Week of Feb 19th - Walden OCUP

   

Nicely Done SNOW!

What a welcomed surprise greeted us this past weekend with snow, snow, and some more snow too!

Kudos to those who braved the weather and traveled to Hepworth on Sunday for their Skate race.

Lastly a special congratulations to Elliot Verheyen and Islay Lash for representing Team Hardwood and SOD (Southern Ontario District) at this past weekend's Ontario Winter Games.  They traveled to Thunder Bay with a group of nearly 30 athletes from the area born in 2010, 2009, and 2008.

The event consisted of a 1km Sprint Skate race on Saturday, a four-person Skate Relay (4 x 2km) on Saturday afternoon, and a 5km Interval Start Classic on Sunday.  On Sunday both Elliot and Islay placed 6th among the 2010's - well done to you both!

Tuesday - Classic at HSB

We will work on striding this week and we will send out some recommendations on Wax in the afternoon

Arrive at The Chalet by 1720 and meet at the Map Board by 1730.

Headlamps are required as we will be heading out for a Trail Ski for the majority of the practice.  No Light - No Ski!

The practice will run until 1900.

Saturday – Walden OCUP - Classic

Please have a read over the Race Notice HERE for this weekend's Ontario Cup hosted in Naughton just outside Sudbury.

We will look to arrive by 1030 so that we can begin our pre-ski by 1100 before the trails close by 1130.  That gives everyone time for a quick snack before the U14, U12, U10, and U8 races start at 1200.

NOTE - If you do need the Team to do your Grip Wax you will need to drop your skis off before 0930

We will stay around after the Classic races to check out the Skate courses between 3:30-4:00PM before heading to the Hotel.

Sunday – Walden OCUP - Skate

The Skate races are due to start at 0900 with the older skiers (i.e. U18, U16, and U14) going first with a Pursuit Start!

This format has the first skier in each category from the Saturday leading off and they are followed by the others starting behind according to their time from the day before.  It makes for some fun racing!

The U12, U10, and U8 skiers owing to their shorter distances will do mass starts instead.

The racing should wrap up by late morning and apparently, there is a Birthday Party at 11:00AM for anyone who has a birthday this year!

Other Resources

Racing Schedule - https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Ba8tMse3wdNYicj8yRf-p_lnT4MnmCMc6xp5xaXEAEY/edit

Local Weather - https://weather.gc.ca/city/pages/on-13_metric_e.html

Regional Radar - https://weather.gc.ca/radar/index_e.html?id=wkr

Winter Road Conditions - https://511on.ca/roadconditions

Hardwood Ski and Bike Trail Conditions - https://www.hardwoodskiandbike.ca/home-page-winter/trails/trail-conditions/

Hardwood Ski and Bike Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/hardwoodskibike/

Team Hardwood Provincial and National Program Blog - http://teamhardwood1819.blogspot.com/?m=1