There is a 6 or 12 km trail run near Hamilton on April 24th. These races are pretty well organized and plenty challenging. I am driving from Guelph and anyone who is interested is welcome to jump in. Registration is limited so those interested should get on it.
http://www.5peaks.com/schedule.asp?p=on&raceid=212
Ian
Friday, March 26, 2010
Sunday, March 21, 2010
:o)
So, I may have found a new sport.
The good thing is, it still involves skiing.
I had the fortunate opportunity to try the biathlon yesterday at Chelsea Nordic – aww man, it was so cool! Really, it’s stupid how satisfying it feels to see a little white circle pop into view, which is what happens when you hit the target. Luckily, I heeded to my mother’s insightful advice, and managed not to shoot any people, so that was good too.
I think I might move to Chelsea some day. It is a little village about 15 minutes outside of Gatineau, with anything a sensible person could ever want. First of all, the Gatineau Park trails are within walking distance. It was near here that the annual Cookie Beiner started last weekend (distance ski + lots of free cookies = happy skiers). But beyond that, there is a delicious bakery; a cafe with a chill atmosphere, beautiful art, and very good coffee; and, a sweet pub that sells a really good stout beer that I haven’t been able to find anywhere else (though that could just be because I don’t have the French name right). Ok, so maybe most sensible people need more than skiing/hiking, beer, coffee, and baked goods to stay enthusiastic about life, but I think I’d be happy living there. Anyone want to join me?
Those are pretty much the highlights from this part of the country. The bagels still taste good. 85% of the world’s maple syrup is made in Québec, though that doesn’t mean it’s a good idea to pay $20 for a pancake lunch and maple sugar bush tour, unless you are planning on eating $20 worth of bacon and sausages at the all-you-can-eat lunch buffet (I was not). The parliament buildings have some sick architecture. And, in conclusion, I think bus drivers are some of the friendliest people I have met here. If you want to converse in broken French, they play along. If you’re lost and prefer some help in English, that’s cool too.
Hope moo town is treating you all well. Sorry I missed that Rugski socball match. Anyone do the funtathalon? Miss you guys! (Unless people I don’t know are reading this blog. I don’t miss you, as far as I know.)
Ciao for now,
Kyla
The good thing is, it still involves skiing.
I had the fortunate opportunity to try the biathlon yesterday at Chelsea Nordic – aww man, it was so cool! Really, it’s stupid how satisfying it feels to see a little white circle pop into view, which is what happens when you hit the target. Luckily, I heeded to my mother’s insightful advice, and managed not to shoot any people, so that was good too.
I think I might move to Chelsea some day. It is a little village about 15 minutes outside of Gatineau, with anything a sensible person could ever want. First of all, the Gatineau Park trails are within walking distance. It was near here that the annual Cookie Beiner started last weekend (distance ski + lots of free cookies = happy skiers). But beyond that, there is a delicious bakery; a cafe with a chill atmosphere, beautiful art, and very good coffee; and, a sweet pub that sells a really good stout beer that I haven’t been able to find anywhere else (though that could just be because I don’t have the French name right). Ok, so maybe most sensible people need more than skiing/hiking, beer, coffee, and baked goods to stay enthusiastic about life, but I think I’d be happy living there. Anyone want to join me?
Those are pretty much the highlights from this part of the country. The bagels still taste good. 85% of the world’s maple syrup is made in Québec, though that doesn’t mean it’s a good idea to pay $20 for a pancake lunch and maple sugar bush tour, unless you are planning on eating $20 worth of bacon and sausages at the all-you-can-eat lunch buffet (I was not). The parliament buildings have some sick architecture. And, in conclusion, I think bus drivers are some of the friendliest people I have met here. If you want to converse in broken French, they play along. If you’re lost and prefer some help in English, that’s cool too.
Hope moo town is treating you all well. Sorry I missed that Rugski socball match. Anyone do the funtathalon? Miss you guys! (Unless people I don’t know are reading this blog. I don’t miss you, as far as I know.)
Ciao for now,
Kyla
Thursday, March 11, 2010
Tea&Ski Warm down exercises
Now that we have recovered from the championship game of Rugski Sockball on the Eden Mills Millpond and digested the meal without any reported violent illness, time for business.
"Volunteers" needed
Treasurer (if Kyla is on coop Fall 2010)
Manager (trip logistics)
Assistant Manager
Camp Counsellor (plan fall and winter camp)
Ski & Wax Technicians (2 needed): Jordan, ...
Clothing: Lindsey
Moving Day - Saturday 13 March, 10 am
Move our stuff from Stadium to AC.
Clean the room completely.
Clean any wax from floors.
Pack up shower room ski rack without losing any pieces.
Pack up the wax benches without losing any pieces.
Pack up the wax and equipment boxes in a neat and logical fashion.
Inventory all roller skis.
Inventory all wax benches, cords, wax boxes, etc.
This is tne last chance to conveniently summerize your skis using team benches, iron and old glide wax. I recommend you do it Friday or Saturday BEFORE 10 am.
see you there
Richard
"Volunteers" needed
Treasurer (if Kyla is on coop Fall 2010)
Manager (trip logistics)
Assistant Manager
Camp Counsellor (plan fall and winter camp)
Ski & Wax Technicians (2 needed): Jordan, ...
Clothing: Lindsey
Moving Day - Saturday 13 March, 10 am
Move our stuff from Stadium to AC.
Clean the room completely.
Clean any wax from floors.
Pack up shower room ski rack without losing any pieces.
Pack up the wax benches without losing any pieces.
Pack up the wax and equipment boxes in a neat and logical fashion.
Inventory all roller skis.
Inventory all wax benches, cords, wax boxes, etc.
This is tne last chance to conveniently summerize your skis using team benches, iron and old glide wax. I recommend you do it Friday or Saturday BEFORE 10 am.
see you there
Richard
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Fischer loppet(s)
The Fischer loppet is taking place from March 5-7.
The races include a sprint on the Friday, 20 and 40k skate races on Saturday and 20 and 40k classic races on Sunday. Should be a fun. I m planning on doing the 40km skate.
Registration closes Friday Feb 27 at 6pm.
i
http://hardwoodskiandbike.ca/index.php?view=details&id=103%3Afischerloppetjackrabbitraces&option=com_eventlist&Itemid=95
The races include a sprint on the Friday, 20 and 40k skate races on Saturday and 20 and 40k classic races on Sunday. Should be a fun. I m planning on doing the 40km skate.
Registration closes Friday Feb 27 at 6pm.
i
http://hardwoodskiandbike.ca/index.php?view=details&id=103%3Afischerloppetjackrabbitraces&option=com_eventlist&Itemid=95
Monday, February 22, 2010
Gryphon men win silver at OUA Championships
Feb. 20-21: OUA Nordic Ski Championships
*ORANGEVILLE, Ont*. – The Guelph Gryphon men’s Nordic Ski team won the overall team silver medal at the Ontario University Athletics Championships today at Monora Park in Orangeville. The Gryphon women finished fourth overall.
The Lakehead Thunderwolves women won their sixth straight OUA title, while the Carleton Ravens are the new men's champions after dethroning five-time champion Lakehead.
The Carleton men earned a total of 43 points, ahead of the second-place Guelph Gryphons (95) and third-place Laurentian Voyageurs (117).
Skiers with Top 10 combined individual times earn OUA all-star recognition. Matti Little (Sudbury, Ont.) was the top Gryphon at the Championships finishing 5th overall. He was fourth in the men’s 10km classic and fifth in the 15km freestyle. Also finishing inside the top ten and an OUA all-star was Ian Ritchie (Penetanguishene, Ont.) finishing ninth in the men’s 10 km classic race and 12th in the 15km freestyle.
The Gryphon team of Erin McLean-Purdon (Owen Sound, Ont.), Ritchie and Little took relay bronze in a time of 44:53, with anchor Little only 9 s back of Carleton's Colin Abbot. Waterloo staged the upset of the day, with anchor Henry Reich out-gliding Abbott and Little on the final downhill to the stadium.
Vesta Mather (Wahnapitae, Ont.) was the top Gryphowoman and was named an OUA all-star. She finished eighth in the 10km freestyle race and 10th in the 5km classic. Also named all-star was Laura Hewitt (Orillia ON) after a seventh place finish in the 10km freestyle and 17th in the 5km classic, her best OUA result and a great reward in her graduating year.
Coach Richard Lay said he was so proud of his skiers, knowing the way they had worked together since the first team meeting back in the first week of school in September. "Everything adds up - a roller ski session in the rain tonight, an early morning in the gym tomorrow, a sunny afternoon blasting the hills up north on Saturday. This weekend's results were the past 5 month's results, and the past several year."
Men's Overall Champion: Colin Abbott (Carleton)
Women's Overall Champion: Alana Thomas (Carleton)
Coach of the Year: Hans Fischer (Toronto)
TEAM STANDINGS – MEN
*Carleton 43
Guelph 95
Laurentian 117
Waterloo 138
Lakehead 199
Toronto 251
Queen's 339
Nipissing 380
*TEAM STANDINGS – WOMEN
*Lakehead 58
Carleton 67
Laurentian 82
Guelph 117
Toronto 257
Queen's 291
Waterloo 340
*MEN'S 10 KM CLASSIC
*1. Colin Abbott (Carleton) 28:18.2
2. Evan Odell (Laurentian) 29:17.5
3. Henry Reich (Waterloo) 29:25.5
*WOMEN'S 5 KM CLASSIC
*1. Alana Thomas (Carleton) 16:10.0
2. Mary Thompson (Laurentian) 16:35.3
3. Adele Lay (Carleton) 16:42.7
*MEN'S 15 KM CLASSIC RELAY*
1. Waterloo 44:31.8
(Tim Rhodes, Andrew Jeffery, Henry Reich)
2. Carleton 44:44.8
(Matthias Purdon, André Marchand, Colin Abbott)
3. Guelph 44:53.3
(Erin McLean-Purdon, Ian Ritchie, Matti Little)
*WOMEN'S 7.5 KM CLASSIC RELAY
*1. Carleton 22:57.0
(Zoe Braul, Adele Lay, Alana Thomas)
2. Lakehead 23:20.0
(Britt Bailey, Kara Jaspers, Anna Crawford)
3. Laurentian 23:35.0
(Janel Sauder, Lindsay Anderson, Mary Thompson)
*MEN'S 15 KM FREESTYLE
*1. Colin Abbott (Carleton) 41:45.1
2. Evan Odell (Laurentian) 42:15.9
3. Matthias Purdon (Carleton) 42:55.9
*WOMEN'S 10 KM FREESTYLE
*1. Anna Crawford (Lakehead) 31:09.2
2. Alana Thomas (Carleton) 31:11.2
3. Mary Thompson (Laurentian) 31:13.8
*MEN'S ALL-STARS
*Colin Abbott (Carleton) 1:10:03.3
Evan Odell (Laurentian) 1:11:33.4
Henry Reich (Waterloo) 1:12:32.6
Matthias Purdon (Carleton) 1:12:40.8
Matti Little (Guelph) 1:12:52.5
André Marchand (Carleton) 1:13:46.4
Andrew Jeffery (Waterloo) 1:14:37.4
Logan Potter (Carleton) 1:14:42.4
Ian Ritchie (Guelph) 1:15:07.1
Lee Hawkings (Carleton) 1:15:16.5
*WOMEN'S ALL-STARS
*Alana Thomas (Carleton) 47:21.2
Mary Thompson (Laurentian) 47:49.1
Anna Crawford (Lakehead) 47:54.3
Adele Lay (Carleton) 48:49.7
Janel Sauder (Laurentian) 49:01.3
Kara Jaspers (Lakehead) 49:15.8
Vesta Mather (Guelph) 50:04.9
Britt Bailey (Lakehead) 50:11.4
Laura Hewitt (Guelph) 50:28.6
Daphne Haggarty (Lakehead) 50:54.8
*ORANGEVILLE, Ont*. – The Guelph Gryphon men’s Nordic Ski team won the overall team silver medal at the Ontario University Athletics Championships today at Monora Park in Orangeville. The Gryphon women finished fourth overall.
The Lakehead Thunderwolves women won their sixth straight OUA title, while the Carleton Ravens are the new men's champions after dethroning five-time champion Lakehead.
The Carleton men earned a total of 43 points, ahead of the second-place Guelph Gryphons (95) and third-place Laurentian Voyageurs (117).
Skiers with Top 10 combined individual times earn OUA all-star recognition. Matti Little (Sudbury, Ont.) was the top Gryphon at the Championships finishing 5th overall. He was fourth in the men’s 10km classic and fifth in the 15km freestyle. Also finishing inside the top ten and an OUA all-star was Ian Ritchie (Penetanguishene, Ont.) finishing ninth in the men’s 10 km classic race and 12th in the 15km freestyle.
The Gryphon team of Erin McLean-Purdon (Owen Sound, Ont.), Ritchie and Little took relay bronze in a time of 44:53, with anchor Little only 9 s back of Carleton's Colin Abbot. Waterloo staged the upset of the day, with anchor Henry Reich out-gliding Abbott and Little on the final downhill to the stadium.
Vesta Mather (Wahnapitae, Ont.) was the top Gryphowoman and was named an OUA all-star. She finished eighth in the 10km freestyle race and 10th in the 5km classic. Also named all-star was Laura Hewitt (Orillia ON) after a seventh place finish in the 10km freestyle and 17th in the 5km classic, her best OUA result and a great reward in her graduating year.
Coach Richard Lay said he was so proud of his skiers, knowing the way they had worked together since the first team meeting back in the first week of school in September. "Everything adds up - a roller ski session in the rain tonight, an early morning in the gym tomorrow, a sunny afternoon blasting the hills up north on Saturday. This weekend's results were the past 5 month's results, and the past several year."
Men's Overall Champion: Colin Abbott (Carleton)
Women's Overall Champion: Alana Thomas (Carleton)
Coach of the Year: Hans Fischer (Toronto)
TEAM STANDINGS – MEN
*Carleton 43
Guelph 95
Laurentian 117
Waterloo 138
Lakehead 199
Toronto 251
Queen's 339
Nipissing 380
*TEAM STANDINGS – WOMEN
*Lakehead 58
Carleton 67
Laurentian 82
Guelph 117
Toronto 257
Queen's 291
Waterloo 340
*MEN'S 10 KM CLASSIC
*1. Colin Abbott (Carleton) 28:18.2
2. Evan Odell (Laurentian) 29:17.5
3. Henry Reich (Waterloo) 29:25.5
*WOMEN'S 5 KM CLASSIC
*1. Alana Thomas (Carleton) 16:10.0
2. Mary Thompson (Laurentian) 16:35.3
3. Adele Lay (Carleton) 16:42.7
*MEN'S 15 KM CLASSIC RELAY*
1. Waterloo 44:31.8
(Tim Rhodes, Andrew Jeffery, Henry Reich)
2. Carleton 44:44.8
(Matthias Purdon, André Marchand, Colin Abbott)
3. Guelph 44:53.3
(Erin McLean-Purdon, Ian Ritchie, Matti Little)
*WOMEN'S 7.5 KM CLASSIC RELAY
*1. Carleton 22:57.0
(Zoe Braul, Adele Lay, Alana Thomas)
2. Lakehead 23:20.0
(Britt Bailey, Kara Jaspers, Anna Crawford)
3. Laurentian 23:35.0
(Janel Sauder, Lindsay Anderson, Mary Thompson)
*MEN'S 15 KM FREESTYLE
*1. Colin Abbott (Carleton) 41:45.1
2. Evan Odell (Laurentian) 42:15.9
3. Matthias Purdon (Carleton) 42:55.9
*WOMEN'S 10 KM FREESTYLE
*1. Anna Crawford (Lakehead) 31:09.2
2. Alana Thomas (Carleton) 31:11.2
3. Mary Thompson (Laurentian) 31:13.8
*MEN'S ALL-STARS
*Colin Abbott (Carleton) 1:10:03.3
Evan Odell (Laurentian) 1:11:33.4
Henry Reich (Waterloo) 1:12:32.6
Matthias Purdon (Carleton) 1:12:40.8
Matti Little (Guelph) 1:12:52.5
André Marchand (Carleton) 1:13:46.4
Andrew Jeffery (Waterloo) 1:14:37.4
Logan Potter (Carleton) 1:14:42.4
Ian Ritchie (Guelph) 1:15:07.1
Lee Hawkings (Carleton) 1:15:16.5
*WOMEN'S ALL-STARS
*Alana Thomas (Carleton) 47:21.2
Mary Thompson (Laurentian) 47:49.1
Anna Crawford (Lakehead) 47:54.3
Adele Lay (Carleton) 48:49.7
Janel Sauder (Laurentian) 49:01.3
Kara Jaspers (Lakehead) 49:15.8
Vesta Mather (Guelph) 50:04.9
Britt Bailey (Lakehead) 50:11.4
Laura Hewitt (Guelph) 50:28.6
Daphne Haggarty (Lakehead) 50:54.8
Sunday, February 21, 2010
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