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Carpool to the Geschmossel

Do you have the day off on Monday 1/15?  You could do the Geschmossel!  The Geschmossel is a fun 12-15 km race in an iconic setting- beautiful Bretton Woods, NH.  In the past we’ve done car pools over in the morning from Richmond Park and Ride and plan to do that again.

*1/08: Bretton Woods will get the same crazy weather we are about to get with rain, winds and snow. They may decide to cancel or post-pone the race and will make a decision on Friday. I will post here when I find out.

Details:

Registration:  SkiReg link .  Online registration closes Saturday 1/13 at 5 pm. There is day of race registration (costs more).

Coaches Going to Help Wax?  Yes! Both Rosemary and Adam plan to go and bring wax benches, wax, and waxing know-how!

Carpooling:  It takes about 2 hours from Richmond Park and Ride and you will want to get there 1.5 hours before the race. Coaches will try to get there a little earlier to figure out the wax of the day.

It’s more fun when you go with other people:  Carpooling Sign-up Link

Bringing a treat to share for after makes it even more fun!

Wax Recommendation:  Will be posted on Saturday on our website. Most likely you’ll want to put on some binder.

Bogburn BKL: Cold & Snowy

Ten fearless MNC BKL skiers braved the cold temps for this years Bogburn Classic!  If you’ve never been to the Bogburn, it’s a classic race on old-time classic style trails at the Haydock Family farm in Pomfret. The race features a single classic track running on narrow trails that wind through the woods with lots of up and lots of down, including some very tight turns where you forget about your form and just try to stay upright on your skis. Because of the cold temps this year, grades 1-4 did a 1.2 loop and grades 5-8 did a more difficult 3.3 course through the woods.  With the wide trails and often banked turns at the Range, Craftsbury and Rikert, skiing on narrow trails with tight turns and whalloping downhills is a rarity for us and it’s really good practice! We want our kids to be able to ski anything, so skiing the Bogburn is a really great thing to do. Thanks to Kari Cuneo for taking all these pictures in the cold!

Kate was our only 1-4th grade racer and she did great, winning her age group and a coveted Bogburn ski hat!

Brady had a good ski in the 5/6 race, pulling in an impressive 3rd. Look how bundled up he is!

Niko showing us how to keep warm while you wait for your start- parka over the shoulders! He pulled out a good one in the cold – finished 2nd!

Taylor showing perfect classic technique! He is going up a slight uphill and his body is in just the right place!  Hard to do at the end of a difficult classic course!  He was our only 7/8 boy skier today.

Gillian is a first year racer and I think she’s getting faster with every race she does. She lost her hat out there, but kept on going!

Virginia did 2 races: the 7/8, then the U16 and she learned a little about pacing today. She also learned not to bundle up too much- she wore her parka for the U16 race (she planned to ski it more slowly) and had to stop and take it off during the race because she got too hot!

Carly has been doing a lot of classic skiing recently and you can tell. She’s got a quick stride and has really learned to shift her weight quickly from ski to ski.

Rachel kicked in right behind Carly with smooth technique that has really improved from last year.

Finley Barker, one of our MMU buddies, came down and skied the race too. Look at that big stride!

Esther waiting to start her U16 race. Esther is quite an athlete. Her first sport right now is swimming, but she is also a great skier and has beautiful classic technique. She skied well today!

Greta Kilburn swooped in and skied the U16 race today too. Unfortunately, I did’t even see her and we didn’t get a picture of her. Next time Greta!

U16 Championships – Titcomb Mtn., Maine

The NENSA U16 Championships began modestly in 1992 has grown into one of the highlights of the season for junior athletes. Each New England state and New York can qualify their fastest 24 14-15 year old boys and girls. Four races ensue over 2 1/2 days. Seeded wave starts ensure match racing at its finest. This event will typically see invited entries from other regions within the US and Canada.

NENSA EasternCup Race Weekend #4 / USSA SuperTour / UVM Carnival – Stowe

What a great weekend of racing in Lake Placid! The final races this weekend with occur at Trapps in Stowe.

For those new to the EC circuit, here’s a Parent Primer on EC Racing: http://www.mansfieldnordic.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/MNCParentPrimer.pdf).

On Saturday (2/6), we will also be joined by the BK Race team who will be practicing/racing from 9am -12pm with Coach Rosemary and of course, cheering on the U16 and U18 MNC racers. Thus, lots of hungry mouths to feed…..so here is the link to the potluck signup: (http://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0e48aba928a3f85-mansfield1).

SATURDAY: We need a couple of families to volunteer to bring a warm, protein filled soup or chile for lunch. (I have a large crock pot if anyone needs to borrow one and Adam will supply a generator for power).  Other families can fill in with healthy snacks/muffins, etc. I will bring a large hot water dispenser for hot chocolate as well as coffee/cream/sugar along with the paper goods needed for the potluck (bowls, spoons, napkins but do bring your own travel mug, if possible).

SUNDAY: I can bring a large chile for lunch….maybe someone else can bring a soup? Again others can fill in with snacks and other foods.

Please do remember to bring your own travel mug for coffee/mochas so we can be a GREEN as possible – thanks! If there is something that you want to bring that is not on the sign up, please let me know and I can add so that the food remains (somewhat!) coordinated.

 

Thanks everyone for your potluck contribution – looking forward to our last EC race of the season and to watching our new rising MNC racers!

 

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