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A collection of live feeds from cross-country ski blogs around the web.

  • BMD classic sprint race 11/3/12

    SprintBMDnov12 from matt boobar on Vimeo.

    Check out the classic sprint last week. Some good DP, Kick DP and stride footage.

    Click HERE for direct link

  • XC Ski Trail Work Day & Screening Of Reveal The Path THIS SATURDAY

    Steve and Duane take a moment to show that Cyclova XC trail work days aren’t all business – rather, a lot of fun!

    You read the title right, this Saturday, November 10 you are encouraged to join us for an afternoon on getting the XC Ski trail in St. Croix Falls ready for winter & to be groomed.  

    “Wait”, you say – there aren’t xc ski trails in St. Croix Falls… Well, now there are.  We’re thrilled to announce that there will indeed be groomed xc ski trails in St. Croix Falls, located on the north side of town within the 450 acre Wert Nature Preserve.  To ski the entire system will be just under a 6k ski, with a few sections of out and back.  This will be a trail for all levels of xc skiers, with flat meandering loops, as well as very challenging climbs/descents.  Trail marking signage & and trailhead will be installed in the coming month.  Much more of the details will be released in following posts here, as well as on the city of St. Croix Falls website.  Thanks to the City of St. Croix Falls (the “City of Trails”) for making this happen!

    To be among the first to learn a whole lot more about these trails – and to be a part of getting them ready to ski in their inaugural season, bring a shovel, branch “nippers”, and a strong back this Saturday.  We will meet up at the Cyclova XC in downtown St. Croix Falls at 2PM, review the game plan, and then caravan to the trail head site by 2:30PM (at the north end of Day Road).  Some folks will walk the trails picking up sticks, others will trim back a few overhanging branches, and others will walk the meadow packing down pocket gopher dirt mounds.  The goal will be to prep the ground so that we have an ideal surface to start grooming when the snow flies – and to ensure good skiing conditions with minimal snow.  

    We’ll likely work out on the trail for 3 hours.  Then, at about 5:30PM folks are likely to grab dinner at one of the great restaurants in town.  Following dinner, at 7PM, we will be screening Salsa Cycles new adventure cycling film “Reveal The Path” on the 17 foot Cyclova XC big screen.  This film was made by the same folks who filmed “Ride the Divide” and has won much acclaim.  Don’t miss this chance to see a great new adventure cycling film amongst like minded folks!

    In summary, following is the day’s schedule:
    2:00PM:  Trail workers converge at Cyclova XC, to look at trail maps and review the game game plan.
    2:30PM:  Caravan to the trailhead site, at the end of Day Road
    5:30PM:  The group likely will decide on a place to eat, and enjoy dinner/drinks together
    7:00PM:  Reveal The Path will be screened (all welcome, free to attend) at Cyclova XC.

    BE A PART OF IT!  Also, RSVP for this fun day on the Facebook Event Page – where this will likely be lively discussion leading up to the event!

  • Skiing in Anchorage

    There is not a lot of snow in Anchorage but about a 15 minute drive up the hillside there is enough to do some quality rock skiing.

    Here is a couple picture from last week, right after we got the snow.

    Photo Credit: Davis Dunlap
    Photo Credit: Davis Dunlap
    Photo Credit: Davis Dunlap

    Yesterday I was a little slow getting out the door for my afternoon workout. It got kind of hard to see the trail but there was an amazing sunset over town.

    Photo Credit: Me
    Photo Credit: Me

    Today we had a time trial, it felt great to ski hard in the race suit. Two more time trials before I head off next weekend for the Super Tour circuit. 
    Top three results
    1. Erik Flora 21:01
    2. Erik Bjornsen 21:36
    3. Mark Iverson 21:44
    Coach Flora has been training hard and will be racing in the West Yellowstone Super Tour. 

  • Ida’s Intervals

    This morning I did skate technique work with my coach Zach Caldwell. We had a good session. I was a little tired from the travel yesterday, but my energy was good. We developed two new technique cues: “push to extension with hands” in V2 and V2 Alternate. This means I release my hands down and don’t push them back. When I push my hands back my elbows stay bent and my shoulders hunch up. The second new cue is “low to high” for V2 Alternate. This means I get deep in my knee on the off side and come up high on the poling side. Both of these cues are very intuitive to me and clicked easily. We’ll test them again tomorrow.

    This afternoon my US Ski Team teammate Ida Sargent came to Putney from northern Vermont. She did max classic intervals. I skied with her. It was a good opportunity for me to practice skiing as easily as possible at a given pace, and it was good for her because I was able to push her. Zach put together a great video of the session:

    This evening I had dinner at my good friends the Osgoods. Then I got crushed in a game of scrabble.

  • Ida

    Four minutes and forty-eight seconds of Ida. Everybody loves Ida!

  • Easy Skate Ski + Yoga

    This morning we did an easy skate ski with some technique & balance drills and then headed into the gym for yoga with Mrs. Tait.  It was quite cold here this morning, but despite the weather forecast calling for snow yesterday and last night, the storm missed us.  
    Gino & Hamish doing a pickup together. 
    Koby & Calvin.
    Tyler.
    Scott.
    Calvin.
    Sverre checks in with his girls – Kate, Mollie, and Brooke.
    Katharine, Pip, Tess, and Kenz work on a few drills. 
    Tomorrow we have our last TT of Nationals Week – an 11 mile (older boys) and 9 mile (girls and J2s) run time trial on the West River Trail.  

  • First WC vs Performance

    Continuing with the athlete development theme recently, here’s a graph showing the age at which a skier races in their first WC versus their overall median WC result:

    For fairly obvious reasons, you have read this fairly carefully, particularly at the more extreme ages. I wouldn’t pay much attention to either panel past the age of 30, simply due to sample size.

    What I find interesting about this is that for the men, at least, it reinforces the idea that 25 is really the maximum age at which you want to be cutting your teeth on the WC circuit. The relationship for the women is more stable, indicating an interesting contrast between the genders. It seems that it’s at least more likely for women to start late and not perform (on average, across all skiers) significantly worse than folks who started on the WC at a fairly young age. I want to emphasize that that’s a relative conclusion, i.e. that we’re simply saying that the women are more likely to see that happen than the men, rather than saying the women are generally likely to start late and perform really well.

    Related posts:

    1. <Skiing Performance and Age
    2. <Performance Trends: ITA, FIN, GER
    3. <Yet Another Athlete Development Marker


  • Winter Tech Clinic & Adventure Presentation Schedule – ’12 – ’13 (All Welcome, Free To Attend)

    Join us at Cyclova XC for our series of Winter Tech Clinics & Adventure Presentations!


    We’re REALLY looking forward to a snowy Winter – and we know that you are too!  It’s with this excitement, that we’re thrilled to announce our 2012 – ’13 winter clinic schedule.  This season will feature 8 different clinic dates on a variety of topics, by a wide variety of presenters (will we have any other perfect attendance records this year?).

    In addition to the very popular wax clinics with a different theme at each of these dates, we will kick off each evening with a 30 minute Adventure Presentation each evening at 6 (**except where another time is noted**).  We’ll be mixing up our clinic topics this season – in addition to focusing on ski waxing, we’ll also focus on other key topics like sports nutrition, winter cycling, and sports medicine. 

    Complimentary quality beverages will be available at each event – last year, some regulars even started bringing snacks to share.  This all, along with a thoughtful focused tech clinic & discussion make for a very special evening.  We look forward to having you as our guest!

    Following is our event schedule:

    Thursday, November 15, 2012 @ 6PM:  Cyclova XC Co-Owner Frank Lundeen presents “18 Consecutive Months On Snow”.  October of 2001 marked the first of Frank’s 18 consecutive months of xc skiing on snow, as he chased snow around the globe – to Australia and back.  Frank’s slideshow will feature many pictures ranging from travel to training to lifestyle to SuperTour & World Loppet racing shots. 

    After Frank’s presentation, Mike Lundeen of Toko leads a clinic for all levels of  skiers on glide waxing fundamentals. In this clinic, he will highlight the fundamentals of how to apply glide wax. It is more important to apply wax properly, than to buy the spendy stuff. Learn to make the most of the time & money you spend on glide waxing, by applying it properly. All are welcome and keep in mind that you will receive a 10% discount on any wax or tool purchase during this wax clinic!  10% off on any wax or tool purchase during this wax clinic!

    Thursday, December 6, 2012 @ 6PM:  Cyclova XC Co-Owner Ben Jonjak presents his 2012 Inca Trail trip with Inca Runners.  Cyclova XC team members Kevin Rogers, Micah Bruns, and Doug Berg were with on this trip and may be present to help tell the tales.  This presentation will feature breathtaking images of high mountain hiking – in many cased through ancient ruins – all while hiking & running with Olympian XC skiers.  You don’t want to miss presentation!


    After Ben’s presentation, Frank Lundeen presents the exciting world of high performance waxless classic skis.  This is our first clinic on the matter, and an area of Nordic ski technology developing more rapidly than nearly any other segment.  For good reason, many consider a waxless ski that performs as well as a waxable ski to the “holy grail of skiing” – are we there yet?  Find out at this clinic.      10% off on any high performance waxless classic ski purchase at this clinic!

    **Saturday, December 15, 2012 @ **4PM:  Adventure presenter to be announced soon…

    Winter cycling presenter to be announced soon…


    Thursday, December 20, 2012 @ 6PM:  Guest presenter Tom Anderson presents “Adventure As A Lifestyle”.  He will present a photo slide show on the Cyclova XC big screen featuring a range of people powered wilderness adventures.  Tom’s a great presenter & photographer and will change the way you think about adventure!  


    After Tom’s  presentation,  Waxing guru and master of fast skis Jerry Slater of the Toko Tech Team will lead a hands instruction class to help each attendee master ski waxing technique.  Ironing, scraping, and brushing will be covered – and equipment provided.  A Q & A session will also follow.  10% off on any wax or tool purchase during this wax clinic!

    Thursday, January 3, 2013 @ 6PM: Guest adventure presenter to be announced…

    Dan Meyer, owner of Fast Wax, Polymer Scientist, and life long skier leads a clinic on fast skis with Fast Wax – made locally in the St. Croix River Valley! 10% off on any wax or tool purchase during this wax clinic!  10% off on any wax or tool purchase during this wax clinic!

    Thursday, January 17, 2013 @ 6PM:  Guest presenter Tom Anderson presents “Winter Camping on XC Skis”.  He will present a photo slide show on the Cyclova XC big screen featuring a photos from his winter camping trips in the BWCA on XC skis – including photos from his trip with Cyclova XC’s Duane Lee.  Tom’s a great presenter & photographer and will have you motivated to go winter camping!  

    TENTATIVE:  After Tom’s winter camping on skis presentation, Andrew Poffenberger of Holmenkol USA presents Holmenkol’s new top notch wax & easy to understand line-up!  Holmenkol is a new wax brand for Cyclova XC this season, and we’re thrilled to be working with the ultra-qualified crew at Holmenkol.  While Holmenkol is a German brand, Andrew is a Stillwater, MN native.  10% off on any wax or tool purchase during this wax clinic!

    Thursday, January 31, 2013 @ 6PM:  Guest adventure presenter to be announced…

    Frank Lundeen zeroes in on advanced race glide waxing techniques. In this clinic, we will discuss and demonstrate advanced race glide waxing techniques used on the World Cup – tricks that will make real differences in your ski speed and race results. A few of the topics to be covered include application of flourinated glide waxes, synthetic hardeners, flourocarbons, layering of waxes, and application of structure. 10% off on any wax or tool purchase during this wax clinic!


    Wednesday, February 13, 2013 @ 6PM:  Walter Rhein presents on his acclaimed book: “Beyond Birkie Fever.”

    Frank Lundeen, co-owner of Cyclova XC and professional ski waxer for over 16 years looks into his crystal ball and offers an early wax tip for the Birkie, walking attendees into the step by step process on how to have the best Birkie skis of your life!  A printed copy of specific wax tips generated by Cyclova XC for all major wax brands will be provided.  10% off on any wax or tool purchase during this wax clinic!



  • . 2012-11-08 03:36:00

    It begins again. I am sitting in the Frankfurt Lounge pounding a few cappuccinos trying to wake myself up. Like last year, our team is heading over to Ostersund, Sweden for some skiing before the races start next week in Bruksvallarna.
    As you can see in the picture, I have a cast on my hand. A couple days ago I broke a bone in my hand. Pretty bad timing… I am giving it some time to rest and heal and I am really hoping to be back racing soon!

  • Unexpected Winter

    I woke up at my grandparent’s house in beautiful Castle Rock, Colorado today.

    My mom and grandmother dropped me off at the airport this morning with lots of gear.

    They are doing lots at Denver International Airport.

    They are building a train station for the Light Rail that will connect downtown Denver with the airport. (They are also building a hotel and public plaza.) I am excited because soon I will be able to have my grandparents drop me off at a station 10 minutes from their house and I can take the train all the way to the airport. It is currently a 45 minute drive each way and costs $10 in tolls.

    I flew from Denver to Cleveland then to Hartford, Connecticut. The travel was easy. My skis didn’t make it, but hopefully they’ll get here tomorrow. I was shocked to get off the plane in Hartford and have it be winter!

    Amy Caldwell of Caldwell Sport, my coach Zach’s wife, came to get me at the airport. It is an hour and fifteen minute drive each way. I owe the Caldwells more than I could ever hope to repay.

    I came bearing gifts for Zach from the US Ski Team including a giant High Sierra gear bag. Zach and Amy’s son Gunnar wanted to test if it’s big enough:

    Big enough, he determined.

    There were also presents waiting here for me, including my supply of Honey Stinger to keep me from going hungry on the World Cup:

    I am supper psyched to be back in Putney. It is as much home for me as anywhere. I am looking forward to seeing all of my great friends in the area!

  • Nationals Week: 5/10k Classic Mass Start

    Today was our third of four time trials – a 5/10k mass start classic race.  Scott and the girls raced the 5k while the older boys raced the 10k.  It was chilly out this morning and after a 30-45 minute warm up for everyone the races got underway. 
    The girls head uphill in the first K of the course.  Katharine, Scott, and Brooke took off, Kenz chased them down, and then the rest of the girls skied together before separating.  
    Katharine with less than a K to go.
    Brooke.
    Scott.
    Kate & Mollie.
    Mollie.
    Ana, Tegan, Tess, & Pip hit the bottom of Stairstepper.
    Pippin.
     Guys mass starting together.
    Koby, Hamish, Gino.
    Jordan cruising to the finish.
    Tough way to end 10k.
    Hamish pushes over the top for 2nd today.
    Gino & Koby.
    Koby.
    Paddy.
    Tyler.

     Results for the 5K (above) and 10K (below). Kenz was having a good one before she took a tumble and got some minor roadrash (she’s ok!), hence the DNF.  As always, not all skis are created equal.    

  • Vail Pass Ski

    This morning I skate roller skied with my Team Homegrown teammates up Vail pass. We did a loop around town first. The whole session took two and a half hours. We started in Vail at 8,150′ (2,484 meters) and ended at the top of the pass at 10,662′ (3,250 meters). The road and bike path up the pass are newly paved which made for great skiing! Some of the juniors on the team were a little beat at the end. Here’s Ian Boucher:

    And here are Sam Tarling (right) and Tony Ryerson:

    It was gorgeous on top of the pass.

    And we had doughnuts at the top!

    After the ski, my mom and I drove down to my grandparents house in Castle Rock (just south of Denver). It is really fun to see my grandparents for the first time in several months. It feels like fall, not winter here. I was comfortable in shorts and t-shirt and some leaves are still on the trees.

    Tomorrow I will fly to Putney, Vermont to work on technique with my coach Zach Caldwell.

  • Weekend Coaching in Chicago

    As a student of the sport of cross country skiing it is fun to switch roles sometimes and share my knowledge with others.  This year marked the 5th year I have made the trip to Chicago for a weekend clinic with some of the most dedicated and passionate skiers in the country.  Chicago doesn’t get a lot of snow in the winter and so the local season is short.  The community is awesome and the lack of snow doesn’t scare them.  We had over 35 passionate athletes come out to learn and improve over the weekend.

    The Illinois Nordic community had a great showing for the King Keyser/CXC Clinic this weekend
    Splitting in to small groups to give more one on one time to everyone

    Working on the basics without skis

    Creating more challenging terrain by pulling other skiers and dragging a tire.
    Training can be creative.

    Chicago does food right and we enjoyed a Saturday evening together swapping stories from last year as we get excited for the 2012/2013 winter to begin.

  • Snowy hike up Sugarbush on Voting Day

    We woke up to snow in the mountains, so we decided to shift our rollerski workout to a ski walking threshold workout at Mt. Ellen. The morning was super cold, and we started on bare ground looking just uphill at snow. Some of it was natural, but we walked right by a serious snowmaking operation in the works. They are already gearing up for some GMVS alpine training on the hill, preparing for after the Colorado trip ends.

    Snow guns adding to natural snow at the Kelly Brush Arena.

    We ski walked up the service road, finding more and more snow as we got higher. The day was perfect, with good temperatures for winter exercise. Fall is officially over in Vermont!

    Our goal for the day was to do 4 10-minute threshold intervals up the mountain. It’s a lot easier to get to threshold when you’re moving uphill, so we thought a lot about technique and efficiency to keep us moving up smoothly and without spiking the heart rate.

    As we got into higher elevations, the day revealed itself to be spectacular. We had amazing views over to Camels Hump and Mansfield, which also had a good frosting on top. Looking east, we could clearly make out the Presidential Range in New Hampshire. 

    At the midway point, we found a sweet layer of rime on all the trees, and some seriously drifted snow in the ditches.

    If you look closely enough, you can see three dark figures hammering up under the lift towers.
    At some point, Ian, Dev, and Maddy realized that they could probably summit Mt. Ellen. They pushed on, going directly up the lift line towards the top, often wading through some pretty good snow drifts.

    Eliot made it most of the way up, took in the view from the lifthouse, knocked some hoar frost off a few chairs, and cruised back down the mountain. 

    Not a bad day on the mountain!

    Looking over the snowless Mad River Valley at the White Mountains, which are just left of center in the distance.

    Looking off towards Camels Hump (center) and Mansfield (right).

    Another look east towards the Whites, which can’t match the incredible white in the foreground.

    I stopped short of the top, but Ian, Dev, and Maddy finished their fourth interval within fifteen seconds of the summit. They are celebrating an incredible 360 degree view with arms raised.

    We’ve only got a few days left in the Valley before we head out for our grand Western tour, and it will be pretty hard to leave this stuff. This was one of the more incredible hikes that I have been on since being at GMVS, and we’ve been all over the US and Europe. We can get pretty special stuff close to home.

    The three summit-ers just below the top.

    After taking our summit photos, we realized that we had 30 minutes before lunch, so we jackrabbited our way back down the mountain. We made it down in about 20 minutes, changed clothes, hopped in the van and made it back in time for Mac and Cheese, salad, and sandwiches in the dining hall. Pretty sweet morning all in all!

    Cruising down one of the final pitches in the last of the deep snow.

  • How To Flex Test Atomic Skintec Skis

    At CyclovaXC we are super excited about the new Atomic Skintec ski. The Atomic Skintec is a performance, waxless classical ski with a removable base plate that allows you to quickly and easily switch out your kick zone as follows:
    The end result is a performance, race classical ski that you don’t have to bother waxing for kick.
    Until now, there has been some confusion as to how to actually fit these skis, so Frank and I spent last Saturday testing them out.  It took us half a day, but we eventually found a quick and easy tactic for getting a feel for these skis and ensuring a proper fit.
    Generally, fitting a customer to a pair of skis involves sliding a card backward and forward beneath the ski to see where the pressure distribution points are. However, the traditional method is ineffective with the skintec base because the skin engages and grabs the card. The result is that sliding the card back and forth beneath the kick pocket gives a result that doesn’t feel like any other pair of skis you’ve ever tested.
    The trick is that the skin only engages when you’re sliding the card from the tail of the ski towards the tip. It makes sense when you think about it, there is no resistance when you’re going with the grain (as you would gliding), but this resistance appears if you start going against it (as you would when kicking).
    It’s similar to thinking about petting a porcupine. If you run your hand from the head to the tail you’re fine, but if you go tail to head you’re going to withdraw a hand punctured with quills.
    So what’s the simple trick for fitting these skis?
    Only run the card one way, from tip to tail.  Going that way gives you a feel which is consistent with every other pair of skis you’ve ever tested. The second you try to reverse direction, however, the skin grabs and you get a confusing result.
    By running the card from tip to tail, you can see exactly where the pocket begins and ends and how it reacts when the skiers weight shifts. It’s a little more time consuming than conventional fitting, but the good news is you don’t have to mark the Skintec skis kick pockets.
    We found that the pairs we had in our shop had a fairly consistent feel with the minor variations that are typical of all skis.  All in all, we’re stoked to get out on this new technology this winter! I expect we’re going to sell a TON of these skis, so now would be a good time to come to the shop and get yours if you’re interested (also…it snowed today!!!).

  • Andy, Skyler and Sophie Visit Flood Brook School

     This morning, SMS T2 skiers Skyler, Sophie and Andy visited our local elementary school to spread the good word about x-c skiing and being active.

     There were about 90 5th-8th graders plus their teachers for the 45 minute presentation. Andy ran the show and made sure to include Skyler and Sophie on different topics ( cross training, nutrition, favorite technique, travel, how fast do you go etc..).

     After the talk and questions and answers, the students got post-cards and USST stickers. nothing like a little swag to get kids fired up!

    Above are some of the local West River Nordic skiers with the SMS T2 members.

    THANKS to Flood Brook School, SMS T2 skiers and our sponsors; Stratton Mountain School, T2, RK Miles and Stratton Corp., who help make it all happen.

  • Nationals Week: Easy Run

     Today we had an easy recovery run on the schedule as part of Nationals Week.  With a time trial yesterday and another time trial scheduled for tomorrow, the goal for today was to keep things super easy and just go for a light jog to get the legs flushed out and ready for tomorrow.  
     So instead of just an easy short run, we made it a little more interesting…
     After jogging to the Sun Bowl, down through the nordic trails…
     …down County Road….
     …we ran all the way to Boobar’s new house and baked cookies as a team!  
     Brooke, Pip, & Katharine. 
    We couldn’t have too many cooks in the kitchen, so we took turns stacking wood & making cookie dough.  🙂
     Don’t worry – boys bake too! 

  • Domestic Podium Development

    I got a request for some similar graphs from my podium development posts, but focused more on the domestic scene. So, for example, we had this graph:

    This showed the age at which future WC podium finishers achieved a particular milestone. So let’s turn to just US and Canadian skiers who have simply participated in a WC over roughly the same time span and make a similar graph, with a slightly expanded set of milestones:

    Sprint and distance have all been lumped together here. The only thing I’m going to point out with this is the rather dramatic age difference for the skier’s first WC start. Note how for the international podium winners, it is virtually unheard of for them to have cut their teeth on the WC after the age of 25. Now look at the domestic graph; many more of our WC athletes are getting their first taste of WC action at a very late age.

    It’s important, as always, not to confuse cause and effect here. Dumping skiers into a WC at the age of 21 won’t magically turn them into podium material. (But it might not hurt…) A more plausible explanation might be that other countries are doing a systematically better job at developing athletes faster, such that they are at the right stage of their development for a first WC start at a significantly earlier age.

    Related posts:

    1. <Post-WJC/U23 Development: Canada
    2. <Yet Another Athlete Development Marker
    3. <Development Questions


  • Long Day

    I had a long day. We (Team Homegrown) did 6 by 3:30 classic intensity this morning in Eagle. It was a good hard session. I was not skiing as fast as my teammates Sylvan Ellefson and Ryan Scott. I am getting better at not putting too much stake in roller ski races and workouts. However, those guys are in really good shape and I’m looking forward to watching them this season.

    We have trained in Eagle four of the last five days. After each session, we stopped into HP’s Provisions for a post workout snack. Today, they put out a sign welcoming us! Here’s Sylvan (with one of my postcards that we gave to them):

    And then I got to pose:

    In the middle of the day I hung out at the Vail Ski and Snowboard Academy. I talked to the 11th grade class about my decision not to attend college immediately after high school. I also completed my application to The Level Field Fund. I am applying for a grant to help support my skiing. This afternoon I went for a 45 minute run with Sylvan then did core strength. After a Ski and Snowboard Club Vail parents meeting at which I introduced myself and told them what had brought me to this team, I did dinner with the US Men’s Alpine Tech Ski Team. It was fun to see my friends who are on my way to the Alpine World Cup and wish them good luck for the season.

  • 10/15 km Skate TT

    This morning was day 2 for our Nationals Week. The older boys skied a tough 13.5 km course, the older girls skied a 10 km and the J2’s raced 5 km. All three courses ended with “stair-stepper”, a really tough, steep, 1 km uphill.

    Katharine is planning on going to Nationals so she raced the 10 km for practice. Mollie (in background)  strained her calve muscles last week so we are staying away from hard skating for a couple more days.

    Brooke powers up the hill into the town of Stratton.

    Katharine.

    Kate gets after it.

    Jordan, Skyler, Paddy, Jack and Matt exchange thoughts at the finish.

    Gino looked very strong.

    Tyler with his patented fast finish.

    Hamish.

    Sophie during her distance ski.

    The J2’s enjoy a warm “cool down”.
    Here are the times. Good effort by all!
    Don’t forget, there are different ski speeds. If you check out the boys times, you can see from the DH (downhill) split, that the Swenors are faster than the Marwe skis.

    J2 5K
    Koby 15:29
    Scott 19:06
    Alex 19:24
    Tegan 20:00
    Mackenzie 20:14
    Ana 20:18
    Pip 21:56
    Tess 22:07

    10km

    Name           Town        5 km      8.5 km       10 km
    Katharine       8:57        15:35      27:07         33:48
    Brooke          9:26         16:19      28:59         36:30
    Kate              10:24       18:23      32:04         40:00

    11/5 Stratton 15k some Boys some Men Skate TT  cold 30 flurries
    NAME 10k  TOWN 5K DH split Brand LAST HILL SS CLIMB FINISH
    Paddy 10:26 17:26 22:36 5:10 swenor 31:26 5:07 36:32
    Skyler 10:30 17:59 23:20 5:19 swenor 32:20 4:54 37:14
    Jordon 10:41 18:05 23:32 5:27 swenor 32:37 5:09 37:46
    Gino 10:56 18:23 24:58 6:35 marwee 34:13 5:31 39:44
    Tyler 11:58 20:21 26:37 6:16 marwee 42:09
    Hamish 11:47 19:55 25:54 5:59 marwee 42:57
    Calvin 13:11 30:16 marwee 49:51