Pasta Party

Hello all,

Tomorrow after practice we will have a Pasta Party at the Dorsey home.
We will confirm an exact time at practice.

Remember it is going to be cold tomorrow so dress warm! (I would highly recommend something thicker than leggings for your bottom layer.) Also bring dry clothes for after practice, snacks, and water.

See you all tomorrow!

Saturday Dec 17

Saturday Dec 17 is the Sugarloaf opener. It will be a skate race between 3 and 5k, they have not set the course yet.


The bus leaves at 7am, do not be late.


This is the first race of the season for all teams so don't get nervous about it. Take the opportunity to see where you are physically and practice technique in a race.

1st Pineland Practice Dec 15

Thursday December 15 we will car pool to Pineland to get on groomed trails. Hopefully we will have enough car seats to get everyone out there. We will discuss this at todays practice.


Anyone driving another skier needs to have signed the drivers form to have passengers.


Friday Dec 16, we will have a bus taking us to Pineland.
It will be a very cold day, with a HIGH of 11 degrees F.


Make sure you bring all your warm clothes, a heavy coat and everyone has to wear a hat and gloves.
bring a buff or neck warmer as well


Be ready to leave the HS right after school is out, as close to 2:30 as possible.

Sunday Dec 4

Great First week of training by all of you.
I am impressed that everyone started the Nordic Season with some good fitness.


Sunday Dec 4 - Get out for a 90 minutes exercise, biking, running, hiking are great if that is all you can make happen, but walking/jogging with poles will be even better if you can find some trails to explore.


If you are comfortable with roller skiing then do 90 minutes continuous of a level 1 and 2 roller ski.
If you have roller skis and are not yet comfortable then get out on them for 45 minutes to practice and then finish your workout with walking/jogging with poles if possible.


Monday Dec 5 is a day off, focus on your other activities and homework and take the day off from training.


See everyone on Tuesday for week 2.


Joel

Ski Season Starts Tuesday Nov 29

I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving.
Ski season starts this Tuesday November 29.
Please bring your running shoes and roller skis if you have them. Be prepared to be outside in the cold weather


I apologize but I realized this weekend that the seasons calendar was not viewable on the blog. I corrected it and you should be able to see all the upcoming practices and races.
Of course the calendar may change over the season so watch the blog and emails for updates.


See you all Tuesday.

Pictures

We have added a gallery page to the blog. Throughout the season you can email Elysha your pictures and she will add them to the gallery.

There is snow at Titcomb Mt and they are hosting a training day.

 

I NEEED TO KNOW WHO IS PLANNING ON GOING TOMORROW, SATURDAY, February 27.

 

I am sending this to the entire team as you all are welcome to come skiing if you want to spend the day in Farmington.

 

We will leave from the High School at 9am!!!

I hope to be back no later than 4pm.

 

We will be skate skiing most of the day, but feel free to bring classic to cool down with if you want.

 

We will be doing the sprint races for our intervals, but you do not have to do those if you are coming out just to ski.

 

Please bring

Skate skis, poles and boots

Water bottle

Change of clothes

Lunch if you don’t want to purchase food there

Money for trail fee and snacks

 

We will have to figure out carpooling when we get to the school. Just let me know tonight who is going.

 

Parents I need to have a note saying it is ok to have students riding with other students or if they need to ride with me (I have room for 4)

 

Sorry for the last minute message

 

Joel

U16/EHSC Qualifier

Just a reminder that everyone racing in the U16/EHSC qualifier race on March 5 has to register themselves.
The School (or I) will not register anyone for this race.


http://chisholmskiclub.org/index.php/eastern-hs-championship-maine-qualifier


We will be waxing both classic and Skate skis on Friday March 4 at the high school starting at 3:30.


Check the calendar for the practice schedule and be flexible with the type of training, we may be roller skiing, running or skiing on snow depending on weather.


Bring running shoes, skate ski boots and roller ski poles to practice.

Post States

Wow, the regular Nordic Ski season is over. :( That went very fast and was very challenging due to the "great" winter we are having.
I want to thank all of the Freeport/Brunswick Nordic team for their great accomplishes this winter and amazing results at the WMCC and States races. :)


The next step for all of you is to make sure you attend the Awards ceremony March 3 at 7pm. It will be shorter than past years as we will just be doing the awards and not staying for the individual team  part.
Instead we will have a year-end party where we will present varsity letters/certificates, State team medals and just enjoy the end of the season and maybe view some photos.
Details will be coming soon.


Also...
I updated the Feb and march calendars with a couple practices, so check them out if you want to keep "skiing". Anyone trying out for the EHSC and U16 teams have to be focused enough to keep going with your workouts till after those races are over.
I will be handing out roller skis on Wednesday so you can keep skiing during the week and hopefully snow skiing on the weekend.


All practices are optional, but highly recommended for EHSC and U16 skiers. Plus it will give you a head start for next year. :)

Saturday at Sugarloaf

For Saturday at Sugarloaf bring both classic and skate skis, we will do both that day. Also please pack a lunch and snacks for the day or money to purchase lunch at their deli.

Practice Feb 8 - 17 Update with the correct month :)

Another Congratulations to all of the Freeport Nordic Team for 2 great WMCC races.
What a tough week for everyone skiing in icy conditions and then roller skiing to soft powder.


Now it is on to the States. We still have to stay focused on skiing our best and fine tuning technique.
I will be gone till the 15th. You will be in great hands with Coach Dyer (Elysha, in case you forgot)


This week's schedule
Monday Feb 8 -         Day off
Tuesday Feb 9 -         2:30 bus to Pineland Skate
Wednesday Feb 10 -  2:30 bus to Pineland Skate
Thursday Feb 11  -    Day off
Friday Feb 12 -         2:30 bus to Pineland Classic
Saturday Feb 13 -     7:30 bus to Sugarloaf Classic
Sunday Feb 14 -       9:00 optional practice at Pineland Skate
Monday Feb 15 -      2:30 bus to Pineland Classic
Tuesday Feb 16 -      Day off
Wednesday Feb 17 - Practice on your own.
                                 2:00 wax at the High School. We have to wax both classic and skate skis.
Thursday Feb 18 -    7:30 bus to Sugarloaf Nordic Center State classic race






Brunswick team
Monday Feb 8 -       30 min ski w/ 2 x 2 min pickups after 15 minutes, ending w/ 4 x 10 sec sprints
Tuesday Feb 9 -       Conference championships
Wednesday Feb 10 - 45 min ski w/ 3 x 2 min pickups after 20 min, ending w/ 4 x 10 sec sprints
Thursday Feb 11 -    Conference Championships
Friday Feb 12 -        Day off
Saturday Feb 13 - Wednesday Jan 17 same schedule as above