Sunday, March 1, 2015
Congrats!!!
Congratulations Freeport Nordic!!!!!
I was so impressed and proud of you all for the hard work you put into the races Saturday.
Congratulations to all who made the U16 and Eastern High School teams.
I am available to be at practice wednesday,Friday and Saturday this week, see the last posting. See you at practice
Joel
Sunday, February 22, 2015
Practice Schedule 3/2 - 3/8
3/2/15 Monday 2:30 at HS ski room - For all Nordic skiers!! return uniforms and clean room.
3/3/15 Tuesday on your own - CLASSIC 45 minute easy/level 1 ski
3/4/15 Wednesday 3pm meet at Pineland - SKATE 60 minute ski with 3 x 5 minute Intervals
3/5/15 Thursday on your own - SKATE Level 1 ski, ending with 4x 10 seconds V2 sprints
3/6/15 Friday 3pm meet at Pineland - CLASSIC
3/7/15 Saturday - OK no time trial today!!!!
We will ski the back side of Wildcat Mt. More details to come.
Team Year-end dinner at the Dorsey's 6pm??
3/8/15 Sunday On your own - SKATE 90 minute ski
3/3/15 Tuesday on your own - CLASSIC 45 minute easy/level 1 ski
3/4/15 Wednesday 3pm meet at Pineland - SKATE 60 minute ski with 3 x 5 minute Intervals
3/5/15 Thursday on your own - SKATE Level 1 ski, ending with 4x 10 seconds V2 sprints
3/6/15 Friday 3pm meet at Pineland - CLASSIC
3/7/15 Saturday - OK no time trial today!!!!
We will ski the back side of Wildcat Mt. More details to come.
Team Year-end dinner at the Dorsey's 6pm??
3/8/15 Sunday On your own - SKATE 90 minute ski
Sunday, January 25, 2015
SNOW on Tuesday, so practice moved to Monday
Check the forecast: 18-24 inches on Tuesday!!! See below.
Because Freeport will cancel everything on Tuesday, we will not have practice Tuesday and it will be our rest day for the week.
Instead, we will try to practice tomorrow (Monday). I understand that some of you will not be able to make it due to other commitments, but if you can make it, great.
Monday practice will be at Pineland, SKATE. It turns out there will be a bus, so leave from High School at normal time.
Please let me know if you will not be able to make it.
-Dan
P.S. Here is the latest National Weather Service warning as of 4pm Sunday:
Because Freeport will cancel everything on Tuesday, we will not have practice Tuesday and it will be our rest day for the week.
Instead, we will try to practice tomorrow (Monday). I understand that some of you will not be able to make it due to other commitments, but if you can make it, great.
Monday practice will be at Pineland, SKATE. It turns out there will be a bus, so leave from High School at normal time.
Please let me know if you will not be able to make it.
-Dan
P.S. Here is the latest National Weather Service warning as of 4pm Sunday:
...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM MONDAY TO 4 AM EST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAY HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM MONDAY TO 4 AM EST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 18 TO 24 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN LATE MONDAY IN SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE...AND BY EARLY TUESDAY FOR THE MOUNTAINS INTO CENTRAL MAINE. SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES DURING THE DAY TUESDAY. SNOW WILL WIND DOWN LATE TUESDAY...BUT LINGER INTO WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LOW VISIBILITIES WILL LEAD TO DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. * WINDS...NORTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * TEMPERATURES...8 TO 21 ABOVE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.
Friday, January 23, 2015
Saturday Trip to Rumford is ON
Craig confirmed that we will be able to go to Rumford tomorrow. We will have to be back by 4pm.
See everyone at 7:35am!
-Dan
See everyone at 7:35am!
-Dan
Friday and Saturday
To confirm plans for today and tomorrow:
Today's practice (1/23) is at the Pineland Visitor's Center. No bus, meet there ready to go at 2:45. We'll be doing Classic on the Access Loop.
Tomorrow (1/24) we will be going to Rumford to preview the Sassi course (also Classic). They updated conditions today and are claiming to have 25k tracked with frozen granular conditions. Be ready to go for the bus at the high school at 7:35 Saturday morning.
Sunday it is very important that you get out and ski on your own. Skate or classic (whichever you prefer, possibly based on snow conditions) 15k with 4x2min intervals.
-Dan
Today's practice (1/23) is at the Pineland Visitor's Center. No bus, meet there ready to go at 2:45. We'll be doing Classic on the Access Loop.
Tomorrow (1/24) we will be going to Rumford to preview the Sassi course (also Classic). They updated conditions today and are claiming to have 25k tracked with frozen granular conditions. Be ready to go for the bus at the high school at 7:35 Saturday morning.
Sunday it is very important that you get out and ski on your own. Skate or classic (whichever you prefer, possibly based on snow conditions) 15k with 4x2min intervals.
-Dan
Tuesday, January 20, 2015
No Buses This Week, Practice Thursday at High School
A couple things to be aware of this week.
First, because of the midterms there were only 5 people were on the bus today, and there was a strong push to skip the bus and have skiers drive and carpool. That means for Wednesday and Friday you'll need to find your own ride, or let Dan know that you do not have one. We will meet at Oak Hill at 2:45pm.
Second, on Thursday we will stay at the high school and do a strength and core workout in the weight room. Bring running shoes in case we want to go outside, but there will be no long runs.
If you do not have access to the Google calendar, send me your Gmail address or an address you want to be associated with the calendar (you'll need to create an account and log in). All practice and race schedules are in the calendar, and it will be updated regularly with changes!
Tomorrow is skate and Friday will hopefully be classic, though if conditions do not improve at Pineland we may change that.
-Dan
First, because of the midterms there were only 5 people were on the bus today, and there was a strong push to skip the bus and have skiers drive and carpool. That means for Wednesday and Friday you'll need to find your own ride, or let Dan know that you do not have one. We will meet at Oak Hill at 2:45pm.
Second, on Thursday we will stay at the high school and do a strength and core workout in the weight room. Bring running shoes in case we want to go outside, but there will be no long runs.
If you do not have access to the Google calendar, send me your Gmail address or an address you want to be associated with the calendar (you'll need to create an account and log in). All practice and race schedules are in the calendar, and it will be updated regularly with changes!
Tomorrow is skate and Friday will hopefully be classic, though if conditions do not improve at Pineland we may change that.
-Dan
Thursday, January 15, 2015
Results from Wednesday's Race
Congratulations to everyone for a great race yesterday! Here are the results:
Boys' Individual Results
Boys' Team Results
Girls' Individual Results
Girls' Team Results
Special congratulations to Elizabeth Martin (1st) and Lily Johnston (2nd), and the girls' team overall (2nd).
1/15 Practice: Skate, after school
1/16 Practice: Skate, 9am-Noon
1/17 Practice: Classic, 9am-12:30pm
1/18 Individual Skate Ski 20k w/ 5x4min intervals
1/19 Stark's Hill WMC Skate Relays
-Dan
Boys' Individual Results
Boys' Team Results
Girls' Individual Results
Girls' Team Results
Special congratulations to Elizabeth Martin (1st) and Lily Johnston (2nd), and the girls' team overall (2nd).
1/15 Practice: Skate, after school
1/16 Practice: Skate, 9am-Noon
1/17 Practice: Classic, 9am-12:30pm
1/18 Individual Skate Ski 20k w/ 5x4min intervals
1/19 Stark's Hill WMC Skate Relays
-Dan
Wednesday, January 14, 2015
Monday WMC Race at Stark's
Here is the info for the skate relay race Monday at Stark's Hill from John Weston. Be ready to go for the bus at 7:20am (Doug, that means you!).
The format will be the same as past years, which has worked very well!
BOYS' RELAY TEAM
Kyle
Jacob
Nate
Bennett
GIRLS' RELAY TEAM
Lily J
Jasmine
Virginia
Liz M
The remaining team members will participate in the Mass Start races.
A reminder that we are hosting and will need adult volunteers to hand out bibs, etc. Contact Doug Martin if you can do this!
-Dan
The format will be the same as past years, which has worked very well!
Each school will be limited to 2 boys teams and 2 girls teams (4 on a
team). The rest will go into an individual race. Everyone will get a
split on the same course for comparison.
Loop = 3.93k Skate per leg. View the Course Map.
4 person teams – same gender. Each school limited to 2 boys teams and 2 girls teams.
All others will be in a mass start race on same course.
Boys Relay at 10:30
Girls Relay at 11:35
Boys Individual - Mass start at 12:45
Girls Individual - Mass start at 12:50
BOYS' RELAY TEAM
Kyle
Jacob
Nate
Bennett
GIRLS' RELAY TEAM
Lily J
Jasmine
Virginia
Liz M
The remaining team members will participate in the Mass Start races.
A reminder that we are hosting and will need adult volunteers to hand out bibs, etc. Contact Doug Martin if you can do this!
-Dan
Monday, January 12, 2015
Freeport Winning Streak Continues, Schedule This Week
Congratulations for an outstanding performance in Saturday's Hornet Classic at Stark's Hill. Each and every team member gave all they had and Joel and I are very pleased.
The top highlights include a 1-2 finish for Lily Johnston and Elizabeth Martin leading to a 2nd-place overall finish for the girls' team, and a 4th-place finish overall for the boys.
See all results on MaineHighSchoolSkiing.com.
The Week's Schedule
Here is the schedule for the rest of the week:
Tuesday, Jan. 13: Classic practice at Pineland after school.
Wednesday, Jan. 14: Scheduled classic race at Pineland. This snow may ensure that this can be classic. Pineland will decide tomorrow about the course, and if there is enough snow to do classic (if not, the race will be skate). Boys start at 3:30; Girls will follow immediately after last boy.
Thursday, Jan. 15: Skate practice at Pineland after school.
Friday, Jan. 16: NO SCHOOL. Skate practice at Pineland 9:00am-12:30pm.
Saturday, Jan. 17: Classic practice at Pineland 9:00am-12:30pm.
Sunday, Jan. 18: Individual Ski 20k w/5 x 4 minute intervals to get heart rate up day before race.
Monday, Jan. 19: NO SCHOOL. Skate relay race at Stark's Hill. We are race hosts and will need parents to volunteer -- contact Doug Martin! Bus at 7:20am, race at 10:30am. Details to follow.
Practice/Race Calendar
I will be sharing a Google Calendar of all practices with all the athletes. If parents want to have access, send me a Gmail address if you have one, or I can give access to another e-mail address if you prefer.
-Dan
The top highlights include a 1-2 finish for Lily Johnston and Elizabeth Martin leading to a 2nd-place overall finish for the girls' team, and a 4th-place finish overall for the boys.
See all results on MaineHighSchoolSkiing.com.
The Week's Schedule
Here is the schedule for the rest of the week:
Tuesday, Jan. 13: Classic practice at Pineland after school.
Wednesday, Jan. 14: Scheduled classic race at Pineland. This snow may ensure that this can be classic. Pineland will decide tomorrow about the course, and if there is enough snow to do classic (if not, the race will be skate). Boys start at 3:30; Girls will follow immediately after last boy.
Thursday, Jan. 15: Skate practice at Pineland after school.
Friday, Jan. 16: NO SCHOOL. Skate practice at Pineland 9:00am-12:30pm.
Saturday, Jan. 17: Classic practice at Pineland 9:00am-12:30pm.
Sunday, Jan. 18: Individual Ski 20k w/5 x 4 minute intervals to get heart rate up day before race.
Monday, Jan. 19: NO SCHOOL. Skate relay race at Stark's Hill. We are race hosts and will need parents to volunteer -- contact Doug Martin! Bus at 7:20am, race at 10:30am. Details to follow.
Practice/Race Calendar
I will be sharing a Google Calendar of all practices with all the athletes. If parents want to have access, send me a Gmail address if you have one, or I can give access to another e-mail address if you prefer.
-Dan
Thursday, January 8, 2015
WMC Results from Wed., Jan. 7: Freeport Rocks!
The results from yesterday's 5.4km race at Pineland are in.
Girls' Results
Boys' Results
GIRLS
Congratulations everyone! Your hard work is clearly paying off, but we still have a lot more hard work ahead of us. Be sure you're doing your own core workouts every night before bed!
-Dan
Girls' Results
Boys' Results
GIRLS
- Elizabeth Martin wins! Extremely strong performance -- great job!
- Lily Johnston (3rd), Jasmine Olins (6th) and Virginia Fullager (7th) mean Freeport took 4 out of the top 7 spots.
- Freshman Maya Egan put in an extremely respectable 15th-place finish out of 39 skiers (2nd among freshman).
- Taylor Schenker looked solid on her way to 22nd place.
- Abby Smith was impressive in her first skate race ever, and Elizabeth Kolle finished strong in her second skate race ever!
- Sophomore Bennett Hight wins! Very impressive victory over lots of older skiers -- great job!
- Sophomores Kyle Dorsey (5th) and Yacob Olins (7th) round out the top ten.
- First-year skier Nathan Smail is continuing to amaze, with a 14th-place finish.
- Brother John Smail was close behind in 16th.
- Josef Biberstein showed his excellent technique on the way to 22nd place.
- Perrin Davidson rounds out the team in 27th out of 43 skiers.
Congratulations everyone! Your hard work is clearly paying off, but we still have a lot more hard work ahead of us. Be sure you're doing your own core workouts every night before bed!
-Dan
Tuesday, January 6, 2015
Wednesday (Jan. 7) Race at PINELAND
Tomorrow's race has been moved to the Pineland Campus Loop. It will be a skate race with Greely, Cape, Gray/New Gloucester, Waynflete, and Portland.
Forecast for tomorrow's race is 16 degrees at 3:30pm, so we will wax with blue.
The race will be wave start by grade. The original plan was for a 5k but this may no longer be correct. These are the original start times provided for the Twin Brook race, so this may change:
3:30 Senior Boys
3:33 Junior Boys
3:36 Sophomore Boys
3:39: Freshman Boys
3:45 Senior Girls
3:48 Junior Girls
3:51 Sophomore Girls
3:54 Freshman Girls
Today we will practice on the Pineland River Loop because they have asked us to stay off Campus and Oak Hill to conserve snow for tomorrow's races.
-Dan
Forecast for tomorrow's race is 16 degrees at 3:30pm, so we will wax with blue.
The race will be wave start by grade. The original plan was for a 5k but this may no longer be correct. These are the original start times provided for the Twin Brook race, so this may change:
3:30 Senior Boys
3:33 Junior Boys
3:36 Sophomore Boys
3:39: Freshman Boys
3:45 Senior Girls
3:48 Junior Girls
3:51 Sophomore Girls
3:54 Freshman Girls
Today we will practice on the Pineland River Loop because they have asked us to stay off Campus and Oak Hill to conserve snow for tomorrow's races.
-Dan
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