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BKL Practice Week of 1/10/22

By Rosemary Shea-Cobb on 9 January, 2022 in BKL Training Schedule

A few notes:

*When you check into the Range, tell them you are with MNC from now on.

* Don’t forget to drive no more than 25 mph.

Tuesday 1/11/22: Practice cancelled.

The forecast is for a high of 1 F and a wind chill of -13 in the afternoon. BKL, Masters & Biathlon will be cancelled and most Juniors are having a rest day.

Have your kids warm up with a hot drink and watch this video showing an amazing performance by Jessie Diggins in this year’s Tour de Ski. All our BKL groups worked on their V-1 technique last Thursday and you can see the skiers do it really well in parts of this video, so tell kids to be on the watch for V-1 technique. Also pay attention to how well Jessie tucks, drafts, and works the downhills- she’s amazing!

Tour de Ski Stage 3 Women’s 10km Skate

Thursday, 1/13/22: Skate

Many groups will practice what they learned in skating with a ski tour and games while more advanced skiers will focus on V-2 today.

Races this Weekend: (open to all)

There are two races this weekend. Saturday’s Silver Fox Trot is traditional BKL age group distances and Coach Rosemary will be there to help you ski the course and warm up. This is the race we will focus on attending as a team this weekend. There will also be MNC Juniors and Masters racing in the open race later that day. It should be a fun event and it’s always well-organized. Sign-up on the MNC Racer Roster to let us know you are coming and see below for all the information & registration links.

Sunday’s Craftsbury Scramble is short and looks like fun: 3 x 0.5 k for a total of 1.5 k. I’ve included information on it below in case you want to do it with a buddy, but they state that they will find you a partner if you don’t have one. See the information.

Saturday Sunday: Silver Fox Trot at Rikert

1/12/22 Update: Race has been rescheduled to Sunday 1/16, all starts delayed one hour due to cold.

Classic technique for Grades 1/2.

Skate technique for Grades 3/4- 7/8.

There is a lollipop race. Lollipop registration is the day of the race and it’s free.

Registration for Grades 1-8 is Online by ~~Thursda~~y Friday HERE. There is day of race registration.

Sunday: Craftsbury Scramble

1/12/22 Update: Race may be delayed to to the afternoon or rescheduled to next weekend. Stay-tuned.

A team sprint: 2 x 3 x 0.5k. Mass Start. For BKL, two team members alternate laps of about a 0.5k course until each team member has skied 3 times. Skate technique. Registration, the schedule and all the other information is HERE. You can sign up with a partner or they will find one for you.

Wax Recommendation for Sleepy Hollow BKL Race 1/09/22

By Rosemary Shea-Cobb on 7 January, 2022 in BKL Race Blog

We recommend waxing your skis before a race to make sure they are fast and to help maintain them! You must also clean all the old kick wax off your kick zone before coming to a race as well, so they are ready for coaches to apply the kick wax of the day. Below are some how-to videos to help you out.

Hot Wax or Liquid Paraffin? This is up for debate. Hot wax gets deeper into the pores of the ski and works well to maintain them and keep them running fast. Even if you usually use liquid paraffins, you should hot wax once in a while to keep your skis maintained. Liquid paraffin is good for a quick application, and it is good for racing. Toko now claims that the liquid paraffin is best when you apply it the night before and brush it out in the morning. It seems the longer it soaks in, the better it works, except for the yellow, which we have found works well in really wet conditions when you spray it on just before your race and run to the start line with it wet.

Technique: Classic

Temps: Overnight low 12 F, climbing into the 20’s and up to 30 F during race time.

Hot Wax: Toko Base Performance Red, Swix CH 6 or PS 6 or the equivalent, non-flouro base wax.

Liquid Wax: Toko Base Performance Liquid Paraffin RED or SWIX Liquid Paraffin CH6.

How to Videos:

Cleaning your Kick Zone (How-to Video)

Hot Wax (Glide) for Tips & Tails (Video)

Liquid Paraffin Application (Video)

Craftsbury Scramble

By Rosemary Shea-Cobb on 5 January, 2022 in

This looks like a very fun event for BKL, Junior & Masters skiers! It’s a team sprint which is a two-person relay in which the first team member races around a short course, tags off to the second team member, who races around the same course and tags back to the first team member again, repeating until each team member has skied three times. The loop for BKL will be 0.5 km and the loop for all others (the open category) will be 1 km. Techinique is freestyle.

So grab your self a partner and sign-up! More information and a link to registration here:

Craftsbury Scramble

Sleepy Hollow BKL Race

By Rosemary Shea-Cobb on 2 January, 2022 in

Sleepy Hollow Ski Club BKL Race & Fun!

Sunday, January 9th

9:00 am – 1:00 pm

Welcome youth skiers! We are inviting kids to join us for races and fun on the trails at Sleepy Hollow. We’ll be having a race for each age group and some fun obstacle course elements to play on:). See information for registration, race information and volunteer sign up below.

Registration: Please register all children coming to the event. We have online registration (link below) open until Saturday January 8th at 1:00 pm. Registration will also be open on Sunday, January 9th from 9:00 am – 10:30 am. Cost is $6 per skier (for racers and non-racers) and payment for all registrations will be in person on January 9th- cash or check will be accepted. For day of race registration, you must register at least an hour in advance of the race start time.

Online Registration Link

Volunteers Needed: We need volunteers to help with various jobs for the races and registration. Please sign up if you can help below. Many thanks!

Volunteer Sign Up Link

Race Technique & Course: The race technique will be CLASSIC. The courses will be set closer to the race date, when we have a better idea of snow coverage and conditions. Courses will be clearly marked for skiers, and we’ll put down v-boards to change courses for each successive age group race. Start and finish will be in Molly’s Meadow.

Lollipop (Kindergarten/pre-K) : ~ 0.5 km

Grades 1/2: ~ 1 km

Grades 3/4: ~ 2km

Grades 5/6: ~ 3 km

Grades 7/8: ~ 4 km

Start: The races will start at 10:00 am with the Lollipop age category. Race start times are listed below. Start format will be a wave start for each race, and with the exception of the lollipop, boys will race first followed by girls in each age group.

10:00 am- Lollipop

10:15 am- Grades 1/2

10:45 am- Grades 3/4

11:15 am- Grades 5/6

11:45 am- Grades 7/8

Awards will be happening shortly after the end of the Grades 7/8 race. All participants will be receiving a ribbon or a lollipop:).

COVID Precautions: The ski lodge will not be open, with the exception of getting water, rentals or a quick warm up. We are generally asking folks to use the portalets in the parking lot and stay outside as much as possible. Many thanks for your support with this!

Questions? Contact the race director, Heather LaRocca, laroccabeal@gmail.com

MNC BKL Sweetheart Sprints: 2/26

By Rosemary Shea-Cobb on 2 February, 2021 in

BKL Sweetheart Sprints

On the 1km Lighted Picnic Loop At the Bolton Valley Nordic (Sports) Center

Friday February 26, 2021

Cost:MNC BV Season’s pass or $10 trail fee paid inside the Sports Center

Schedule:

Warm-up & course preview 4-5 pm

Lollipop Race: 5 pm

1km Sprints: 5:15 -7 pm

Course:

Lollipop will do a short loop with some fun features in front of the Sports Center

Grades 1 &2 will do one run of the 1 km

Grades 3-8 will do two runs of the 1 km and the best time out of the two will count as the finish time.

Details:

Interval Start, 30 seconds apart. There will be about 15 minutes between first and second runs.

Bib-pick up will be outside by the entrance to Picnic

Bring your Headlamp! Warm-up & Warm down after 5 pm will be on the non-lighted trails. Sunset is at 5:17.

Register: By Wednesday, 2/24/21, 7 pm. Enter your info HERE.

COVID Considerations:

1) Everyone needs to fill out the MNC Health Screen before coming to the race. Link will be emailed to you.

2) Masks required except when racing.

3) Ski from your car. Sports Center will be open for ticket purchasing and bathroom use.

4) Please maintain 6 ft. social distancing at all times

5) As per VT COVID guidelines, spectators are not allowed out on course. Parents should plan to go for a ski or wait in your car or volunteer (see Volunteer tab on the registration spreadsheet).

Results: Will be emailed after the race. Wrapped Cookies for all!