NYSEF NORDIC SKI TEAM: January 2010

Monday, January 25, 2010

NYSEF Harry Eldridge race weekend results

NYSEF Harry Eldridge results posted at:
http://nysef.org/nysefXcRace.html

Mid-Atlantic JO skiers: please note the points listed on the Harry Eldridge results are not JOQ points.

updated 1/27/10: the above link now includes results to the Sunday BKL Kids Classic race.

Thursday, January 21, 2010

NYSEF Harry Eldridge Race Weekend Info

TRAVELERS from New England: please be aware that the Crowne Point bridge is no longer available and the Fort Ticonderoga ferry is closed for the winter.

SATURDAY JAN 23 NYSEF HARRY ELDRIDGE FREESTYLE
USSA NRL/Mid-Atlantic JOQ/ESGQ/NYSSRA Series/New England out-of-region JOQ

Men's start 12:00 NOON
Women's start 1:00 PM

Day of race registration 10-11 AM at the biathlon lodge. Bib pick-up until 11:30 AM. Day of race entries will be filled in at the end of the Men's and Women's start lists respectively. Awards at approximately 3:30 PM.

THERE WILL BE NO SKIING BACKWARDS ALLOWED ON COURSE.

freestyle course map, all racers 7.5 km freestyle (3 laps):

freestyle stadium layout:

SUNDAY JAN 24 NYSEF HARRY ELDRIDGE CLASSIC
Mid-Atlantic JOQ/ESGQ/NYSSRA Series

10:00 AM J2 Boys mass start 5km (1 lap)
10:30 AM J2 Girls mass start 5km (1 lap)
11:00 AM J1/OJ/Women mass start 10km (2 laps)
12:00 NOON J1/OJ/Men mass start 15 km (3 laps)

Day of race registration from 8-9 AM at the biathlon lodge. Bib pick-up available until 10:30 AM. Awards at approximately 1:30 PM.

THERE WILL BE NO SKIING BACKWARDS OR SKATING ALLOWED ON COURSE ON SUNDAY.

classic course map (5 km course):

classic stadium layout:

SUNDAY JAN 24 BKL KIDS CLASSIC race registration 1:30-2:00 PM at the biathlon lodge. 2:15 PM start. Lollipop 1/2 km, J5 2km, J3 3km, J3 4km. $5 entry fee. Athletes must be a NYSSRA Nordic/NENSA member or pay the one-day license fee of $5.00.

Questions? email Margaret at margm@nysef.org .

Home Run Weekend for NYSEF XC team in Rumford, ME

Exciting weekend for NYSEF athletes, here's the play-by-play:

On Friday afternoon we hopped in our trusty R.E.O. Speedwagon and made haste on Rt. 2 bound for Rumford where we promptly shoveled down a delicious dinner of steamed edamame and bison burgers before retreating to the hotel to wax and scheme up strategies for the classic sprints. Saturday morning saw beautiful, firm manmade tracks wither and wilt into ball-bearing esque corn snow, making for a rather stressful transition from hardwax to a corn klister frenzy. J2 boys kicked things off for our crew on the 1.4km sprint loop, with Joey Izzo, Will Fieroh and Nate Capone tapping in for 19th, 24th and 26th in the qualis, respectively. Morrisonville's own Maile Sapp then proceeded to blaze to 5th in the qualis, securing her berth in the finals. Elizabeth Izzo batted herself to a PR in the Women's qualifier, coming in 28th. Chuck Bencze and Sam Cowan were the last to duke it out in the Men's 1.6km qualifier, blasting it in for 19th and 50th in the qualifiers.

Sam Cowan

coach Dave McCahill proving that even as a Nordic combined guru he can still wax classic skis

The heats saw Maile Sapp strap on her batting gloves, handily winning both the quarter and final to walk away with the win in the J2 ladies class. Hakuna matata Maile! Elizabeth Izzo held on in an ultra competitive heat to end up 24th for her first race ever past the qualifier hurdle. Awesome! Chuck Bencze was our last contestant, ripping in for 22nd overall, a fine placing in difficult conditions.

Maile Sapp

Sunday was another delicious day for ski racing, with the soggy manmade snow freezing solid to present us with an ice-rink 5km race loop which hurtled skiers out of the stadium before spitting them back out in front of the notorious “High School Hill”. Maile Sapp reigned in a 13th place effort in the 5km frenzy, while J2 boys ripped to strong finishes: Joey Izzo topping us off in 4th, Nate Capone skiing out of the boonies in the mass start to a solid 9th, and Will Fieroh skiing strong before an epic finish line faceplant, coming home in 25th. But it was again J1's Charlie Bencze, Sam Cowan and DJ Lizzo/Miss Mixalot/Elizabeth Izzo who demonstrated confidence beyond their ages, battling in star studded fields (Men's race headlined by former Olympians Kris and Justin Freeman) for personal best performances. In his first 15km race, Chuck held on despite a frenzied mass start and eventual broken pole to roll home in 17th, second junior by only .4 seconds! Sam Cowan held his own in his first race of the longer distance, coming in 67th. DJ Lizzo surprised many of the top ladies contenders, including herself, by comfortably skiing in the 3rd position nearly the entire race before eventually squeezing across the line in 7th place, 4th junior.

Will Fieroh

Elizabeth Izzo fighting in 3rd place

All in all, a strong showing by all athletes despite tough snow and competitive fields. But that's what the Eastern Cups are all about, and valuable race experience was gleaned by all. Looking forward to this weekend's home races at the NYSEF Harry Eldridge Memorial; see you on the tracks!

Charlie Bencze hammering out of the mass start

-- NYSEF Nordic Assistant Coach Dave McCahill

Thursday, January 14, 2010

St. Lawrence University Carnival

NYSEF Nordic and ORDA is excited to host the St. Lawrence Carnival this weekend, kicking off the 2009/10 EISA Carnival Circuit! check out the EISA website at http://www.eisaskiing.org/ for results and updates.

impressive...Chase Marston of Middlbury College!

Monday, January 11, 2010

NYSEF Harry Eldridge race weekend online registration

Online race and volunteer registration is now available at (right click link and open in new window/tab):
http://nysef.org/xcraceregister.html

PLEASE PRE-REGISTER, THIS WILL HELP MAKE FOR FAIR SEEDING IN THE STARTS. Online registration will close Wednesday 1/20/10 at 8 pm.

NON-NYSSRA/NENSA members also choose 1-day license option at registration.

Sunday 1/24/10 BKL classic race will be day of race registration only (do not sign up for the BKL race online).

Questions? contact Margaret Maher at margm@nysef.org