[Alain Parent]

Firstly……
Voting for January Athlete of the Month is open. Parents and athletes are encouraged to vote. Think back to all the sessions and races we have been to in January. Who stands out? I implore you to fill out the comments section when you vote too, this helps us decide on the winning athlete and makes the FB and website posting more interesting!
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/19Ozl8FLVWKx6_iDUTA8dPODdfN6jdAZe_6FgcOPTWsM/viewform?c=0&w=1

Secondly……
Wow! What a great weekend of racing in Red Deer. I was super impressed with how you managed yourselves, your enthusiasm and how you handled the conditions and the narrowness of the track. As a coach it was inspiring to see you all ‘givin er’ with everything you had, both days! Way to go team! 😛

Remember that with the World Cup you won’t be able to park near the team room so allow for this in your arrival at workouts.

Monday 1st
NO WORKOUT – have a well deserved rest after a big weekend of racing in Red Deer. Take some time to make some notes in your training diary/notepad. Reflect on what you did well and what you could have improved on. Think about how you skied the courses and what you were saying to yourself while you were racing. I will collect these at the workout next Monday to see how you are going with your race planning and reflections.

Wednesday 3rd: 5 – 6:30pm
Skating working on two skate and technique transitions. Working headlamps are a must! Drink belts are also recommended. Milaine and Alaric will meet you the Ice skating rink end of the stadium at 5pm.

Biathlon World Cup opening ceremony
The World Cup Biathlon is coming to Canmore next week and the organising committee is looking for 60 Track Attack and Train to Train athletes to participate as flag bearers at the opening ceremony. Please note you will have to skip the workout that evening if you want to attend. Here are the details:

5:55- Athletes and Canmore Nordic arrive at the Civic Centre. Where your CNSC jacket.
6:30- parade of nations start
6:30PM – 6:50PM Parade of Nations
6:50PM – 7:00PM Stoney Nakoda First Nation Opening Ceremonies Prayer, Drumming and Dancing
7:00PM Fireworks
7:30PM – 8:00PM Music

If you are interested please sign up on the Doodle Link below.
http://doodle.com/poll/gbqemy8qpnp6tpmd

Saturday 6th: Afternoon – Time 1:00 pm
Classic time trial at CNC. Meet in the cross country stadium and we will ski together to the start. We will try to find some clean snow, so the final location will depend on how much wind we get tonight. Wax recommendation is for Swix Universal klister, but not too thick. Alaric will be running the session, so contact him if you have any questions: 403 707 6329.
*Remember there is no parking at the Nordic Centre, so walk up early (check out the art between the power plant and the CNC), or hope your awesome parent drops you off at the entrance. The biathlon races will be exciting to watch: 10:00 am for the men and 11:30 for the women; maybe we’ll see some of you there.

Built 4 Speed – Bragg Creek
Cancelled 🙁 Sadly they have lost a lot of snow in the recent warm conditions and can no longer hold the event.

Don’t forget to sign up for your free tickets to the Biathlon events. See the Club homepage for details: http://www.canmorenordic.com

Cookie Race, 27th Feb – registration is open!
https://zone4.ca/reg.asp?id=11411&lan=1&cartlevel=1

The meaning of life is to find your gift.
The purpose of life is to give it away.
Pablo Picasso

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