Training week of 1/5

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EVERYONE:

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

  • Thanks for joining us for a great inaugural Race for Warmth!

  • Tuesday Night Races (TNRs) start up this week, at long last. Yes, the rumors are true! Info will be at craftsbury.com/tnr probably Monday — staff are still assembling details. These are free and open to all!

  • Coaches all over: it’s the time of the year when coaches scatter to support junior/GRP skiers all over the place, so please remember to message the group email addresses (bkl@craftsbury, etc) instead of any one person with questions to improve your odds of getting a response.

JUNIORS:

  • Eastern Cup team travel invoices will go out sometime in the next week or two when we get around to it. We’ll nudge you when we send them out as sometimes the emails go to spam.

  • Looking ahead at some dates:

    • Eastern Cup #2 is at Quarry Road 1/17 - 1/18. We’ve gotten commitments from many of you and will heckle the rest of you soon to decide whether you’re going

    • 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.

U14s:

  • You’ll be with the juniors a lot this week as we are down a few coaches and will run combined practices

  • BKL (because you’re still in BKL!) race dates to put on your calendars include:

    • Sun, 1/25: MNC Skiathlon at Sleepy Hollow

    • Sat, 1/31 - Sun 2/1: Craftsbury Marathon weekend

    • Sat, 2/7: Bill’s Blastoff @ COC. Info here.

BKL:

  • Reminder that BKL won’t happen on the following days due to holidays and races:

    • Sunday, February 1 (But! there will be BKL options at the Craftsbury marathon this weekend suitable for older/more experienced BKL skiers + parent chaperones)

    • Sunday, February 8 (But! There will be a bunch of high-level racing to watch all weekend AND a BKL race late afternoon on Sat 2/7)

  • BKL race dates to put on your calendars include:

    • Sun, 1/25: MNC Skiathlon at Sleepy Hollow

    • Sat, 2/7: Bill’s Blastoff @ COC. Info here.

BIATHLETES:

  • Bayley-Hazen biathlon race this Saturday! Novice racers- you’ll get all the instruction you need at the safety clinic. Experienced racers- we will reach out with zero times. Please wax your own skis. Parents, if you want to help out, please email volunteers@craftsbury.com.

  • Fort Kent, ME trip Jan 24-25:

    • For Adults and Jrs/U14s. (BKL siblings- probably ok. Check with us). Club will provide coaching support. You need your own transportation and accommodation. It’s a loooong drive. Find info and add your name if you are coming here.

    • Adults and BKL: normal practices.

  • Jrs/U14s:

    • Midweek folks- choose whichever weekday practice works better for you this week. (Tuesday at normal time or Wednesday at 4:15 after HS race).

    • U14/Jrs- sign-up here once for a 1-on-1 between December and February. Some of you are signed up this week.

  • Reminders

ADULTS/MASTERS:

  • Intermediate and beginner masters start this week! All four beginner and intermediate groups will start with classic. You all should have gotten an email in the last couple days from Anna with some more details. Reach out to masters@craftsbury.com if you have questions.

Here’s the TRAINING PLAN for the week, or check below:

D’awwwww. Biathletes in Lake Placid.

Lollipoppers at the Race for Warmth

Anna Schulz