tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37277659216470050762024-03-08T17:10:04.694-08:00Macalester NordicCome support the Macalester Nordic Ski Team on March 6th and get a late local ski race in!Arihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06058285362842737187noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3727765921647005076.post-56681579289913170072010-02-15T09:22:00.000-08:002010-02-15T10:08:55.740-08:00Macalester AOYTBN* Race at Elk RiverMark your calendars: <b>March 7</b> at <a href="http://skinnyski.com/trails/traildetail.asp?Id=341">Woodland Trails</a> in Elk River the Macalester Nordic Ski Team will host the As-of-yet-to-be-named (*AOYTBN) race on the wonderful trails at Elk River. The races will be 10k and 20k freestyle events and start at <b>11 a.m.</b> using the outer trail (10k per lap) at Woodland Trails in Elk River with the Prairie Loop start. Conditions there are excellent, and the trails generally hold snow longer than anywhere else in the area.<br />
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Registration, on-site, will be $30, and $15 for high school-and-younger racers. Cash, or checks made payable to "Macalester College." All proceeds from the race will go to the Woodlands Trails grooming crew and to support the Macalester Nordic Ski Team.<br />
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We can make no guarantees, but we're ordering up good grooming and, hopefully, sunny skies under a bright, March sun. <br />
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Questions? Leave a comment here or email ari.ofsevit [at] gmail.Arihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06058285362842737187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3727765921647005076.post-80961446113821737002010-01-19T01:16:00.000-08:002010-02-15T09:17:41.050-08:00Email list this yearMass emails seem to work better than blogs for organizing, so please check your email for frequent ski team updates.<br />
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Thanks!Arihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06058285362842737187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3727765921647005076.post-36666600496510062662009-02-05T16:06:00.001-08:002009-02-05T16:09:19.859-08:00Friday, Saturday, MoradayFriday: I'll attend 3:30 practice--I'm getting up early for work so I'll skip out early. We should ski 60-100 minutes, with some short intervals (45 to at most 90 seconds, without full recovery) and make sure to have a nice, long cool down.<br /><br />Also, I need to get Mora information in tomorrow. Please email me with your exact requests.<br /><br />Saturday: Let's plan to have a practice at some point, and we'll wax skis, too.<br /><br />Sunday: Race folks will depart early, around 6:30 a.m. Others, if you can find a driver, can go skiing when we get back.<br /><br />Monday: will be a day off for me, anyway.Arihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06058285362842737187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3727765921647005076.post-27973965713855448192009-02-02T22:53:00.000-08:002009-02-02T22:59:29.248-08:00This weekTuesday: 4:30, leave ASAP, 1.5 hours at Wirth most likely, back by dinner.<br /><br />Wednesday: 4:30, leave ASAP, 1.5 hours most likely at Wirth, back by dinner.<br /><br />Thursday: 6:45 to Wirth or Battle Creek, back by 9:15. There may be another session in the afternoon around 3:30.<br /><br />Friday: 4:30, back by dinner.<br /><br />Saturday: TBD<br /><br />Sunday: Mora—if there is interest.<br /><br />If you are interested in skiing at Mora please decide by Thursday and let me know.<br /><br />Also, if you have time to kill, you can <a href="http://www.fasterskier.com/racing5201.html">watch the entire Vasaloppet</a>—in Swedish!—which is beyond amazing. 13,000 skier mass start. 90k. Yeah, I have to get over there one of these years.Arihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06058285362842737187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3727765921647005076.post-90266729752623813782009-01-30T16:42:00.000-08:002009-01-30T16:43:10.090-08:00SaturdayI will be going for a short, easy ski somewhere Saturday around 10, probably not at Wirth (Battle Creek most likely). If you are interested in coming, email me. We won't have a van so the first three people to confirm attendance get to go. Call (7817101558) or email to confirm.<br /><br />We'll be back by the end of brunchtime.Arihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06058285362842737187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3727765921647005076.post-69475904921010927612009-01-25T20:25:00.000-08:002009-01-25T20:43:48.767-08:00Monday Jan 26Here's the deal:<br /><br />Please come to a meeting at 4:30, whether you plan on skiing or not. We'll meet in the foyer of the athletic center. If you have class and are a few minutes late, no worries. If you can't make it, also no worries. If you plan to ski, bring skate or classic skis, whatever you fancy. Both should be good.<br /><br />I'm not sure exactly about transportation for tomorrow. I'll try to arrange for a van by the time we are going somewhere. This may or may not work. If it doesn't, I can take people in my car (might be cramped) and perhaps grab an HOURCAR for us as a last resort. We'll take a rather easy day tomorrow, maybe just a couple laps of Como, depending on traffic. We'll be back by 6:30 most likely, 7:00 if no one skiing has evening class.<br /><br />To answer a few more questions which have popped up:<br /><br />• We do have a place to wax. I'll try to get it set up this week. If someone has some free time during the day I'm sure that you can be of help doing this.<br />• It sounds like there is interest in some morning skiing. MWF mornings sound the most plausible. Plan this week on 6:45 a.m. on Wednesday to Wirth or Battle Creek. If there is a van driver amongst you who comes along and we go to Battle Creek and you can drop me at work on the way back I will love you forever.<br />• There should be a van driver training at some point in the next couple weeks. If you are 19 and have a relatively clean driving record, please do this. It makes everyone's life easier.<br />• It'll be pretty warm tomorrow (for those of you who have been in Minnesota) and pretty cold for others. Dress in layers if you aren't adapted to it.<br /><br />See you tomorrow.<br /><br />Thanks,<br /><br />--ariArihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06058285362842737187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3727765921647005076.post-12654341333318447742009-01-23T08:32:00.001-08:002009-01-23T08:34:30.339-08:00Welcome back. Dress warm. Bring skis.We'll hit the trails on Monday. Skiing is outstanding—it hasn't been above freezing since December. I'd dare to say I've never seen it better.<br /><br />Sunday: Long ski At 10:00 or 11:00 or noon or so. Somewhere fun (Murphy is calling). Call/email me if interested.<br />Monday: 4:45 departure from field house for ski trails. Bring skis.Arihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06058285362842737187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3727765921647005076.post-50257824953536479692008-12-09T15:13:00.000-08:002008-12-09T15:21:37.431-08:00SKIINGYup, it's time. I'll be skiing every day this week. Call 7817101558 or email if you want to join me...<br /><br /><a href="http://skinnyski.com/trails/reports.asp">Skinnyski trail reports</a><br /><br />Including:<br /><br /><blockquote>Battle Creek Regional Park - Winthrop Street (Saint Paul):<br />Conditions: Rolled with pretty good coverage on bottom.<br />Coverage was pretty good actually. A few thin spots... a couple of which weren't really avoidable. It has been rolled. No tracks set. I used my good skis which was probably a mistake...it can be done, but be careful</blockquote><br /><br /><blockquote>Como Regional Park and Golf Course (Saint Paul):<br />Conditions: Fairly firm, well groomed except for the usual trouble spot under the bridge. Not enough snow for a classic track.<br />Stop 1 of 5, this one was the best. Como was well groomed and surprisingly firm...nice job St. Paul!</blockquote><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">[For those of you not in the know, Como usually has crappy grooming. Perhaps this is a new leaf turned over]</span><br /><br /><blockquote>Hyland Lake Park Reserve (Bloomington):<br />Conditions: Rollpacked, good 3-4" base, fairly firm.<br />Stop 4 of 5, beautiful early season Hyland skiing. They had the trail well packed and fairly firm, although I thought Como was a little better (but Hyland had a little more snow)</blockquote><br /><br />Bruce didn't make it to Terrace Oaks but I am going tonight to check it out...Arihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06058285362842737187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3727765921647005076.post-89203327693950316392008-12-01T10:24:00.001-08:002008-12-01T10:24:39.326-08:00Skiing in to break...For this week:<br /><br />1. If you have skis, get them scraped and waxed. We'll discuss at the meeting tomorrow (7:30) where and how to do that.<br />2. I'll plan on skiing at Elm Creek at least once this week. Probably Thursday. Leave at 6:00 back by 9:00. Striding is probably best as they'll have solid tracks there and hopefully have the whole 2.5k course open.<br />3. I may also ski Wednesday morning (Elm Creek or Hyland) if there is interest.<br />4. Next weekend is the Breadsmith-Hoigaards relays at Hyland. Saturday morning, and if you don't drink Friday night it's not so bad. The race is a 2.5k relay with teams of two so you each ski 2.5k twice. Think of it as a good interval session. It's fun, fast and close and suggested if you don't have finals looming.<br />5. We'll also discuss vacation skiing at some point tomorrow.<br /><br />See you tomorrow. Someone (me perhaps) will be running 4:45 today and tomorrow. Not quite enough snow to ski (although Como might work if you are desperate).Arihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06058285362842737187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3727765921647005076.post-19085386715158434302008-11-17T14:34:00.000-08:002008-11-17T14:35:07.553-08:00Oh hey look Elm Creek is making snowYup for real. So no more Trollhaugen (no offense to them but Trollhaugen sucks). So we might have skiing close-ish by come Thursday or so. And if that is the case, we will make a beeline.<br /><br />4:45 until then, see you there but not Monday.Arihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06058285362842737187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3727765921647005076.post-84988457014060471402008-11-10T20:48:00.000-08:002008-11-10T20:49:25.930-08:00SKIING FRIDAYdepart 5:45 a.m., back by 9:40. Yeah, it's fake snow. But it's real skiing!<br /><br />Email ari with questions.<br /><br />Otherwise, 4:45 every day this week. Speed tomorrow!Arihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06058285362842737187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3727765921647005076.post-7895990968457244822008-11-01T21:08:00.000-07:002008-11-01T21:11:13.399-07:00November comethSeveral things may impede our training in the next two days:<br /><br />Monday: I will be phonebanking somewhere. If you are an Obama supporter, please find out about participating yourself. If you are a McCain supporter, please make sure that you do noting election-related on Monday or Tuesday.<br />Tuesday: There's some election whatchmahoozie going on. (If you are a McCain supporter, remember to vote on November 5.) I'll be voting and the probably lying on the floor shaking for a few hours. That will be a pretty sight I guarantee you.<br /><br />Come Wednesday we'll be running at 4:45 as usual. See you then.Arihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06058285362842737187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3727765921647005076.post-56458319471327808672008-10-28T07:21:00.000-07:002008-10-28T07:22:55.799-07:00Last week in OctoberA bit late...<br /><br />Tuesday: Run / stairs with Ari<br />Wednesday: on your own with whoever shows up<br />Thursday: Run / rollerski with Ari (if you have rollerskis please email me)<br />Friday: Hallowe'en!<br /><br />Saturday: Loooong rollerski if anyone is interested (Elm Creek or Afton)Arihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06058285362842737187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3727765921647005076.post-20546407231959129902008-10-24T17:09:00.000-07:002008-10-24T17:11:40.481-07:00SNOW!A few tidbits...for Saint Paul:<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Sunday</span>: Scattered snow showers after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 42. Windy, with a northwest wind between 26 and 31 mph, with gusts as high as 44 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Sunday Night</span>: Scattered snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. Blustery, with a northwest wind between 18 and 25 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%<br /><br />But what of the upper peninsula of michigan?<br /><br />FIRST WINTER STORM OF THE SEASON POSSIBLE LATE THIS WEEKEND<br /><br />If this is so, I might be going to the UP Monday night for a day of skiing Tuesday. Stay tuned...Arihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06058285362842737187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3727765921647005076.post-15118313136678536552008-10-23T19:31:00.000-07:002008-10-23T19:32:34.370-07:00Weekend activitiesChoose from:<br /><br />Saturday 9-brunch, trail work at the Loppet Trails in Minneapolis (optional trail run before)<br />Saturday brunch-whenever (back by dinner), rollerski at Elm Creek or by the river<br />Sunday morning trail run<br /><br />If interested post a comment or email Ari.Arihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06058285362842737187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3727765921647005076.post-53918739625593048082008-10-21T06:00:00.000-07:002008-10-21T06:02:00.452-07:00This weekJoin your lovely captain-folk for skiage Tuesday-Friday at 4:35. I'll try to show up Wednsday-Friday — otherwise I'll be running later as I have lots of stuff going on during the day. If you want to run late, give a yell.<br /><br />Snow is not far off! The first day the snow flies within four hours (no I did not drive out to Bozeman last week) I'll be there — and will take people along if there is interest.Arihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06058285362842737187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3727765921647005076.post-86284487419387292692008-10-12T12:38:00.000-07:002008-10-13T16:34:45.955-07:00October 13-17 PracticesIf you want to have a successful ski season, you need to participate in dryland training. Please come to practices, and use the comments fields of these blog posts to say which you will and will not be coming to. Thanks.<br /><br /><b>Monday</b>: <s>4:35</s> Michelle Obama speaking at 4:00 at the Leonard Center. Uh...practice cancelled? Yup. I'll run later though if anyone is interested email me or leave a comment here.<br /><b>Tuesday</b>: 4:35<br /><b>Wednesday</b>: 4:35; I'll be lifting around 7:30 (a.m.) if anyone wants to join<br /><b>Thursday</b>: Fall break — email me if you want to practice and we can find a time<br /><b>Friday</b>: Fall break — see above<br /><br />Please make an effort to attend as many of these practices as you can (you are excused if you have, say, an injury or a fall sports commitment). Please wait for folks until about quarter to five, and perhaps a couple minutes longer as if I am coming I'm usually in a rush and running late. Thanks!Arihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06058285362842737187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3727765921647005076.post-58558992913971322162008-10-07T18:41:00.000-07:002008-10-07T18:45:19.519-07:00Rest o' the week practice schedulePlease bring weather appropriate clothing for outside running. We'll run outside unless the weather really sucks.<br /><br />Every day we will meet at 4:30, and leave by 4:45. Unless I am running late and call ahead, please wait for me!<br /><b>Wednesday, 4:35</b>: Run with Coz and Claire 3-6 miles, then core<br /><b>Thursday, 4:35</b>: Speed with Ari, Coz and Claire. Don't worry, you can do it as fast as you want.<br /><b>Friday, 4:35</b>: Short run and then something fun!Arihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06058285362842737187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3727765921647005076.post-67788993862463980362008-10-07T16:18:00.000-07:002008-10-07T16:23:09.818-07:00Holy Cow! Bjorn Daehlie to ski Birkie<a href="http://www.birkie.com/?page=1105">For serious</a>.<br /><br />If you train <b>real</b> hard you can ski with him. Hah probably not. But this is pretty damn cool.<br /><br />If you don't know <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bjørn_Dæhlie">Bjorn</a>, he might well be the best athlete ever. 12 olympic medals including 8 golds. And he was measured out of season as having a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VO2_max">VO2max</a> of 96. It's quite possible he was over 100 in season. The highest evuh. Yeah he's good.<br /><br /><b>Come to practice, too! 4:45 every day.</b> And you could grow up to be Bjorn Daehlie. (Okay probably not because if any of your VO2Maxes are over 100 you really need to be in an olympic training program in skiing or cycling or maybe running or rowing.)Arihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06058285362842737187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3727765921647005076.post-81175286244369632062008-10-05T10:15:00.000-07:002008-10-06T13:36:28.901-07:00October 6-10 practice schedule<b>EVERY DAY, we will leave at 4:45</b>. Practice leaders TBA (I have a pretty nasty cold so might not be in much of running shape until Wednesday or so). Bring running shoes — we'll talk about rollerskiing soon.<br /><br /><b>Meet in the lobby of the Leonard Center</b> (or if it is a real nice day, outside). We'll return no later than 6:30, so that if you have 7:00 commitments you'll have enough time for dinner. If you need to get back earlier, just ask, and we'll either run shorter or I can have you turn back.<br /><br />If you have any questions, please email me on my gmail account; my username is ari.ofsevit.<br /><br />See you this week. If it's drizzly we'll run, if it is pouring or something we now have a nice indoor track and weight room.<br /><br />Specifics:<br /><br /><b>Monday</b>: 4 mile run (or more, at least run down to the river on Summit, down to St Clair, and back to campus) with three to five 20-30 second pickups (faster running/sprinting). (Update: I will be continuing recuperation and will not attend.)<br /><b>Tuesday-Thursday</b>: Charlie Cosimini will be helping to lead practice. I intend to come to at least one of these sessions. I'll talk to him about it.<br /><b>Friday</b>: Practice with me at 4:45. We'll do something funnish and not too hard.Arihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06058285362842737187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3727765921647005076.post-77715663057210531782008-09-30T10:09:00.000-07:002008-09-30T10:10:52.002-07:00Van Driver ClassVery useful. Haven't you always wanted to drive a rear-wheeled behemoth on snow-covered roads (if you like whippin' shitties -- for those of you not from Minnesota you might know this as "doing doughnuts" -- the answer should be yes)?<br /><br />Sign up by calling x6278. Oh, yeah, and it takes place <b>tonight at 7:00</b>.Arihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06058285362842737187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3727765921647005076.post-56232854995278717352008-09-28T06:42:00.000-07:002008-09-29T15:48:11.547-07:00Tentative 9/29-10/3 scheduleVery tentatively:<br /><br />M: Ari will lead practice at 5:00 (run, back by 6:30)<br />Tu: TBD<br />We: TBD<br />Th: TBD<br />F: Ari will lead a running-type practice (TBD, we'll adjust it to participants' abilities) at 4:35ish.<br /><br />If you can help lead another practice please let me know. Thanks!Arihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06058285362842737187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3727765921647005076.post-43030619299062294802008-09-23T19:47:00.000-07:002008-09-23T19:49:24.726-07:00Wednesday/Thursday PracticeI'll be lifting @ 2:15ish Wednesday and running @ 3:45 (meet outside the len cen) for anyone interested. Thursday I'm running @ 3:45 (meet outside len cen). If you'd like to push back times a little bit that can also work. <br />CozCharliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14690934799450235406noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3727765921647005076.post-89570316995393183382008-09-23T15:24:00.000-07:002008-09-23T15:27:41.051-07:00Ski / Lightning failLuckily, I was the only one drenched and waiting at the MARC/Leon Ceon today, which was good because my feet are hurt so running is probably a bad idea for me. Look here for updates the rest of the week about team-led practices (I am out of town) and I'll start for real next week.<br /><br />Sorry about the weather! Run if you can, stay active, and get ready for practising Monday.Arihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06058285362842737187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3727765921647005076.post-82746287622604854162008-09-22T21:45:00.000-07:002008-09-22T21:47:33.978-07:00Practice TuesdayI'll try to get out of work early enough to get to the Leonard Center (will that name stick?) at about 5:00 for some running. 6 miles, pretty easy, with some optional pickups. Bring running shoes. We'll run rain or shine.<br /><br />Wait a few minutes if I am late...Thanks!Arihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06058285362842737187noreply@blogger.com0