Training week of 3/9

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EVERYONE:

  • The training plan is here and below. Please fill out the attendance form at the start of each week.

  • SuperTour Finals: Wanna watch Ben Ogden do a classic sprint? Because that’s gonna happen right in in Craftsbury. Craftsbury is the last stop of the year for the highest level of domestic racing! Info here.

  • Final days of practice: most groups are wrapping up this week if they haven’t already!

  • End-of-season all-club potluck + relays: will be Tuesday, March 24th.

JUNIORS:

  • Shoutout to the 30ish juniors who are competing thie week at EHS, U16s, JNs, or some combination thereof!

  • World Cup Finals: more detailed plans coming as soon as Anna can wrap her lil brain around them.

  • SuperTour Finals: Craftsbury is the last stop of the year for the highest level of domestic racing! Info here. We’re hoping to get a whole pile of you racing in Saturday’s relays (snow permitting) and some of you may enjoy trying a 20k Sunday. Registration here.

  • Oak Hill trip billing: will actually happen this week? Ha.

  • Useful dates:

    • Junior Nationals: March 7-15 in Cable, WI

    • EHSC: March 6-9 @ Gore Mtn

    • U16s: March 13-15 @ Oak Hill

    • World Cup Finals: March 20-22 @ Lake Placid (more details coming soon!)

    • SuperTour Finals: March 27-29 @ Craftsbury

    • Cochran’s Nordic X: April 4 (yes, Benny O plans to be there too)

    • Mud ‘n’ Ice: TBD

    • Reminder: toggle to the “25-26 year” tab at the bottom of the training plan to get a better sense of what’s ahead this winter.

  • Final day of practice: this is basically going to be Thursday, March 12. Because then you’re either all gone at end-of-season things or don’t have much to train for. Late March is a great time to get in some unstructured training that consists of joy skiing + getting back into running and strength.

  • About summer: this year we’ll be requiring some degree of summer training for kids who want to do the Eastern Cup circuit in the winter. We’re also going to begin phasing out rollerski equipment rentals for juniors. More to come on both of those subjects, but consider this a heads up.

U14s:

  • Cancelled: The BKL race at Memphremagog Trails that was supposed to be Tuesday 3/10. Word on the street is their snow won’t last till then.

  • Final day of practice: this is basically going to be Thursday, March 12. Because then you’re either all gone at end-of-season things or don’t have much to train for. Late March is a great time to get in some unstructured training that consists of joy skiing + getting back into running and strength.

BKL:

  • We are done with official practices for the winter!

  • Cancelled: The BKL race at Memphremagog Trails that was supposed to be Tuesday 3/10. Word on the street is their snow won’t last till then.

  • Kids who have season-long rental equipment are welcome to keep their gear for as long as we have snow. Equipment return info to come soon.

BIATHLETES:

  • BKLers

    • That’s a wrap- Thanks for a fun season everyone!

  • Adults

    • Final Club Time Trial and final practice is this Sunday, March 15th. Sign up for the TT here.

  • Jrs/U14s

    • Tuesday practice open to all midweek participants. No Wednesday biathlon practice option.

    • No normal Sunday practice. If you are around and want to biathlon on Sunday, sign up for open range and the club TT.

    • Practices will continue past March 15 for those planning to race in Fort Kent, Liatoppen or US Nationals.

  • About Summer: We offer weekly summer BKL, Jr/U14 and Adult biathlon programs. Sign-ups open later in the spring once we get through the chaos of the last few ski race weeks. This year we’ll be requiring some degree of summer biathlon training for kids who want to do our Jr/U14 biathlon program during the winter. Stay tuned for more info.

  • Racing opportunities (for adults and Jr/U14s)

    • Fort Kent, ME: rescheduled to March 28-29. Add your name if you plan to come.

  • Summer Camps

  • Registration is open. Info here.

ADULTS/MASTERS:

  • Final days of practice:

    • Competitive Masters: final day was Thursday, March 5th.

    • Monday Intermediate: March 9th.

    • Tuesday Intermediate: March 10th.

    • Tuesday Beginner 1: March 10th.

    • Thursday Beginner 2: March 12th.

Audrey and Susan are waxing/coaching at the Paralympics. Team USA kicked it off with a gold and a silver!!

Good work, Eastern High School squad!

Anna Schulz