowe Nordic Classic on January 7! There is a 2km mass start BKL Race. Everyone is welcomed to race. For some it will be a sprint, for others, the perfect distance race. Check out our calendar listing and register on Ski Reg. Race starts at noon so arrive at 10:30 to get your skis waxed up. Email Coach Rosemary (sheacobb19@gmail.com) if you plan to go and look for us where the wax benches are set up.