- US National Masters Championships 2015 February 3, 2015Ford Sayre Masters Club had a great showing at the Masters Cross Country National championships at Craftsbury, Vermont on January 29. Congratulations to Chris Nice, Jonathan Chafee and Rick Powell for winning their age groups in the 10K Freestyle. Notable mentions are Bryce Wing for a very fast time in a competitive age group category. Bravo to all the Upper Valley skiers who participated. Full resultsContinue reading →
- Practice Plan for Tuesday, 2/3/15: One-day Program February 2, 2015
Hello 1-day a week BKL families,
Today’s snow should make for wonderful classic skiing on Tuesday!
Location: Garipay Field Time: 3:30-4:30 Technique: Classic Notes:
- ALL GRADE LEVELS ARE INVITED TO BRING POLES! Many of the younger skiers will only use poles for PART of the practice, so please make sure all equipment is labeled. I have extra colored tape and markers in the bucket at the K/1 table.
- MISSING: We are missing two pairs of poles – can you please check to see if you may have gone home with the wrong pair. (1) Red/Black/White Alpina poles for someone about 5’4″. (2) Black poles for a child about 4′ tall (one of the wrist straps is broken). If you may have taken home the wrong pair, please let me know.
- FORD SAYRE CAR MAGNETS are available. I will have them in the clear bins near the K/1 check-in area. Please come get one!
- SIGN-IN/SIGN-OUT: Please remember to sign-in AND sign-out your child!!
Aricca, bkl.one.day@fordsayre.org, 603-715-7233
Continue reading → - Practice Plan for Tuesday 2-3-15 February 2, 2015
Information for the 2&3 Day Program:
Location: Oak Hill Time: 3:30-4:30 Technique: classic in fresh snow! YEHAW! Wax Recommendation: Swix blue kick wax – crayon and cork 2-3 layers Upcoming Race: There is no Ford Sayre supported race this coming weekend, but you can always find a fun event on the NENSA calendar and attend on your own or with friends! Go here for the NENSA calendar. Frost Mountain’s event should be fantastic! Notes:
- What a fabulous time we all had at the Mt Top Paintball Biathlon on Sunday! The skies were blue, the temps weren’t too low, and the wind left us in peace. It was beautiful. 43 skier-sharpshooters participated and smiles abounded. Congratulations to all of the skiers for whom this was a first time experience. We also appreciate the sportsmanship that participating in this type of race requires. Kids can’t control the paintball equipment and there are always glitches – it makes for an interesting and unpredictable race and teaches us to be flexible. Thanks to those kids who figured out how to smile and focus on the fun they had rather than on the technical difficulties! That’s what it is all about! If you have pictures you’d like to share, you can email them to me at bkl.@fordsayre.org and I will put them up on the site.
- Another fun note from the nordic racing world…The IPC Nordic Skiing World Championships took place this past week in Wisconsin and our 5/6 coach and former Paralympic skier Rob Walsh sent along this report from the field: “Just a short report from here in Cable Wisconsin, home of the Birkebeiner and now the IPC Nordic World Championships. For anyone who is interested, there is information available on www.usparalympics.com. Commentary was provided by Thetford resident Peter Graves.” Thanks Rob! Can you believe the range of experience in our coaching staff?
- Recent Alpine Races January 29, 2015
Ford Sayre Alpine Racing Team skiers set the stage for their upcoming NHARA State Qualifiers with top finishes in the Bob Skinner Cup Giant Slalom at Mount Sunapee on Sunday, January 25. Lainie Taylor led the way for the Ford Sayre girls, winning the U14 class by over two seconds. Ford Sayre’s Pepper Joseph, Maya Holmes, Ellie Stannard, and Katie Stannard all packed in the top ten at fourth, fifth, seventh and tenth respectively. Siena Curtis nabbed her best result to date with a third place finish among the U12 girls, ahead of teammates Molly Hackett, Anna Testorf, Lilly Clapp, and Ella Goodney who finished fifth, eighth, ninth and tenth.
For the Ford Sayre boys, Kyle Rozzi had the top result, taking second in the U14 boys class. Former Ford Sayre and current Cardigan Mountain racer Seth Gray grabbed fourth ahead of Ford Sayre’s Josh Chu. Eric Goodney and Jack Loftus each rode two strong runs to finish seventh and eighth. In the U12 boys class, Camden Dwyer tallied the best result in fourth, ahead of teammates Courtland Doyle, Jack Ross, Forster Goodrich and Connor Hamlin in fifth, seventh, eighth, and tenth.
In another race, the Ford Sayre U14 girls placed five in the top ten at the Tina Sutton Memorial SL at Loon Mountain. Riley Craft placed 5th followed by Willa Mcgough 6th, Maia Garfield 8th, Isla Cotter 9th and Lucy Doyle 10th. James Healy skied to a 7th place finish for the Ford Sayre U14 boys.
Ford Sayre U12 and U14 racers will all compete at Sunapee this Sunday for the first of three New Hampshire State Championship qualifiers.
Ford Sayre Academy U16 and U18 skiers competed in the Tecnica Cup at the Dartmouth Skiway on Sunday, January 25th. Three of Ford Sayre’s girls placed in the top ten. Wren Smith placed 5th, Sadie Lingelbach-Pierce 6th and Caitlin Blinkhorn came in 8th. On the boy’s side, Ford Sayre Academy skier Brian Seltzer captured 2nd place with a total time of 1:11.30.
- FSA girls at Tecnica Cup at Dartmouth Skiway on Jan. 25
- Colin Rozzi FSA at the Tecnica Cup
- Brian Seltzer FSA at Tecnica Cup
- Matty Siegel FSA at Tecnica Cup
- U14 girls at Loon Slalom
- Lainie Taylor – U14 Girls Winner at Bob Skinner Cup at Sunapee
- Friday’s Practice Plan 1-30-15 January 29, 2015
Information for the 3 Day Program:
Location: Oak Hill Time: 3:30-4:30 Technique: skate skis AND BRING RUNNING SHOES Wax Recommendation: what you have on is fine Upcoming Race: The Mt Top Paintball Biathlon at the Mt Top Resort in Chittenden, VT takes place this Sunday, February 1! Go here or here for information and here to register. We will post our race organization doc soon. Notes From Dorcas:
1. We’ll talk about the biathlon and use our running shoes at the end of practice as base preparation for transitions back to spring sports.