Here are the results from the time trial - seems like some of the transition times were a bit screwy, so we didn't type those. Weather conditions were chilly - 8F, sunny, not much wind. Tracks were in good condition, and everyone skied really well!
Name Total finish Classic Transition Skate
Eli 24:07 12:31 :55 10:41
Hamish 24:17 12:31 :41 11:05
Kevin 25:15 12:30 :50 12:05
Neil 25:39 13:13 :44 11:42
Andy 25:40 13:13 :42 11:45
Rob 25:42 13:13 :45? 11:20
Ian 25:43 13:13 11:25
Frank 26:10 13:12 12:17
Ryan O'G 26:18 13:13 12:06
Chris K 26:23 13:29 12:18
Calvin 26:29 13:31 11:56
Hallie 26:30 13:35 12:30
Cate 26:32 13:35 12:29
Greg 26:35 13:33 12:01
Stoddard 26:55 13:33 12:51
Alex 27:25 14:20 12:23
Jordan 27:28 13:33 12:23
Max 28:13 13:32 13:39
Hannah 28:15 14:11 13:18
Olivia 29:36 14:42 13:23
Zoe 29:37 14:40 13:30
Jacob 30:45 15:01 14:17
Rebecca 31:46 15:43 15:17
Julia 32:47 16:42 14:47
Charlotte 32:50 16:56 15:05
Kaytie 32:59 16:29 15:38
John 33:13 16:07 15:50
Hank 33:17 17:04 14:47
Ryan C 33:22 16:50 16:19
Katie C 34:07 17:13 15:32
Blake 37:51 18:28 17:56
Clara 38:54 19:04 18:22
Meg 41:14 20:11 19:47
Friday, December 31, 2010
Tuesday, December 28, 2010
Mont Saint Anne
First photo dump! Its cold up here, but snowy and fun. The internet in Rob's condo is pretty slow, so only a couple photos.
We found the salle de fartage hilarious. Mostly, I found it hilarious, the kids were like, dude, that's how you say "wax" in french, stop laughing.
Every night, the kids clean up the dishes. Its a pretty sweet life for the coaches.
Warmup loop.
Sunday, December 26, 2010
Friday, December 24, 2010
Craftsbury Videos
The first two of several videos I'll try to get up over the next few days. These are the J2 seminfinal heats.
Wednesday, December 22, 2010
Craftsbury Sprint Photos
A few photos from last Saturday's action at Craftsbury:
Max, prelims
Eli, prelims
Tom, prelims
Sean, prelims
Hamish and Chris, Semifinals
Cate, Semifinals
Cate, Julia and Zoe
CSU domination in J2 Girls Finals!!
Sunday, December 19, 2010
1st Big Race Weekend
A large contingent of CSU Jrs. headed north to Vermont this weekend for the first big weekend of racing of the new season. First stop was Craftsbury for a skate sprint. Craftsbury barely had enough snow for the race, but the course they put together held up very well and was very spectator friendly and fun as you could watch virtually the entire race on the twisty, windy course. Six J2s qualified for the elimination rounds but no one in the older age groups could qualify, in large part because the field was completely stacked with all the college and elite club racers. The elimination rounds were really fun to watch with close races in nearly every race. In the J2 girls A final Cate Brams, Julia Kern and Zoe Snow toed the line with Cate taking charge on the first tight corner. Cate stayed in the lead for the entire race but was challenged in the finish straight by Julia Kern with Zoe Snow not far behind for a CSU sweep of the podium!! Then, in the B final, Rebecca Smith took off, also establishing a lead by the first corner and lengthening the lead on the downhills. Rebecca was getting hauled in on the finish straight until she fired up and awesome V2 and put the race in the bag.
On the J2 boys side, Hamish McEwen took a big lead by the first corner and tried to put Stratton skier Tyler Foulkes way but Tyler hung tough the entire race. Tyler put on a great sprint and overhauled Hamish, who finished second. In the B final, Chris Koziel hung tight with the two leaders finishing in 3rd for 9th overall.
Today was a classic day, with the races moved to Jericho to the Ethan Allen Biathlon Range, which had quite a bit more snow and excellent conditions. In the J2 races CSU again dominated, with leaders switching around. In the boys race Hamish took a commanding lead right from the start and was not challenged the entire race. Chris Koziel came home 9th again and Max LaChance moved up to 10th while Sean Skahen was 19th and Jacob Meyerson 21st. On the girls side, Cate was in a tight race the entire way with Heidi Halvorsen and Brooke Mooney. The race came down to a double pole duel with Heidi prevailing by 1.3 seconds over Cate. Following closely behind was Julia Kern in 4th, Zoe Snow in 7th and Rebecca Smith in 8th. In the women's race Hannah Smith got knocked down in the mass start which set her back, but she moved through the field to finish 32nd. Katie Innamorati, home from college with 0 days of skiing under her belt skiied well to come home 95th. In the men's race, Eli Hoenig had an excellent race, moving up the entire way in the mass start field, finishing 42nd and 2nd J1. Chris Burnham was 98th, Rob Bradlee, starting in the Masters wave 102nd, Neil Garrison 124th, Greg Holdman 130th and Evan Doucett, home from college and skiing his first race in 3 years 139th.
On the J2 boys side, Hamish McEwen took a big lead by the first corner and tried to put Stratton skier Tyler Foulkes way but Tyler hung tough the entire race. Tyler put on a great sprint and overhauled Hamish, who finished second. In the B final, Chris Koziel hung tight with the two leaders finishing in 3rd for 9th overall.
Today was a classic day, with the races moved to Jericho to the Ethan Allen Biathlon Range, which had quite a bit more snow and excellent conditions. In the J2 races CSU again dominated, with leaders switching around. In the boys race Hamish took a commanding lead right from the start and was not challenged the entire race. Chris Koziel came home 9th again and Max LaChance moved up to 10th while Sean Skahen was 19th and Jacob Meyerson 21st. On the girls side, Cate was in a tight race the entire way with Heidi Halvorsen and Brooke Mooney. The race came down to a double pole duel with Heidi prevailing by 1.3 seconds over Cate. Following closely behind was Julia Kern in 4th, Zoe Snow in 7th and Rebecca Smith in 8th. In the women's race Hannah Smith got knocked down in the mass start which set her back, but she moved through the field to finish 32nd. Katie Innamorati, home from college with 0 days of skiing under her belt skiied well to come home 95th. In the men's race, Eli Hoenig had an excellent race, moving up the entire way in the mass start field, finishing 42nd and 2nd J1. Chris Burnham was 98th, Rob Bradlee, starting in the Masters wave 102nd, Neil Garrison 124th, Greg Holdman 130th and Evan Doucett, home from college and skiing his first race in 3 years 139th.
Saturday, December 11, 2010
First Day On Snow!!!
Thanks to some wicked cold weather this week, Weston was able to pump out a fairway of great snow for our first on-snow workout of the season and the weather warmed up to make for a delightful workout. Most of the CSUers who didn't go up to Trapps with Rob made it out to Weston. We timed things right and after a few dryland skate drills we got on the snow just as Dover-Sherborn and BKSL were done so we had the place almost to ourselves. The order of the day was to start getting comfortable on the snow with quite a bit of no pole, Alt V2 and V2 skiing, ending up with a fun relay race. Several CSU Masters out catching the great conditons including Larry Elswit, Marshall Randolph, Wes Denering, Michael Melnikov and Victor Golovkin.
Olivia et al
Ellen
Hannah
Julia, Ryan and Hank
Hank
Ryan has some body awareness issues
LeMans start for the relay
Waiting for the relay tag
CSU Alum Evan holding off Eli
Nadja
Sunday, December 5, 2010
Practice Sprint Race
1K Classic Time Trial Results
Annursnac Hill Rd. Concord
December 5, 2010
1. Hamish McEwen 2:46
2. Eli Hoenigh 2:47
3. Chris Burnham 2:57
4. Rion O'Grady 3:16
5. Chris Koziel 3:21
6. Hannah Smith 3:22
7. Max Lachance 3:25
7. Sean Shahen 3:25
9. Cate Brams 3:36
10.Rebecca Smith 3:41
11.Zoe Snow 3:43
12.John McDaniel 4:07
13.Hank Yoder 4:21
14.Katie Cosman 4:24
15.Clara Cousins 4:31
16.Meg Yoder 4:50
Annursnac Hill Rd. Concord
December 5, 2010
1. Hamish McEwen 2:46
2. Eli Hoenigh 2:47
3. Chris Burnham 2:57
4. Rion O'Grady 3:16
5. Chris Koziel 3:21
6. Hannah Smith 3:22
7. Max Lachance 3:25
7. Sean Shahen 3:25
9. Cate Brams 3:36
10.Rebecca Smith 3:41
11.Zoe Snow 3:43
12.John McDaniel 4:07
13.Hank Yoder 4:21
14.Katie Cosman 4:24
15.Clara Cousins 4:31
16.Meg Yoder 4:50
Saturday, December 4, 2010
Drive By Shootings in Littleton
After getting my snow tires on the car I decided to head over to Littleton to check on the double-pole workout. Here is what I saw. Note the concerned looks on more than a few faces!
Rebecca
Yack fest going on
Brandon returns to CSU
Victor applying a lot of power
Bob stays focused
Clara wondering who is driving by
Zoe looks a little worried
The Boys
Katie
Wednesday, December 1, 2010
Chris Stock's Report from Quebec
A bunch of college teams were in Quebec the week of Thanksgiving to train and race, including Harvard, Bowdoin, Bates (including Jimmy Burnham), Colby (including Olga Golovkina), St. Lawrence, UVM, and the local Laval University.
The big race was on Saturday - a 1K classic sprint. The course that we raced on both days was a 1K loop of predominantly gentle downhill and DP with one giant herringbone hill thrown in. The race organization paled in comparison to what we are used to. They seemed to be coming up with the format on the fly, and information leaked out through random sources as the day progressed about what and when the next heats would be.
Anyway, I had what I thought was a pretty sloppy qualifier with a sluggish DP in the beginning and a lot of messy slipping on the transition zones in the hill. I was surprised to find out I had qualified in second, 0.1 sec behind Pete Hegman of UVM. I had an easy quarterfinal, skiing behind Jordan Buetow the entire way. The semifinal was the most exciting heat: the way their format worked, only the first finisher in the semis moves on to the finals, and this had to be done by controlling the race early on. I was also up against two Bates skiers, Jordan and Lucas Milliken. So there were a lot of lane changes, team tactics, etc. I ended up second going into the hill behind Jordan but was able to out-double pole him in the flags. Anyway, when the A final rolled around I got back from the warm-up loop in the woods, ready to race, only to be told I had missed my start. This is the first time I can ever remember missing a start! What everyone else seemed to figure out (and I didn't) was that one of the changes in format along the way had also pushed the finals earlier. So I got fourth overall by default. It was a let-down, because it would have been exciting to try to break into the top 3 and get a Harvard jacket on the podium. Bummer. I won't let that happen again!
The Sunday skate race had a much smaller field, as a bunch of the colleges had gone home. It was 4K girls, 6K guys, around the sprint loop - a lot like skiing at Weston, with a bit more terrain. Olga raced in the Women's race both days and did well, qualifying for the A final in the sprints and getting tenth in the skate. Jimmy raced in the Men's race as well on Saturday.
Chris
The big race was on Saturday - a 1K classic sprint. The course that we raced on both days was a 1K loop of predominantly gentle downhill and DP with one giant herringbone hill thrown in. The race organization paled in comparison to what we are used to. They seemed to be coming up with the format on the fly, and information leaked out through random sources as the day progressed about what and when the next heats would be.
Anyway, I had what I thought was a pretty sloppy qualifier with a sluggish DP in the beginning and a lot of messy slipping on the transition zones in the hill. I was surprised to find out I had qualified in second, 0.1 sec behind Pete Hegman of UVM. I had an easy quarterfinal, skiing behind Jordan Buetow the entire way. The semifinal was the most exciting heat: the way their format worked, only the first finisher in the semis moves on to the finals, and this had to be done by controlling the race early on. I was also up against two Bates skiers, Jordan and Lucas Milliken. So there were a lot of lane changes, team tactics, etc. I ended up second going into the hill behind Jordan but was able to out-double pole him in the flags. Anyway, when the A final rolled around I got back from the warm-up loop in the woods, ready to race, only to be told I had missed my start. This is the first time I can ever remember missing a start! What everyone else seemed to figure out (and I didn't) was that one of the changes in format along the way had also pushed the finals earlier. So I got fourth overall by default. It was a let-down, because it would have been exciting to try to break into the top 3 and get a Harvard jacket on the podium. Bummer. I won't let that happen again!
The Sunday skate race had a much smaller field, as a bunch of the colleges had gone home. It was 4K girls, 6K guys, around the sprint loop - a lot like skiing at Weston, with a bit more terrain. Olga raced in the Women's race both days and did well, qualifying for the A final in the sprints and getting tenth in the skate. Jimmy raced in the Men's race as well on Saturday.
Chris
Sunday's Arm Workout
Last Sunday at the afternoon workout we worked 100% on upper body technique and fitness for the xc runners in the crowd. XC is a great sport, but it sure doesn't do much for arm strength. Nothing like some single sticking up a good hill to remind yourself of that! Double pole, single stick, kick double pole was the order of the day. Variations on kick -DP below:
Chris
Greg
Ryan
Julia
Blake
Hank
John
Clara
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)