Friday and Saturday (2/1 & 2/2) practice

We are keeping our fingers crossed for cooling temperatures! That said, our plans for the coming two days are:

Friday - 8am bus departure for Pineland. The folks in the ski shop sounded optimistic that they would be opening tomorrow (hinging upon cooling overnight temperatures). We will practice for 2.5 hours tomorrow, finishing by 11am. We will SKATE ski (except for those who can only classic, in which case waxless skis are recommended). Bring your sneakers, in case the access loop does not re-open, and we do dryland.  

If you will not be riding the bus, please email us tonight. 

Saturday - 8am bus departure for Black Mountain (1st choice) or Sugarloaf (2nd choice). We will not know until tomorrow whether Black Mtn. will be open on Saturday. Regardless of location we will have a time trial (hopefully classic, assuming places can set a track). Return time will depend upon the destination. More information to come tomorrow. 

Thank you to all of the skiers and their parents for remaining flexible! 

Strength Circuit

Jump Squats
Pushups
Lunge jumps
Step-ups
Pullups
Box Jumps
"Single Stick" with bands
Crunch twist with medicine ball
Superman
Chair Dips
"Double Pole" throw with medicine ball
Ball Walkout

Friday and Saturday (2/1 & 2/2) practices

We are planning to TRAVEL to better snow on both Friday and Saturday.

We realize that the lack of snow and training options has become frustrating for everyone. Additionally, we are quickly heading into our season championships. With this in mind, we have decided to travel to venues with better snow conditions both Friday and Saturday. We will decide on the location later in the week, as the decision will be dependent on how venues fair through the anticipated rain. Options, as of now, include Stark's Hill, Waterville, and Black Mountain. We will have a bus for transportation on both days.

Regardless of destination, the bus will depart FHS at 8 am BOTH days! This will allow us to get in a quality practice and return to Freeport in good time. Please make your weekend plans accordingly.

RACE TUESDAY 1/29

CHANGE OF SCHEDULE: WE WILL HAVE A SKATE RACE ON TUESDAY, 1/29, AT PINELAND!

Wednesday's race has been moved forward, to Tuesday, in an effort to avoid the forecasted rain. The race will now be a SKATE SPRINT race, held in wave format. The race will begin at 3:30 pm. Athletes will be dismissed early, for a 2 pm bus departure. DO NOT BE LATE!

Parents are welcome to come. However, Pineland has requested that NO PARENTS WALK OR SKI on the course, due to the sparse snow cover. That said, as it is a sprint race, there should be ample spectating from the center/parking lot.

Skiers: Wax your skate skis tonight (with blue or purple wax). Make sure to scrape and brush them BEFORE you leave for Pineland tomorrow! Also, it is essential that they are brushed out well. Remember to bring lots of extra dry clothes for tomorrow (pre- and post-race). Finally, if you have multiple pairs of skate skis, I would suggest waxing and bringing BOTH your race and rock skis.

See everyone tomorrow!

Sassi Course review

As for the course map: if you open that document ( http://www.chisholmskiclub.org/images/trail_maps/2011-12/Pauls-5K.jpg )

Remember the 5 "sections" that we broke the course into last Sunday.

The 1st section (the 'Downhill' section) ends at the "10C" on the map. It will be very important to warm up well before the start of this race, as the first 1.5km is downhill. So your body will need to be warm BEFORE you start!

The 2nd section (the 'Transitions' section) ends at 3km. It is vital to keep your concentration on this part of the course, always preparing for the next downhill/uphill - to ensure that you have the most speed possible going into either.

The 3rd section (the "Strong" section) ends at "19". This is one of the most important sections of the race! Most of this section will be kick double pole/long striding. It is important to work hard throughout this entire section and to keep your technique in mind, ensuring that you make the best use possible of your kick wax.

The 4th section ("High School Hill") ends at "19A". Do NOT let High School Hill dictate your whole race, do not worry about the hill until you get there! Depending on Saturday's snow conditions the hill may require a lot of herring bone. Remember to keep the V of your skis as narrow as possible. Additionally, near the top of the hill make sure to take "best line" (keeping to the left of the trail, and the inside of the corner). When you get to the top of the hill push AS HARD AS YOU CAN over the top. Do NOT get into a tuck until you are going too fast to double pole.

The 5th section ("3 little hills") ends just past "19B". Remember to keep your technique in check here and use all remaining energy in this rolling section. The top of each little hill is a finish line to race towards. After the 3rd hill race across the top, to build as much speed as possible going into the final downhill into the stadium.

The end! :)

Sassi Classic race Jan 26, 2013

Event website:

http://www.chisholmskiclub.org/sassi-memorial

 

Thank you to everyone for coming to our Event.

Below is the final schedule for the day.
Please review the attachment regarding the new Tailgating Policy.

Course - Paul's 5k (with High School Hill)
8:00 - Main Lodge opens
8:00 - Wax building opens
9:00 - Coaches meeting - First floor of Timing Building
9:10 - Race Headquarters opens (note: this is different than the original info sheet)
10:50 - Course closed - 10 minutes before race start
11:00 - Start of J2 Men (15 second interval start)
11:32 - Last J2 Man starts
11:45 - Start of remaining Men
12:26 - Last Man starts
12:50 - Course closed - 10 minutes before race start
13:00 - Start of J2 Women
13:31 - Last J2 Woman starts
13:45 - Start of remaining Women
14:19 - Last Woman starts

14:30 - Start of adaptive race (one lap of 2.5K adaptive course)

15 minute protest period for all races starts shortly after completion of the fourth race
15:15 - Bib Draws and Awards Ceremony - Under the bridge
15:45 - J2 Team registration - Main Lodge Conference Room

More info:
Bib pickup at Race Headquarters after 9:10 am
Wax Room Keys at Ticket Counter in Main Lodge after 8 am

Start Lists have been posted on our website.
http://www.chisholmskiclub.org/sassi-memorial-5k-1-26-13/women-s-sassi-results-2013

Run orders have also been added to RaceSplitter http://racesplitter.com/chisholm-ski-club

Let's keep an eye on everyone regarding hypothermia.

The weather forecast from National Weather Service calls for "Mostly cloudy, with a high near 11. Northwest wind 3 to 7 mph."

(9 degrees & 7mph winds at race time).

Please make sure everyone dresses appropriately.

Race Headquarters is open for athletes to warm up in before their start.

Ski patrol is available, just ask the announcer or a "Red Coat" for assistance.

J2 Team info is available: http://www.mainehighschoolskiing.com/

543 athletes registered. It will be another great event.


Bob Arsenault

Chisholm Ski Club

Race Headquarters 364-7045

Friday 1/25 practice and Saturday's Sassi Memorial race

We are keeping our fingers crossed that Pineland will re-open tomorrow! Regardless, there WILL be practice tomorrow at 12:30 pm. This means that all skiers should bring gear for BOTH dryland or on-snow practice. You MUST be at practice tomorrow if you are planning to race on Saturday!

Saturday will be a very long day, which means that all skiers must come prepared with lots of clothing and food! The bus will leave FHS at 7:30 am SHARP! Everyone should plan on arriving by 7:20 am. After arriving at Black Mountain, the team will ski the course together, regardless of start times. We will use this time to talk about the course and appropriate strategies. Skiers should change their tops after this initial ski, to prevent spending hour(s) in a sweaty and cold top. I suggest each skier brings 3+ skiing tops (plus their race top), to ensure staying dry and warm. In addition, skiers must bring SNEAKERS, in the case of a partial running warm up. 

Skiers should also bring healthy and substantial (high carbohydrate) snacks with them, as well as full water bottles. Since skiers will not be racing until late morning/early afternoon they will need to eat again after breakfast. Good snacks include: bagels, bread, fruit (especially bananas), dried fruit, good quality energy bars (such as Cliff, etc.). Boys should plan to eat something around 8 to 9am (depending on their personal start time). Girls should plan to eat something around 10 to 11am (depending on their personal start time). 

Skiers need to remember to MARK their kick zones, on the sides of their skis. In addition, they must mark their NAME on their race skis (this can be done with tape on the top of the ski). Unmarked and unnamed skis WILL NOT be waxed on race day. 

Finally, you can see an online copy of the course map for Saturday. http://www.chisholmskiclub.org/images/trail_maps/2011-12/Pauls-5K.jpg

See everyone tomorrow, good luck in your final exams!

Tuesday 1/22 practice

Practice will be ON YOUR OWN today! 

Pineland is CLOSED. They are planning to blow snow tonight and will hope to re-open tomorrow. 

After finishing exams today, get out for a short EASY jog (30-45 minutes), followed by strength circuits. The strength circuits should mimic what we have done in the past, including:

push ups

pull ups (if you can access a bar)

squat jumps

lunge jumps

planks (front and side)

double pole/single stick with elastic band (if you can access one)

step ups

box jumps

burpees

chair dips

crunches, crunches and more crunches 

If you find some snow around town, or in your back yard, you could replace the jog with an hour of easy skiing. 

Pineland plans to re-open tomorrow.

See you on Wednesday!

Stark's Hill Relay race / practice this week

Congratulations to the Freeport nordic ski team for a good job today at the relay.
I would like to thank all of you for being on time, warming up and racing well today. I was impressed at how you all worked on improving your technique pushing yourself to be more efficient in order to be a faster skier. I saw a lot of V2 and V2 alternate and some very good downhill technique.

We have practice this week Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday and then the Sassi classic race Saturday.
We know you have misterms this week so that takes priority over anything else. Please let Heather and I know the day before if you have to miss practice due to exams.
We currently have practice at the same time, 2:30 bus to Pineland. I left Craig Sickles a message to see if we have to have it at the same time or if it can be changed to an earlier time.

Right now plan on a 2:30 bus for Tuesday's practice and we will post a note on this site tonight or early tomorrow morning  if we to change it.

Let Heather and I know if you are nervouse about having enough study time for exams and maybe we can work something out.

Again, congratulations on a good job at the race today.

Joel

Boy's and Girl's relay team result's

WMC - Stark's Relay - 1/21/2013 - BOYS OVERALL RESULTS

Leg 1

Leg 2

Leg 3

Leg 4

Place

Team

Start

Bib

Name

Split

Tag

Bib

Name

Split

Tag

Bib

Name

Split

Tag

Bib

Name

Split

Finish

Total

1

Yarmouth 1

01:00

1

Sam Alexander

09:46

10:46

2

Mike Smith

10:31

21:18

3

Jasper Houston

10:15

31:32

4

Jackson Hall

10:08

41:40

40:40

2

Merriconeag 1

01:00

13

Graham Roeber

10:21

11:21

14

Ben Tindall

10:18

21:39

15

Zach Neveu

10:33

32:13

16

Jack Pierce

09:32

41:45

40:45

3

Fryeburg 1

01:00

45

Logan Gerchman

10:46

11:46

46

Dacota Griffin

11:52

23:38

47

Liam LeConey

11:36

35:14

48

Silas Eastman

09:03

44:17

43:17

4

Freeport 1

01:00

61

Mason Cyr

11:01

12:01

62

Zach Merrill

10:58

22:59

63

Nick Nelsonwood

11:45

34:44

64

Forest McCurdy

10:19

45:03

44:03

5

Portland 1

01:00

33

Ben Allen

09:54

10:54

34

Oliver Nolan

11:14

22:07

35

Brad Ravenelle

11:53

34:00

36

Jeremy Ravenelle

11:35

45:35

44:35

6

Gray/NG 1

01:00

5

Paul Phillips

11:21

12:21

6

Bryce Neal

11:48

24:10

7

Eric Wilcox

11:08

35:18

8

Nick Rogers

11:12

46:30

45:30

7

Waynflete 1

01:00

25

Dylan Kingsbury

10:27

11:27

26

Dylan Souter

14:34

26:02

27

Aidan Olney

11:12

37:13

28

Josh Espy

09:37

46:51

45:51

8

Falmouth 2

01:00

57

Ethan Cantlin

10:24

11:24

58

Henry Coxe

12:40

24:04

59

Adam Meyer

12:23

36:27

60

Iain Kurry

10:56

47:23

46:23

9

Greely 1

01:00

17

Ian Byron

11:39

12:39

18

Sam Hill

12:15

24:54

19

Tim Adams

11:41

36:36

20

Doug Mitiguy

10:58

47:33

46:33

10

Fryeburg 2

01:00

49

Sullivan Briggs

11:32

12:32

50

Austin Gerchman

11:20

23:52

51

Jesse Liljedahl

12:24

36:16

52

Patrick Carty

11:49

48:05

47:05

11

Mixed 1

01:00

41

Mitch Harris

09:46

10:46

42

Jake Morrow-Spitzer

13:43

24:28

43

Ben Kelly

13:37

38:05

44

Jonathan Bland

11:14

49:20

48:20

12

Gray/NG 2

01:00

9

Garret Wilbur

11:51

12:51

10

Evan Harmer

12:53

25:44

11

Ben Rogers

11:51

37:35

12

Josh Harper

12:43

50:17

49:17

13

Deering 1

01:00

37

Kuba Chandler

09:15

10:15

38

Jordan Roche

13:20

23:35

39

Jed McGill

16:10

39:45

40

Tom Kiffney

11:05

50:49

49:49

14

Freeport 2

01:00

65

Bennett Brainard

11:39

12:39

66

Josef Biberstein

12:55

25:34

67

Chris West

13:32

39:06

68

Painter Soule

13:38

52:44

51:44

15

Greely 2

01:00

21

Evan Morrison

12:16

13:16

22

Phil Hodgkins

12:40

25:56

23

Connor Whittum

13:02

38:59

24

Tyler Perron

15:15

54:13

53:13

16

Falmouth 1

01:00

53

Isaac Merson

14:28

15:28

54

Pedro Mayer

14:12

29:40

55

Ben Dobbins

12:55

42:35

56

Sid Singh

16:18

58:53

57:53

WMC - Stark's Relay - 1/21/2013 - GIRLS OVERALL RESULTS

Leg 1

Leg 2

Leg 3

Leg 4

Place

Team

Start

Bib

Name

Split

Tag

Bib

Name

Split

Tag

Bib

Name

Split

Tag

Bib

Name

Split

Finish

Total

1

Merriconeag 1

01:00

92

Samantha Pierce

11:32

12:32

93

Lily Tupper

12:44

25:15

94

Teagan Wu

11:48

37:03

95

Zoe Chace-Donahue

11:04

48:07

47:07

2

Yarmouth 1

01:00

80

Lucy Alexander

11:52

12:52

81

Ellie Teare

12:07

24:59

82

Caitlin Teare

12:22

37:21

83

Sarah Myers

12:58

50:19

49:18.9

3

Mixed 1

01:00

104

Emily Bland

11:58

12:58

105

Lizzy Landry

13:00

25:59

106

Kate Suslovic

13:25

39:24

107

Abby Popenoe

10:55

50:19

49:19.0

4

Freeport 1

01:00

124

Emma Egan

13:06

14:06

125

Fiona Ahearn

13:03

27:10

126

Bethanie Knighton

12:40

39:50

127

Elizabeth Martin

10:53

50:44

49:44

5

Yarmouth 2

01:00

84

Alex Lucas

13:14

14:14

85

Emma Pidden

12:46

27:00

86

Olivia Conrad

12:47

39:46

87

Ihila Lesnikova

12:02

51:48

50:48

6

Freeport 2

01:00

128

Nina Moore

12:52

13:52

129

Lia Wellen

13:27

27:19

130

Virginia Fullagar

13:41

41:00

131

Lily LaMarre

13:40

54:40

53:40

7

Gray/NG 1

01:00

88

Keaton McEvoy

14:21

15:21

89

Amanda Giggey

14:29

29:50

91

Caitlin Holmquist

13:17

43:07

90

Audrey Garcia

12:14

55:21

54:21

8

Fryeburg 1

01:00

108

Amber Dindorf

14:25

15:25

109

Kelsey Liljedahl

14:28

29:53

110

Kristen Dostie

14:31

44:24

111

Hannah Plowden

13:52

58:16

57:16

9

Falmouth 2

01:00

120

Camille Dunwoody

13:28

14:28

121

Ava Demer

12:59

27:27

122

Sara Twombley

16:16

43:43

123

Meghan Charest

15:27

59:10

58:10

10

Falmouth 1

01:00

116

Jessica Abramson

13:11

14:11

117

Liza Cooney

15:06

29:17

118

Caitlin Bucksbaum

13:12

42:28

119

Emily Wrobleski

17:56

1:00:24

59:24

11

Greely 1

01:00

96

Emily Follett

15:24

16:24

97

Samantha Todd

16:45

33:09

98

Breanna Harmer

16:09

49:18

99

Eloise Peabbles

14:52

1:04:10

1:03:10

12

Waynflete 1

01:00

100

Gail Johnson

15:41

16:41

101

Phoebe Colvin Oehmig

16:48

33:29

102

Gemma Laurence

16:33

50:02

103

Abby King

18:43

1:08:45

1:07:45

13

Fryeburg 2

01:00

112

Michelle Boucher

20:29

21:29

113

Catie Gillette

17:00

38:29

114

Kiley Jolicoeur

19:09

57:38

115

Juliet Fink

15:49

1:13:27

1:12:27