Sunday Monday Jan 14 & Jan 15

I am heading to Jackson, NH Sunday so will not be at Pineland for practice.
Try to get out for a skate ski Sunday so you are moving the day before the race.


Monday's bus is leaving right at 7:30 so please be there a little before so we can leave on time.

Practice canceled Saturday Jan 13

Pineland is closed today!!
With all the warm temps and rain the past 2 days anywhere we go will be really soft and wet and not sure if it will hold up with a bunch of skiers on the snow.


I am officially canceling todays practice, but I will be at the school at 10am to ski on the track for a short workout and then to wax skis if anyone still needs to wax for Monday.
I will be at the school from 10am-12:30pm


If it freezes up tomorrow and Pineland opens then I will hold an optional practice Sunday Jan 14 at 1pm Please read the Pineland Farm website. If they are open then I will be over there, if they are not open then I will make other arrangements. Think cold and snow!!!

Friday Jan 12 & Saturday Jan 13

No Practice Friday Jan 12


Saturday practice delayed - 10am - 12pm




There will be no practice Friday Jan 12 due to both coaches having meetings.
Please get out on your skis for an easy 45 to 60 minute ski if possible.
End the ski with a 15 minutes of double poling.


I will be at the ski room Friday at 5:15 pm if anyone is interested in waxing their skis for Monday.


Saturday practice will be an hour later, 10am - 12pm.
Be aware of the weather and come out only if it is safe and you are comfortable driving.
We will be skating Saturday. Bring an extra set of clothes as it may be raining and we will may be getting wet. If it is raining, you need to change your clothes before heading home so you don't cool down too fast and get chilled.

Monday Jan 15 race information

Wanting to get Monday's race information out sooner than later in case parents are planning on attending.
Below is the info from the Fryeburg coach. It is a longer day due to the different start times.
It will be a cold day so it will be very important to bring layers and heavy coats, Caroline, to make sure you do not get cold while waiting for your race or after while your race.


Caroline, Abbye, Catalina and Elsa will be in the individual race, start time at 12:20
Everyone else will be on a team, start times listed below.

Coaches,

            I hope everything went well today.  The Pineland race was great, many thanks to everyone involved with that.

            Looking ahead to our relay race on Monday:

            We obviously have a few challenging weather days ahead but experience has shown that Stark’s should hold snow fine (my biggest concern will be ponding in the stadium).  It will be fast skiing on Monday for certain!

            I know we talked about some format changes but I’m going to stick with what we have done in the past because it has worked so well.

               Skate – 3.93k per leg, map attached. 

                2 girls teams and 2 boys teams per school (4 skiers per team).  Everyone else will be in the individual race.  We limit the field to keep the day moving – this has worked well in the past.  You can have skiers within your team do multiple legs to fill out a team, but please no mixed teams between schools.

                Rather than using the online system, just email me your teams and individuals – in Excel if possible.

                Girls start at 10:00

                Boys 11:10

                Boys Individual Mass Start at 12:15  (I’m going to keep the boys first to limit overtaking racers)

                Girls Individual Mass Start at 12:20

Tuesday Jan 9/Wednesday Jan 10 Classic practice and Race

Tuesday Jan 9 will be a classic practice.

WMC nordic race on Wednesday, January 10

Here's what there is to know about this week's nordic race ...

WMC Classic Race

Co-Hosts:  Falmouth & MCWS

Teams: Falmouth, MCWS, Waynflete, Fryeburg, Cape, Freeport

 

1.  Running orders are due into the race entry system by tonight.

2.  5+K mass start Classic Race.

3.  Girls Start @ 3:30 - Boys will Start @ 3:45 

4.  Pick up your bibs in the tote at the start area near the Oak Hill trailhead.

5.  We will aim for 10 Start Lanes for the mass start.

6.  The Course will be on the Oak Hill Loop .... keeping to the LEFT at the bottom of the down hills.   

7.  All cut-offs will be blocked off with flags or cones.

8. Timing will be done by Jim from 5KSports.   

9.  Skiers, Coaches, & Spectators please ski in the direction of the race course!!

10.  Coaches Meeting @ the trailhead @ 3PM

11. Results will be found on http://www.coolrunning.com/.

12. NO DOGS AT PINELAND.

Have Fun!!

Susan Sonntag
Maine Coast Waldorf High School
highschool@mainecoastwaldorf.org
207.865.3900 x201

Telstar Relays Cancelled / Saturday practice 11:00AM

It is official the Telstar relays have been canceled for Saturday.


I will be at the wax room after Friday's practice to help with waxing skis, since it is still a very very good idea to wax them every day if possible.


We will hold a practice at Pineland on Saturday BUT it will be at 11:00AM. CLASSIC SKIING
It will be very cold, or should I say it will be the same as Fort Kent, so dress as you did last week in Fort Kent, not as you did in the Cayman Islands.


I assume we are canceling Friday's pasta party but that is up to you and if you want an excuse to take over the Johnston's house. :)

Ski camp photos

First off, great job again to everyone at camp! Also a big thanks to parents and chaperones for making it all possible!

Second off, great work at the race yesterday at Pineland. You all raced hard and the results show it (boys first place, girls second place). Let's keep up the great work and continue to work hard at training and pushing each other. Nice work sticking to your goals and committing to warm up and cool down.

I just wanted to share with everyone some of the side adventures to ski camp. I’m not sure there’s another Nordic team that loves alpine slopes or powder as much as we do!

Climbing up the Alpine slope

Playing in some powder

Climbing snowshoe trails

 Biathlon practice

1st WMC race

Race results can be found on Cool Running website.


Congratulations to everyone for some really good racing today. Amazing results and a great start for both teams and it takes a team to score well so lets keep supporting each other and look forward to the next race which may be next Wednesday with the way the temps look for Saturday.


If practice is canceled for Thursday then try to get out in your neighborhood for a backyard ski or snowshoe with poles and go for a least an hour.
We will have practice Friday and then wax skis Friday before we head to the pasta party at the Johnston's.


Great job can't wait for the next race. :)

Holiday camp and week of Jan 1

Thanks to all of you for such a great ski camp at Fort Kent. Lets just say the weather was a bit challenging with 3 days hovering around 0F.
Also thanks to all the parent volunteers for making the trip go so smoothly.


If you have photos of the ski camp please forward them on to everyone to enjoy.
The Fort Kent Outdoor Center is interested in holding a ski/biathlon summer camp for anyone from Southern Maine. I will work on this later this winter.


The week of Jan 1 starts the race season with a mass start skate race on Wednesday Jan 3 and then the Telstar Skate relay race on Saturday Jan 6
Wednesday's race starts at 3:30pm with the girls going first followed by the boys.
Saturday's race starts at 11:00am and the teams will consist of 2 girls and 2 boys.


Dress warmly, just like Fort Kent as it will still be cold. Wednesday and Thursday will be a heat wave as it is supposed to be in the 20's


Saturday is supposed to be back down in the low single digits so dress extra warm as Telstar usually has a wind in the field.


Tomorrow, Tuesday Jan 2 practice is on at 3pm and we are meeting at Pineland, no bus.


Let the racing fun begin!!.