Week 13

Monday, January 29th
- Pre Meet
- Meet in back of cafeteria at 3:00 pm

- Core
- Wax skate skis for Tuesday's race

Tuesday, January 30th
- Guilderland Invy Skate Race at Garnet Hill (North River, NY)
- Races begin at 3:00pm (modified then High School Beginners). Varsity begins at 4:00pm
- Excused at 12:15pm
- Buses leave QHS at 12:30 pm

Wednesday, January 31st
- Pre Meet
- Meet in back of cafeteria at 3:00pm
- Race Information
- Wax skate skis for Lake George Invitational

Thursday, February 1st
- Lake George Invitational at the Gore Mt. Nordic Center
- Race start times at 3:00 pm (Modified and High School Beginners). Varsity begins at 4:00pm

Friday, February 2nd
- Practice at TBD

Week 12

Monday, January 22nd
- Classic ski at QHS
- Meet inside cafeteria at 3:00 pm

Tuesday, January 23rd
- Skate ski at QHS
- Workout

Wednesday, January 24th
- Ski at TBA

Thursday, January 25th
- Pre race
- Meet inside cafeteria at 3:00 pm
- Wax

Friday, January 26th
- Mayfield Invitational
- Bus leaves QHS at 12:00 pm
- Excused at 11:40 am

Week 11:

Wednesday, January 17th
- Classic Ski
- Meet on oval at 3:00 pm
- Warm Up
- Workout
- Cool Down

Thursday, January 18th
- Meet at 3:00 pm in back of cafeteria
- Pre-Race Information
- Short skate ski
- Wax Skate skis for Friday’s race

Friday, January 19th
- Race at Lapland Lakes Nordic Center
- Bus leaves QHS at 12:30 pm
- Excused at 12:10 pm
- Races begin at 3:00 pm. Beginner girls and boys. Then... Varsity Girls, followed by varsity boys, followed by JV girls, followed by JV boys

Saturday, January 20th
- Ski (on own of in groups)
- Mid-distance ski (75 - 90 minutes).
- Technique of choice
- What’s your focus?? Identify a focus and practice it.

Sunday, January 21st
- Overdistance ski (skate)
- 90 - 120 minutes
- Double pole first 20 minutes
- For the remainder of your ski, practice the technique/skill you need the most work on! Repetition is the mother of skill.

Week 10

Sunday, January 14th
- Easy ski on own.  Skate technique, 45 - 60 minutes. 6 pick ups.
- Wax skate skis at QHS.  Wax room will be open at 5:00 pm
- Pack for LP

Monday, January 15th
- Continuous pursuit race at Mt. Van Hoevenberg, Lake Placid
- Bus leaves QHS at 6:30am
- Schedule of Races:
10:30 a.m. - Varsity Boys
10:35 a.m. - JV Boys
11:15 a.m. - Varsity Girls
11:20 a.m. - J.V. Girls
12 noon – All modified skiers & HS Beginners
- Starting Format for all Races:
Mass start in stadium.
- Race Distances and Course:
All Varsity & JV skiers- approx. 6k (2 loops of 3K).
All Modified & Beginner skiers- approximately 3k (2 laps of 1.5k)
- Food:
Food and drinks will be available for purchase inside the main Mt. Van Hoevenberg lodge. Otherwise bring your on food.

- The bus ill be staying after the race for lunch and an afternoon ski.  Bring a lunch and plenty to eat!

Week 9

Monday, January 8th
- Team meeting at 3:00 pm in cafeteria
- Week in brief. Skier promotions.
- Skier(s) of week vote
- Classic ski (have all classic equipment).
- Technique work in groups
- Captains Meeting in cafeteria
- Weight room

Tuesday, January 9th
- Skate ski at QHS
- Meet out on oval at 3:00 pm (can get out early and ski)
- Warm up/course preview
- Speed workout
- Cool Down Ski (in teams)

Wednesday, January 10th
- Team meeting at 3:00 pm in back of cafeteria
- Goals revisit
- Core work (in groups).
- Classic ski: continuous distance ski (in groups)
- Weight room

Thursday, January 11th
- Skate ski
- Meet on oval at 3:00 pm
- Technique work
- Short speed

Friday, January 12th
- Team meeting at 3:00 pm in back of cafeteria
- Weekend overview
- Core/strength
- Weather dependent - ski on trails…

Saturday, January 13th and January 14th
- TBA

Week 8: New Year Nordic Happenings

Hello Spartan Nordic skiers and Nordic Community!

Happy New Year!

Below is the plan for the week. Look this over carefully for each day so you can take the necessary steps to be prepared. Also, get out your buffs, neck warmers, Dermatone, Vaseline, because we are in for a cold Polar Vortex kind of week!

Parents and Community: This Saturday (January 6th) we are scheduled to host our annual Invitational at the Gore Mt. Nordic Center. Similar to last year, this race is in conjunction with the HURT Junior National Qualifier race. Queensbury, HURT, and Gore will be teaming up to make this event happen. Below is a Google Doc sheet showing the volunteer job descriptions with sign up spaces. If you can help out, please sign up! We are expected to have over 500 racers for this event from around the state, making it what is possibly the largest combined high school/masters race in the Northeast.
Volunteer sign up

Monday, January 1st (on own or in groups)
- Mid distance ski, technique of choice.
- Strength

Tuesday, January 2nd
- 3:00 PM team meeting in back of cafeteria
- Pre-Race Information for Wednesday
- Ski (skate)
- Wax race skate skis for Wednesday (in groups)

Wednesday, January 3rd
- Skate Race at Brookhaven Golf Course (Address: 333 Alpine Meadows Rd, Porter Corners, NY 12859)
- Bus leaves QHS at 1:00 PM
- Excused at 12:40 PM
- Race Schedule
    - Races begin at 3:00 PM (varsity girls, varsity boys, jv girls, then jv boys)

Thursday, January 4th
- Practice at QHS
- Classic Ski
- Meet on groomed oval behind white administration building
- Clean Classic skis

Friday, January 5th
- Pre- Race Team Meeting
- Meet at 3:00 PM in back of cafeteria
- Race Information for Saturday
- Wax classic race skis for Saturday (in groups)

Saturday, January 6th
- QBY Invitational
- Buses leave QHS at 8:00 AM
- Schedule of Races:
    - 9:00 a.m. - NYSSRA Masters/Open Men and Women
    - 9:45 a.m. - Modified (7th and 8th grade) and High School Beginner Race
    - 10:30 a.m. sharp – *JNQ/NYSSRA Girls, followed by HS Varsity Girls, followed by HS JV Girls
    - 11:45 a.m. sharp – *JNQ/NYSSRA Boys, followed by HS Varsity Boys, followed by HS JV Boys
Note: there will be a 10 minute gap between the last JNQ/NYSSRA racer and the start of the HS Varsity race for both boys and girls.
*Any junior skier who wants to compete for JNQ or NYSSRA points must preregister on skireg.com