Rochester Active Sports Club

Photos from the end of season banquet are now on-line  along with some photos from the fun ski

Photos from the Rochester Invite and from the practice at Quarry Hill on February 26th are now in the ACNST Photo Album.

The trophys are for the American Berkebeiner Kortelopet  High School Team Race.

Above is a photo of some of the current and former ACNST skiers who skied the Korteloppet this weekend. With people finishing at different times, it was hard to get everyone (missed the Torchias, Luetmers, Danny Testa, Tom Shellum, and probably others).(photo by John Resman)

ACNST members volunteering at the food station during yesterday's Lace Up Against Breast Cancer Run/Walk.

Results from the Rochester Invite are now on the ACNST Meet Results page.

Photos from the Winona meet on Thursday 10th are now on line.  The Team results are posted in the "Meet Results" page.

Approximately 65 skiers and coaches made the trip up to Maplelag for a fantastic weekend of great skiing, great food and fun.

A full set of photos from the trip to Maplelag can be found here, along with the results of the short time trial on Sunday morning.

Here are some items to remember for the ski meets:

1. Students need to have their parents contact the school at least the day before the meet to let them know they will be leaving early for a ski meet.
2. Put your name on your skis and poles. There will be a number of skis/poles lying on the ground that will look like yours.
3. Put your skis and poles in a bag or tie them together. Remember to put your name on your bag.
4. Bring some outer layers to wear while you warm up. You won't need to wear as much clothing during the actual race.
5. Bring some dry clothing with you to change into after the meet.
6. Make sure you bring drinks with you. Most likely the ski meet locations will not have a place to get water.
7. If you have any questions about the ski meet or ski racing in general, please talk to one of the coaches.

Tuesday, December 18 - at Winona
Thursday, January 10 - at Winona
Thursday, January 17 - at Rochester
Monday, January 28 - at Apple Valley
Friday, February 1 - at Rochester (Rochester Invite)

1. Race Length - approximately 5 km
2. Race Duration - varies from about 15 to 30 minutes
3. Race start time - typically 3:30 - 4:00 PM
4. School bus transportation to the away meets
5. Away meets - depart around 1:30 PM and return by 7:00 PM
6. Bus departure location will be announced prior to the meet.
7. Parents will have to notify schools that skiers will be leaving early

The ACNST will be heading this Friday, January 4th to Maplelag for a weekend ski trip. Read the following document for important information about the trip.

Look carefully at the picture above and burn it into your brain !

Look at the angle of the right leg and where his arms are positioned.  This is where you should be when you are starting a V1.  Photo of Rossignol's Zack Simons (courtesy of Toko)

Plans for the Maplelag ski trip are going well.  There is a link to a document below that provides details on the Maplelag ski trip.  If you're interested in attending the ski trip, please read the information.  We will be discussing the ski trip at the rescheduled ski team meeting on Saturday.  With the trip just four weeks away, we need to have the trip payment by Monday, December 10th so that plans for transportation and lodging can be finalized.  We will try to accommodate everyone who is interested in attending, but if we end up having a limit to the number of skiers that can attend, we will accept skiers based on the order in which payment was received.  So if you're planning to participate, please bring the payment to the rescheduled meeting or to practice on Monday, December 10th.  If you have any questions about the trip, please contact John Resman at jresman@gmail.com.

The first practice session of the season will be at Quarry Hill park on Monday December 10th starting at 4:00 pm. Temps are expected to be in the teens, so dress appropriately. For those of you unable to make it to the sign-up meeting on Saturday, you can sign-up on Monday. Also remember to bring along the completed form and payment if you are palnning on going on the Ski trip to Maplelag in Januray 4th.

If you are interested in helping to coach this year’s high school / middle school ski team, but were worried that you would not know what to do, here is an opportunity to learn. We plan to hold a coaches clinic on Friday December 7th from 3:30 pm until about 8:00pm. Piotr Bednarski from Go!Training will be holding the clinic. The purpose is to teach the coaches the basics of skiing so that they can better teach the kids. If you are interested in signing up as a coach and have not done so, please contact Michael at mkoconnor@mayo.edu.

The sign-up meeting for this year's ACNST program will be in the New Cafeteria in Century High School on Tuesday December 4th starting at 7:00 pm. This year we are planning on a weekend ski retreat to Mapelag Ski resort on the 4th - 6th January. Since we need to get some idea of numbers prior to our meeting on December 4th, those planning on attending should contact John Resman at jresman@gmail.com as soon as possible. This year we anticipate over 100 skiers joining the program.  Any news or changes will be posted on the ACNST Bulletin board which can be accessed from the left panel on the RASC web site.