Run to Win

I saw this note from Trail Monster Jeff Walker about a Skate Ski clinic at Pineland Farms next Monday:

Morgan Laidlaw, the coach of Maine Coast Nordic and the Bill Koch League skiers, is offering a beginner skate skiing clinic at Pineland on Martin Luther King Junior Day. Take advantage of this opportunity!

Time: 9AM, Monday 19 January (MLK day)
Location: Pineland – meet in the stadium (the large, flat, groomed area by the touring/visitor’s center).
Cost: $10/person (what a deal!)
Note: A trail pass must be purchased from the Visitor’s Center or the Nordic Center (downstairs from the Visitor’s center) to ski on the trails. Also, the Nordic Center rents skate skis, boots and poles.

This is a great deal and an excellent opportunity to learn an effective cross training activity for the Winter if you can make it. If you have any questions about the event then leave them in the comments below and I will forward them on to Jeff for you.

And if you are concerned about whether there will be enough snow or not, fellow Trail Monster Jamie Anderson has this quick video on how you can make some more:

Miss running cross country? Now is your chance! The Craig Cup 5k is this Saturday at 9:00 at Twin Brook Recreation Center in Cumberland, Maine. The future of the race was not too certain up until a few weeks ago, but Jeff Walker has stepped up to the plate to keep the race alive.

The race is a part of the USATF-ME Grand Prix and will count towards the minimum of 6 races necessary to score in the series. The Craig Cup race has a brand new website, which you can see at: http://www.craigcup.org/start.html

If you are going to be there early or don’t plan on running, volunteers are still needed. Those helping with registration should be there by 7:15 am, those who want to help on the course should be there by 8:00 am, and those who just want to run should by there around 8:00 as well unless you are pre-registered.

Here is a map of the course: (Click here to continue reading…)