MSC Skiers at West Yellowstone

What better way to spend Thanksgiving than with friends with matching spandex and the fabulous ski trails at West Yellowstone? Here’s a photo from the road:

Image by Kathy Bourne

Holiday Relays Advertising/Sponsorship Opportunities

The Holiday Relays are just one month away and the Minneapolis Ski Club is looking for sponsors and advertisers to help support the highly successful MSC training programs. With 550+ area athletes from 20+ schools competing, that’s a pretty good crowd. All sponsors (ski-related or not) with a willingness to help community athletes are welcome!

Download full information (pdf).

MSC Spandex Update

Somehow Walker from Hayward got his spandex before everybody else … here are photos front and back (click photo for larger image).

We expect to receive the entire order by this Friday, Oct. 30. For those who requested that their orders be mailed to them, we will take care of that early next week (i.e., week of Nov. 2).

I would say that the MSC skiers most definitely will be dressed for success this year!

-Holly Hart

MSC Spandex Orders

Here’s the full info on the MSC ski suits and jackets.

Spandex Order Forms

Vendor: Hidden Bay Sports in Hayward, Wisconsin.

Design: Based on the original MSC ski track/tree/sun logo; Created by Emily Dubay with Hidden Bay Sports. Spandex Bottom Design | Spandex Top Design | Hat Design

Colors:  “Cyan” blue background was chosen as consistent with the “nature” theme of the spandex design; and also distinctive from colors worn by other ski clubs/teams. All design elements are fully sublimated.

From 80th to 1st in 2 Years: Annie Hart’s Story

In two years, how did Annie Hart go from 80th place (2007) to 1st (2009) at the Minnesota State High School Girls Nordic Meet?

By Renee Schaefer with Kevin Brochman

Annie’s Story

2009 Minnesota State Champion and St. Paul Academy Junior Annie Hart has been excelling in cross country and track since she began competing in 6th grade. She had limited nordic experience as a young child and as a 6th grader on the SPA team, but her freshman year (2006-2007) was her first real year of nordic skiing. Her running experience, combined with natural ability and coaching, helped her qualify for the State Meet in 2007, where she finished 80th. Qualifying for the State Meet certainly isn’t easy, especially as a first year skier, but an 80th place finish won’t get anyone a headline on Skinny Ski or in the newspaper.

So how did Annie go from a talented runner who skis to state champion in just two years? What makes Annie different from all the other accomplished runners who ski with top Minnesota high school programs? Annie will be the first to say she wouldn’t have achieved such great success without Kevin Brochman and the Minneapolis Ski Club.

Double Poling 101

Here are a couple of photo’s by US Ski Team’s coach Pete Vordenburg with top athletes double poling.

Notice heels off the ground, bent legs and high elbows as important parts of good technique in both skiers

World Cup winner and National Champion Kikkan Randall

US National Champion, NCAA Champion and former MSC athlete Lindsay Williams

MSC Gear

UPDATE: Order form linked below.

The first items available from the MSC collection are performance, moisture-wicking t-shirts by Sporttec. The bright gold color was chosen for visibility while roller skiing, biking or running and, of course, style. Annie Hart is pictured wearing a Women’s small and Jack Sloan is pictured wearing a Men’s small. Cost is $20 each.

Front

Back

How to Order

We would like to get a first order in as soon as possible so people doing the summer training program can wear them beginning with the first session.

To order, mail a check for $20 to Holly Hart (made payable to Holly Hart) at 9727 Primrose Ave N, Stillwater, MN 55082. You should be able to gauge sizing from Annie or Jack, however Holly also has a Women’s Medium that could be tried on; Kevin has a Men’s Medium which just fits him — he may ultimately prefer a Men’s Large.

Coming soon…
Final designs for the new MSC spandex, jackets, hats and jog bras. These items will be a very cool Cyan blue incorporating the various elements of the MSC tree and ski track logo in a beautiful design.

Download order form

MSC Jay Cooke State Park Ski Camp

When: Camp begins on Friday, July 31st-August 2nd, 2009.
Where: Jay Cooke State Park
Who: Any skier or coach who wishes may attend this camp. Camp is limited to 17 athletes so sign up early!
Why: The emphasis will be on technique with large volume.
Cost: $145 before July 1st, $165 after July 1st.

Download sign-up sheet and full information here.

May Training Program

The objectives for May include: writing down your training, setting goals, taking your morning pulse a few times during the month. You should set a monthly goal for hours, this could be anywhere from 30-50 depending upon your goals.

Download full article pdf here.

2009 Summer Training Programs

Download East Side Info

Download West Side Info