Stowe Eastern Cup Recap

This past weekend we traveled to Stowe VT for the Eastern Cup/UVM Carnival. This is one of the biggest weekends of racing in the Northeast due to the combination of events. This year an added excitement was in the air due to they fact that Trapp Family Lodge will play host to the Junior National Championships March 1st - 8th. 

Due to the large group we had with us space was at a premium! Though I don't have the newest Thule box on the market this is one of the largest and we were able to get about 30 pairs of skis in to it !

Also due to the team size we opted to rent a house for the weekend ! I believe that if possible renting a house has many advantages over hotel rooms. It provides a lot more room but also tends to bring everyone closer and makes for a fun an eventful weekend !

The highlight for me was being able to wax skis while the athletes made dinner! It's easy to forget what a great group of kids we have associated with the Rochester Nordic Racing family, but when your out waxing skis and they ask what time you want to eat its a quick reminder! I stayed behind the doors and let them work there magic in the kitchen ! 

We all know Peter has some mad skills on his skis but who knew he has mad skills when it comes to making pizza ! Peter saved us all when he busted those out and we were treated to some phenomenal pizzas on Saturday night. Thanks to head chefs Tommy, Colleen, and Madi for keeping the oven Rollin' as well. 

Saturday was the classic sprint race. All in all it was a good day but we did not move as many as we had hoped in to the heats. One guy who did make it in to the U16 heats was Eric. He made the most of the opportunity and ended up winning the B final. Here he is rocking the RNR suit. That makeshim exponentially faster! 

A couple other pictures from the qualifier. 

(Chad)

(Tommy)

(Colleen)

(Madi)

(Ryan)

Riley was leading the way on the girls side of things qualifying for the U18 heats along with Hanna who is now at Harvard , As things would have it they both made it all the way to the A-Final. It was pretty cool to see them back racing head to head. 

(Riley (HF-L) and Hanna (Harvard))

Gavin also made the U 18 heats and had a good showing representing UNH!

(Gavin UNH)

Hanna Cole (Williams) continued her break out season making the open heats and making all the way to the B-Final. A great day for RNR !

On Sunday everyone raced in the interval start freestyle race. Everyone was looking forward to the freestyle race. Unfortunate for Petter he was not feeling good and was unable to start the race. The rest of the crew had great races ! I don't have any pictures from the skate races due to the fact that I strapped on the boards and gave it a go as well. I figured it was the best way to gain knowledge of the course that will be used at Junior Nationals. A few highlighted included Eric and Ryan going 6th and 11th in the U-16 race, Connor and Tommy having break out performances in the U-18 field, and Colleen and Madi scoring there best USSA points of the year in the U-18 women's field. Also I wanted to congratulate Adam (Middlebury and Gavin (UNH) on the top 30's in the EISA college field on Sunday ! Big results for little freshman ! 

(RNR, Mid-A, TOKO) 

(Team Dinner) 

(Madshus as always ! ) 

(Someone thought we had a good weekend and wanted to throw us a going away party!) 

Unfortunately on the way home Madi was not feeling well and not only gave the side of the pathfinder a new color scheme but also had to endure the 8 hour trip home ! We did get to listen to the Super Bowl and I have to say I was not as disappointed as I thought I would be by missing it on TV ! 

Next up for us is State Qualifiers. Each athlete will be representing his or her high school team and it should be a great fight for that top position. With any luck we will send a bunch of athletes on to the state championship and continue our streak of State Champions! 

(We finally got some snow here in the ROC) 

Full Speed Ahead !

It's been awhile ! But just because the blog has not been updated does not mean we have not been busy ! We have been ! In a concision effort to keep this post as short as possible while going over all that has happened this season I will keep it short and to the point. Hopefully I will do a better job updating from now through the rest of the season !

Craftsbury Eastern Cup

Peter, Gavin, Connor and I decided to kick the season off with a trip to good ol' Craftsbury ! As everyone knows despite Craftsbury's best efforts the distance race was cancelled and we were left with 16 hr's of driving for about 3 minutes of racing ! Gavin on break from UNH made the most of the trip. He just missed the open heats and ended up in the Junior Heats. He rolled through those and in to the final ending up 4th. Peter had a nice start to the season finishing 63rd in the qual and Connor continues to show he is a distance specialist finishing in 101st. I think Connor has some pop hiding and will bust it out when needed. I retired from sprint racing for the day so I could rest up for the distance race, we all know how that went ! ICE STORM ! Awesome

Gavin sporting his UNH duds in the heats !

Next up was the Mid-A JNQ at Old Forge. On day one the RNR crew had a great start to the Mid-A JNQ season. Riley led the way in 2nd place followed closely by Val in 3rd, and right behind her Madi in 5th. Peter was our first guy in 2nd followed by Tommy in 4th. Connor backed up his distance specialist tag and decided to ski 2 laps of the course instead of 1 so in addition to being a distance specialist he is working in a degree in AP ! At least he got some training in. Ryan was the lone U16 boy for us and finished 4th. On Day two Ryan ended up 6th in the U16 race lighting a fire under him that he better get on it for the rest of the season ! Peter and Connor went 3rd and 4th in the U18 class and Connor ! Connor was back in form and skiing the correct number of laps. All in all it was an OK start to the Mid-A season but almost everyone left Old Forge with a chip on there shoulder looking forward to the next race. 

(Ryan blasting out of the start at Old Forge) 

(Young Photography) 

( Peter and the rest of the gang ready to rock n roll) 

(Young Photography) 

Next up was the Lake Placid weekend. This is always a big weekend here in NY because Saturdays race in a NRL so some of the NE talent comes over and adds in to the mix. While just like Craftsbury mother nature was not on board! Despite ORDA and NYSEF's best attempts we were relegated to 1 day of racing and what a day it was !  The conditions had to be some of the narliest I have seen. I wish I had some pictures to show the pond skimming and other nonsense but we are in the business of skiing and thats what we were doing. On the mens side Connor led the way just a boot slide ahead of the old man, 13th, and 14th places Tommy was close behind in 19th and Peter in 22nd , Marco 27th. The girls had a little better go at it with Riley leading the way in 1st ! Boom 1st Victory of the season! Colleen had a strong race finishing in 19th with Val close behind in 21st  and Madi in 29th ! Regardless of the results it was great to see how positive everyone was despite the weather. It was also pretty sweet to get back to the tent and see that the kids had cleaned the klister of my skis while I was out running around ! That's when you know your doing something right ! I have to say the RNR gang is a pretty special group of kids and It's always a blast !

Getting up to speed this past weekend was the final Mid-A JNQ here in Rochester. I would say we did a great job representing on our home turf ! On the mens side Connor and Tommy went 1-2 ! Followed by Peter, Ryan, and Jack in 5-7. Marco was 18th, Jasper 32nd ,Tim 34th. Riley took her 2nd win of the season and was followed by Colleen in 3rd ! Val 9th, Madi 10th, Sara 16th. All in all a great weekend ! 

(Madi)

(Peter)

(Riley)

(Tommy)

(Colleen) 

Not to be forgotten our guys and girls now racing up in the EISA had some great results this past weekend as well. Hanna Cole (Williams) after her first summer with the RNR crew had the breakout result thus far with a 17th place on day 1 of the colby carnival ! Hanna Barnes (Harvard)  also had a great start to the season in 37th. They followed that up on day 2 with HC in 28th and HB in 50th ! Pretty awesome start to the season for the college Women ! Gavin ( UNH) was the lone Male representing since Adam (Midd) came down with CarniFlu Gavin started off a little rough on day 1 in 53rd but came back strong on day 2 in 29th ! Not a bad weekend for RNR and Alums! 

Now that we are all caught up the next big race for us will the the Trapp's EC on February 1st and 2nd !  This will be a big race because it is not only a College Carnival race but also a preview for Junior Nationals which will be held at Trapps this March ! 

Giddy Up !  

* The OMC (Old Man Crew) has been cleaning house on the local scene as well ! 

Who is that short guy??

Full Steam Ahead !

We are well underway with our summer program here in NY. We have completed our Canadian Strength Test, started rollerskiing, and have been on the road already ! 

(Canadian Strength Test)

The first couple of weeks we really focus on balance, coordination, and technique. As we progress throughout the summer we will add intensity, strength and endurance. 

(agility back on our home course) 

It's been a busy summer already with an early trip off to the USSA Eastern Regional Elite Group camp at Stratton Mnt. Not only is this camp an R.E.G but it is also acting a U15 camp. Adam and Gavin qualified for the R.E.G, and Riley qualified for the U15 camp based on results from last season. 

(agility test at the R.E.G)

One of the things that the U.S has been working on for a few years is getting athletes to become better more comfortable on skis. There are not many if any better than Andy Newell

(Andy laid down the fastest time on course)

Photo Credit: Chris City Harvard Nordic

(Adam getting dynamic)

(Gavin getting it)

(Riley)

At all of the R.E.G camps the ski team implements a series of test to be used as an indicator for future success. Along with the agility test athletes complete the Canadian Strength Test, and a running test. For the running test at Stratton Mnt the athletes took on Stratton Mnt it self ! The SMS Team has been doing the test for a number of years so they have some good data to compare times. 

(Adam led the way finishing 4th)

Photo Credit: Chris City Harvard Nordic

(I decided to give it a go and finished 6th)

Photo Credit: Chris City Harvard Nordic

(Riley was 10th)

Photo Credit: Chris City Harvard Nordic

(uphill run men)

(uphill run women)

The best thing about this camp is the ability to jump in and follow some fast men and women ! 

(Gavin behind Paddy C who is a great dude to follow)

Photo Credit: Chris City Harvard Nordic

All of the results from the test as well as many pictures can be found on the NENSA website as well as there Flickr and Facebook pages! 

here is a link to a video from the agility test that U.S Ski Team coach Bryan Fish put together. 

http://youtu.be/po4eh9n1o8g

A huge shout out to NENSA, Stratton Mnt, U.S Ski Team, NNF, Stratton T2, athletes, coaches, and everyone else who made the R.E.G camp a huge success and for letting us come over and participate ! 

 Your either leading or your eating dust ! 

Make the choice ! 

2013 Summer Registration is now Open !

I’m excited to announce registration for the Rochester Nordic Racing Summer Program is now open!

 The R.N.R summer program is a roller ski specific summer training program for athletes J3-U23 (8^th grade- college). We have developmentally appropriate programs for all ages and abilities.

 R.N.R has been able to be successful with the support of local athletes, high school coaches, and families. Last summer the program included high school athletes from Brighton, Fairport, HF-L, Pittsford, and Webster. Over the past 4 years we have also had a lot of athletes move on to ski at the collegiate level and many of them will be back this summer as well.

 With the continued growth and support I’m glad to announce that we will be offering a Development Program for athletes with no prior roller skiing experience. The Devo Team will be a spring board for athletes to enter in to the Prep and Comp Teams. The Teams are always changing and as athlete’s abilities and needs change the ability to move up and down within the teams is a fluid process. The (Team) is a lose designation for the training groups athletes will be split in to for specific workouts.

 Comp Team: 

Comp Team- Designed for J2-U23 ski racers competing at the regional and junior national level. The training focus includes endurance, ski specific strength, speed, agility, power, balance, mobility and flexibility. Technique will be an emphasis and will be an on-going project throughout the summer. Video analysis will be utilized to address specific skier’s needs. This program will provide a solid platform towards continued excellence at the high school and collegiate level.

The program will meet twice a week (Monday and Wednesday) as well as either Saturday or Sunday of each week. There will also be specific weekends where we would travel as a team to Mid-Atlantic sponsored camps for those athletes that are interested.

Prep Team:

Prep Team- Designed for J3-J1 athletes competing at the local level with little or no previous roller ski experience. The program will mirror that of the Comp Team in a developmentally appropriate setting. The goal of the Prep Team is to facilitate athlete’s transition to the Comp Team.

The program will meet twice a week (Monday and Wednesday) as well as either Saturday or Sunday of each week. There will also be specific weekends where we would travel as a team to Mid-Atlantic sponsored camps for those athletes that are interested.

Devo Team:

Devo Team- Designed for J3-J1 athletes who have little to no prior roller skiing experience. The devo or development program provides a developmentally appropriate setting for beginner roller skiers to become conformable on roller skis, refine technique, and learn basic training theories and ideas, as well as providing a base of fitness to build upon in the future.  

The program will meet twice a week (Monday and Wednesday) as well as either Saturday or Sunday of each week. There will also be specific weekends where we would travel as a team to Mid-Atlantic sponsored camps for those athletes that are interested

Summer camps that will include R.N.R Head Coach Jason Hettenbaugh, include H.U.R.T Mid-Atlantic Elite and Development Camp (Queensbury NY) (Elite Camp Invite Only, Devo Camp open to all) USSA Regional Elite Group Camp (By Invite Only) Stratton Mountain VT, USSA NENSA Regional Elite J2 Group Camp ( By Invite Only) Stratton Mountain.

 *Traveling to additional summer camps is an athlete’s choice and not a requirement of the program, if you would like more information on any of the camps listed above feel free to contact me. 

What the program covers:

Ski specific training from June 10^th   – August 22^nd  2013

Two sessions per week

One weekend session per week

Video tape technique analysis

Ski specific strength program

Summer training program

E-mail and phone correspondence with coach as needed.

The majority of our practices will take place at the Ridings of Mendon development off of Bull Saw Mill Rd in Mendon. The majority of our weekend practices will meet in the parking lot located at the base of Bristol Mountain. (Check the website for a map)

For athletes who are interested in the program please contact me via e-mail or phone no later than Monday June 3^rd to confirm your participation. Payment and registration is due on or before Monday June 7^th You can mail your registration forms to me or bring them the first day of practice. I will have more information as we near closer to the start date for those athletes who will be involved. If you have any questions feel free to contact me as well.

For more information and registration forms please visit the website at

www.rochesternordicracing.com

and click on the registration forms link on the left side tool bar.  

Jason@rochesternordicracing.com

 Also feel free to forward this e-mail to anyone who you feel may be interested in joining us this summer friends, teammates, and fellow athletes living within the greater Rochester area.

 Thanks

Jason Hettenbaugh

All of the registration forms are on-line at www.rochesternordicracing.com a NYSSRA membership is required to participate in the program.

*If you purchased a membership last year that is good until June 30^th at which point you will need to purchase a new membership.

NY State Championship Recap

The NY State Championship took place on Monday and Tuesday here in Rochester. Monday's classic distance race was held at Harriet Hollister State Park, and Tuesday's relay race was at Bristol Mountains Summit Nordic Center. The venues provided an equal and fair race experience for everyone. 

With Section 5 playing host to the rest of the state it was defiantly a "Protect THIS House" mentality not only for us a club but as a Section as well. It is the one time a year when everyone in NY is at the same race and there is no should of , would of, could of, excuses. You race you look at the results, tally up the score and see what you got. 

(Marco) 

On Monday the Men raced 10k Classic. We had 5 guys in the top 10 with Gavin leading the way in 2nd, Adam 3rd, Langton 6th, Tommy 8th and Marco 9th. Jack was 13th, Josh 19th, Scott 22nd, and Peter in 24th. It was a good start for the guys and my hat is off to Austin Huneck who absolutely killed it and took top honors.  

(Maggie) 

After day 1 the Pittsford boys team had a good lead but Section 2 off the strong result of Austin was leading the sectional competition. 

(Madi) 

In the girls 7.5 Riley led the way with a strong 2nd place finish followed by  Jenna 6th, Colleen 7th,  Katie 15th, Maggie 17th, Madi 27th, and Sara in 24th. It was another good start for the girls with HF-L and Section 5 with a strong lead over the rest of the pack. As with the boys Hanna Cole from HF-L was in another world taking the win on day 1. 

(Top 3 Relay Teams 6 RNR athletes !) 

On Tuesday the 3x3.3k relay took place. The relay is always an exciting event because the outcome would determine the Individual Overall Champion, The Team Champions, and Section Champions. 

(Adam) 

It was a great day for all of the locals ! ! The Pittsford Men and HF-L Women both won the Relay and the Section 5 A teams came in 2nd in both the Men's and Women's races. In addition Gavin had the fastest split on the day and was crowned the STATE CHAMPION along with HF-L's Hanna Cole. 

Gavin, Adam, Peter, and Tommy had the top 4 fastest relay splits on the day  in that order. Josh had the 8th fastest, Langton 10th, Jack 19th, and Scott 31st. In addition to having the 2nd fastest relay split Adam also anchored the Old Forge team to a solid 3rd place ! ! 

(The Section 2 A Team had a good lead over Adam but it was not enough as he had the 2nd fastest split leading Old Forge to 3rd in the Relay) 

Riley led the way for the Women again with the 3rd fastest split, Jenna 7th, Colleen 12th, Maggie 15th, Katie 16th, Sara 20th and Madi 23rd. 

In the overall Gavin continued the streak of an RNR athlete winning the combined state championship.  This is the 3rd year in a row we have had a State Champion. Adam ended up 3rd, Tommy 4th, Langton 6th, Marco 12th, Peter 13th, Josh 14th, Jack 18th, and Scott 24th. Riley ended up 2nd, Jenna 8th, Colleen 9th, Maggie 16th, Katie 17th, Sara 21st, and Madi 22nd. 

(Gavin and Hanna Overall Champions) 

Pretty impressive stuff from all of our athletes. Hopefully down the road NYSSRA can get a schedule together that gets New Yorks top athletes racing against each other more than once a year. The competitiveness, atmosphere, and fun is something that NEEDS to happen more than once a year ! 

(Pittsford Sate Champions and all RNR !)

Up next JUNIOR NATIONALS ! We have 9 athletes headed to Fairbanks making up more than 1/2 of the team ! Those not making the trip to Fairbanks are going to represent NY at the Eastern High-School Championships and the NENSA J2 Festival. 

Link to Results NYS Championship 

State Qualifier Recap

This past weekend we had our Sectional Races. Sectionals are used to crown  Individual and Team Champions for our designated area within NY State (Section 5). The races are also used to qualify individuals and teams for the State Championship. The top 12 overall finishers will move on to the State Championship as well as the top Men's and Women's team. 

Having a single race to determine who makes it to the State championships is always going to be an arena of excitement, nerves, pressure, jubilation, accomplishment, disappointment, and exhilaration. This year was no different. 

Though we are untied through our friendship, training, team and sport RNR athletes compete for almost every school within the section so the level of competition is high. Each year it becomes more and more apparent that if you are not at least thinking about skiing 365 days a year your going to be at a disadvantage. The sport is to demanding physically, technically, and mentally to excel at if your only thinking about it 3 months of the year. 

Don't believe me? Then just look at the  results they speak for themselves.  

I will start with the boys !  All of the boys skied really, really well. Gavin led the way and won the individual title, but Tommy was hot on his heels only 6 seconds back ! Langton finished strong and rounded out the podium just edging Marco by .9 seconds. Peter was next in 5th place ! We were off to a good start going 1-5 but it only got better. Jack came in 7th followed by Josh in 8th and then with one of his best races EVER Scott was in 9th ! If your keeping track that's 8 skiers in the top 9 ! What a day ! Derrick, Rob, and Chris were just out of it finishing 13th, 14th and 15th. Tim had a great race finishing in 17th with Wes just behind him in 18th Ryan just missed the top 20 finishing 21st. All in all it was a great day for everyone !  14 in the top 21 I will take it ! These results are not only a reflection of our program but also that of the high schools that these guys ski for ! Without the support of those coaches and programs I would not be able to do what I do and I really appreciate that ! 

(Langton, Gavin, and Tommy)

Next up it were the girls ! Not to be outdone Riley was gunning for the win and came up just short finishing 1.7 seconds behind here HF-L teammate Hanna. Jenna had a great race and joined Riley on the podium in 3rd. Colleen was the next one across the finish line in 6th ! 3 in the top 6 another great start ! Then came the real excitement when Katie, Sara, Magie, and Madi went 9, 10, 11, and 12th to secure their spot at the State Championship ! Katie D also had a great race finishing in 21st just missing the top 20 !  Booooom 7 in the top 12 almost matching the boys with 8 making it to states.

When it was all said and done 15 of the 24 athletes qualifying for states were participants in this years summer program ! That's pretty awesome stuff. It was great to see everyone having a good day when it really counted but a few things really stuck out to me. Gavin coming back from a disappointing season last year to Win a sectional title, Tommy absolutely throwing it down to finish 2nd only 5 seconds back from Gavin, Scott having the race of his life and finishing 8th and getting Fairport back in to the big show ! On the girls side it was a great battle between Hanna and Riley one that anyone watching should feel privileged to watch ! Two young ladies just hammering on each other to find out what the other one has ! Jenna making it a clean sweep for HF-L on the podium, Colleen battling back from an injury to have a great race, Sara getting the Webster back to the big show !!! and Katie making it to states after finishing 13th two years in a row ! ! Awesome Stuff

Monday was the relay ! There was not to much excitement after the 1st leg of the boys race. Peter and Josh had great lead-off legs for there respective schools but Tommy dropped the field on the second leg and left nothing to doubt tagging off to Gavin to bring home the relay win as well as the sectional crown to the Pittsford Mendon Boys Team ! 

(Pittsford Boys Sectional Champions)

As with the boys race the HF-L girls did not leave much to chance going 1,2,3 in the relay and securing the sectional crown as well. 

(HF-L Girls Sectional Champion )

Congratulation to all of those athletes who have qualified for the State Championship and also to those who have come to the end of another great season !     

LP Loppet, Trapp EC, and MORE !

It's been a while since I have updated the blog but that's because we have been on the road in search of Snow, Races, Points, and FUN !  

Let's start by rewinding back the the weekend of the Lake Placid Loppet and JNQ's at Old Forge. The Senior Crew packed up and headed to LP to take on the Loppet. I always head to the Loppet with mixed emotions. I'm excited to race and visit with friends new and old, but in the back of my mind I know what I'm in for. 

"Yeah that x 2"

The Loppet is a great event and very well run, I know a lot of people work hard on pulling off a great event but I wish it was bigger and better ! I don't know if people are scared of the course, the lack of prize money, or what but I'm hoping the event keeps growing and starts to pull in some more elite racers from around the country. There is no reason that the Loppet can't be the Berkie of the EAST ! Maybe we should call it the "Beast of the East"©®™ Did I just trademark that? I hope so...

"These guys may have beat me to it, but I will wrestle them for it"

The Loppet went well and I was personally able to have my best result yet 2nd place overall. I skied with JUOM for the entire race until about the final 200m when he somehow found the sprint speed that eluded him for ever ! In all honesty once him and I were able to get rid of everyone else I knew I was in for a fight because when the going get's tough the tough get going, and I'm not sure I know anyone who is tougher than JUOM. He has proved that throughout his skiing career !

(You don't want to see this guy going in to the final 200m of a 50k)

Even if you look like this ! 

(It was a cold one with temps around -16 when we woke up warming to 5 or so during the race)

Chad, Marty, Derrick, and Frencski also raced and had good day's out on the trail. All in all it was a good weekend hanging and racing with some of my closest friends. 

(Chad lapping through the stadium) 

(Derrick grabbing a drink, thanks to Nancy and Libby for the feeds)

On Sunday I loaded up the car and headed to Old Forge for the Final JNQ race of the year. The junior crew was on scene the day before as well, and the were kickin butt ! 

On Saturday Conner and Adam led the way for the boys going 1st and 2nd, Rob got in to the mix finishing 5th making it a good day for the OJ/J1 boys. Ryan led the way for the J2 boys finishing 4th. Madi also made the trip east and finished 7th in the J2 girls race. On Sunday more of the crew came out and they were ready to put the HURT to the rest of the NY scene ! 

	Last/First	Nordic	NYSSRA	USSA	Out	In	Elapsed
	Name	Team	License	Class	Time	Time	Time
49	Luban, Adam	RNR		J1M	00:02:20	00:28:48	00:26:28
45	Hess, Gavin	RNR		J1M	00:02:00	00:28:47	00:26:47
42	Mallery, Peter	RNR		J1M	00:01:45	00:29:21	00:27:36
47	Green, Connor	RNR		J1M	00:02:10	00:30:19	00:28:09
41	Huneck, Austin	HURT		J1M	00:01:40	00:30:05	00:28:25
48	Criss, Colin	Polar Bears		OJM	00:02:15	00:32:21	00:30:06
43	Murn, Tom	Wolverine		J1M	00:01:50	00:33:47	00:31:57
39	Britton, Wesley	RNR	Yes	J1M	00:01:30	00:33:56	00:32:26
44	Straw, Scott	Fairport Nordic		J1M	00:01:55	00:36:08	00:34:13
40	Ruud, Tor	Polar Bear		J1M	00:01:35	00:37:52	00:36:17

The Boys have been skiing well all year long and today was no different ! Sara also had a great race finishing 3rd in the J1 girls race and Madi had another solid day finishing 5th in the J2 girls race.  Griffin made his official RNR debut and had a good day finishing 5th in the J2 boys race with Tim close behind in 8th. 

Here is a short video of the boys on the first lap.

(Taken with my iphone) 

With the Loppet and JNQ behind us the next stop for Trapp for the NENSA EC and UVM Carnival. 

Before the races even went down the weekend was a success due to the fact that there were so many 

Mid-A skiers in one place getting ready to throw down ! We are always overshadowed by our cousins to the East but Mid-A is producing some fast guys and girls all the way from the WC down to the EC ! Our RNR alums are also starting to shine. Steve Mangan who is skiing at Dartmouth is having a great year with the BIG GREEN, Reed and Margot are skiing great for SLU with Reed having some of his best results of the season, and Hanna is improving each week skiing with the Harvard crew ! ! Not to be outdone Gavin, Adam and Conner had great days. On Saturday Gavin led the way finishing as the 6th J1 and on Sunday Adam took over the lead position finishing as the 7th J1. We make the trip east to race against some of the fastest guys and girls in the country with the goal of becoming more and more competitive, things are headed in the right direction but we still have A LOT of work to do ! 

(Gavin skating well this season) 

(Conner continuing to have solid results each weekend)

( As always we are powered by TOKO and MADSHUS) 

Well we were off in Vermont the senior crew headed south to Art Roscoe Loppet. The boys did well during the race but really won the raffle ! 

(Swag from WINNING the Race and the Raffle ! )

(Now you know who is coming for YOU) 

Next up we have our high school sectional championships, followed by the State championship and then we are off to FAIRBANKS.