Minnesota Youth Ski League
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Minnesota Youth Ski League
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Hoigaards/MYSL Team Sprint Series
Feb 15 2012 - 6:45pm 2.15.12 RACE SUMMARY: The MYSL/Hoigaard’s Team Sprint Series celebrated a fitting conclusion to the brown winter with light “snowfall” at Theo Wirth Park tonight. 24 Teams raced with the majority in the Parent/Child Championships with a longer format 2k for adults and a shorter .3k for youth. The track at Wirth was in great shape even after a bit of rain in the late afternoon and was extremely fast and conditions made for an exciting race. The Father/Son Duo of Corey and Torsten Brinkema were the fastest combo, with fastest overall family of 4 going to The Bednarski family. Paul and Maria Schoening were 3rd overall and fastest Father/Daughter Team. Great turn out for the overall series of 7 evenings, mark your calendars for next year’s series now! Special thanks again to the Teoh family for baking the pies and to our wonderful Hoigaard’s/Breadsmith Nordic volunteers for making the series happen every week. Thanks to all that came out for some fun racing and contributing to MYSL Youth Ski programs. Watch for upcoming MNYSS series races on www.Skinnyski.Com , www.mysl.org or on the MYSL Facebook page regarding schedules. -Paul Schoening, Race Director 2-14-12 Update: The MYSL/Hoigaards Team Sprint Series holds its final event this Wednesday, Feb. 15th - 6:45pm at Theo Wirth Park; registration starts at 5:30pm in the main lodge and ends at 6:30. We are planning on a Parent/Child category Championship with a special prize for all families of four (two teams). Child must be 13 or younger (8th grade) to qualify for the shorter loop. Adult children will race the adult length loop. Pie will go to the fastest family (two teams of two parent/child...any generation). All other categories are also racing, but we are encouraging family teams (brothers, sisters, your uncle, you get the idea). A $5 donation requested per race for adults (kids under 13 race free). All proceeds go towards MYSL youth ski programs! Wirth trails are in fantastic shape. On-site registration only (you can print and fill out form below and bring it with you). Registration begins at 5:30 pm in the main Chalet and ends at 6:30…races start at 6:45 pm. Come with a partner or we’ll find one for you at registration. Minneapolis Trail Pass is required for those 12 and over. There will be an adult division, a children's division and an adult/child division. Thanks to all our wonderful volunteers who have helped put on the series and to all the families that have come out to race! It’s been a fun series, let’s go out with a bang this week! 2.8.12 RACE SUMMARY: The MYSL/Hoigaard’s Team Sprint Series returned at Theo Wirth Park after a week off and fun was had by all with a longer format 6x2 for adults and a shorter 6x.5k for youth. The track at Wirth was in great shape even after section racing action, cooler temps finally prevailed and fast conditions made it an exciting race. Baklava was on the line (in the shape of a pie) Great turn out with 20 teams, many of them in the Youth category. The Williams youth duo took home the pie! Special thanks again to the Teoh family for baking a pie and to our wonderful Hoigaard’s/Breadsmith Nordic volunteers for making the race happen. Thanks to all that came out for some fun racing and contributing to MYSL Youth Ski programs. Next week plan on a 6x2.5k format with hopefully a bit longer course and our Parent/Child Championship, watch for updates on www.Skinnyski.Com or on the MYSL Facebook page regarding format and schedule. Results attached below and photo of the pie winners. 2-7-12 Update: Now that the dust has settled (quite literally) on the City of Lakes Loppet weekend, the MYSL/Hoigaards Team Sprint Series returns this Wednesday, Feb. 8th - 6:45pm at Theo Wirth Park; registration starts at 5:30pm in the main lodge and ends at 6:30. We are planning on a 6 x 2k sprint relay format for adults with a shorter course for Youth this week. So, come on out and race for 2 more weeks, this could be your only chance before our “brown winter” ends! Next week will be our final event for the season and we’ll have a Parent/Child Championship! Child must be 13 or younger to qualify. Everyone is encouraged to race with family members! A $5 donation requested per race for adults (kids race free). All proceeds go towards MYSL youth ski programs! And…don’t forget the homemade pie for winners in a surprise category! On-site registration only (you can print and fill out form below and bring it with you). Registration begins at 5:30 pm in the main Chalet and ends at 6:30…races start at 6:45 pm. Come with a partner or we’ll find one for you at registration. Minneapolis Trail Pass is required for those 12 and over. There will be an adult division, a children's division and an adult/child division. All children get ribbons, some lucky winners get pie! Hoigaard’s Volunteer Punch Card Program: (There is still time to get your punch card filled!) -Volunteer for 4 Series Events = Wax Future 2 Hot Wax 1-30-12 Update: The MYSL/Hoigaards Team Sprint Series has been officially canceled this Wednesday due to the Paralympics World Cup Events at Wirth Park on Wed/Thu and concerns around deteriorating course conditions with the warm weather. The series continues as scheduled Feb. 8th - 6:45pm at Theo Wirth Park and we are planning on a bit longer 6 x 2k relay format. 1.25.12 RACE SUMMARY: The MYSL/Hoigaard’s Team Sprint Series continued last night at Theo Wirth Park amidst the SuperTour Prologues and a fun night was had by all with a real sprint format (6 by .65 km)! The track at Wirth was in great shape, warm humid temps finally prevailed and fast conditions made it a lightening race. We were graced by some Super Tour athletes including Tad Elliot who teamed up with 8 year old Garrett Teoh and they finished 4th overall! Garrett was actually turning faster laps than Tad. We had 15 teams in all categories toe the line and race all out for the (now famed) homemade pie (Apple-Almond torte) which was awarded to the best Adult team of the LaFrance brothers. Special thanks again to the Teoh family for baking a pie and to our wonderful Hoigaard’s/Breadsmith Nordic volunteers for making the race happen. Thanks to all that came out for some fun racing and contributing to MYSL Youth Ski programs. Next week plan on a 6x2k format with hopefully a bit different course, watch for updates on www.Skinnyski.Com, www.MYSL.org or on the MYSL Facebook page regarding format and schedule. Results attached below and photos of winners and Garrett/Tad combo. 1.24.12 Update: The Hoigaards Team Sprint Series continues this Wednesday, Jan 25th - 7:20pm at Theo Wirth Park; registration starts at 6pm in the main lodge. Due to the Super Tour Prologue Sprints, this Wednesday we are starting later (7:20) and we are planning on a 6 x .5k - 1k sprint relay format. So, come on out and watch the elite skiers go and then go for it with your favorite teammate! The lit snow making loop is in great condition after the latest snowfall and with the Super Tour the course is in prime condition. A $5 donation requested per race for adults (kids race free). All proceeds go towards MYSL youth ski programs! And…don’t forget the homemade pie for winners in a surprise category! On-site registration only (you can print and fill out form below and bring it with you). Registration begins at 6:00 pm in the main Chalet and ends at 7:00…races start at 7:20 pm. Come with a partner or we’ll find one for you at registration. Minneapolis Trail Pass is required for those 12 and over. There will be an adult division, a children's division and an adult/child division. All children get ribbons, some lucky winners get pie! Hoigaard’s Volunteer Punch Card Program: (There is still time to get your punch card filled!) -Volunteer for 4 Series Events = Wax Future 2 Hot Wax 1.18.12 RACE SUMMARY: We had another great turnout for the Wednesday night MYSL/Hoigaard’s Team Sprint Series race at Theo Wirth park last night and another wind storm rolled in just in time for racing! The track at Wirth was in the best shape yet after a dusting of snow. Again, we started the evening with some light fluffy snow coming down and ended with a cold and blustery evening where the temperature dropped 15 degrees and wind chill prevailed over several teams that had to quit. We had 20 teams in all team categories toe the line and race all out for the (now famed) homemade pie (Peanut Butter/Chocolate) which was awarded to the best Mixed-Adult/Youth team of Phil and Madeleine Guillery. On tap was an 6 x 1.6k relay that proved quite challenging due to the high winds and chill that mother nature provided for us. Special thanks to the Teoh family for baking a pie and to our wonderful Hoigaard’s/Breadsmith Nordic volunteers for making the race happen. Thanks to all that came out for some fun racing and contributing to MYSL Youth Ski programs. We hope more forgiving conditions in coming weeks, look for updates on www.Skinnyski.Com or on the MYSL Facebook page regarding format and schedule. NOTE: next week we will have a later start time (probably 7pm) and take to the course immediately following the SuperTour Prologue Sprints. Results attached below. 1.17.12 UPDATE: The Hoigaards Team Sprint Series continues this Wednesday, Jan 18 2012 - 6:45pm at Theo Wirth Park. Due do amazing turnout last week, this Wednesday we are starting 15 minutes later (6:45) and we are planning on a 6 x 1.6k relay format. The lit snow making loop is in great condition after some man-made and natural additions. A $5 donation requested per race for adults (kids race free). All proceeds go towards MYSL youth ski programs! And…there will be homemade pie for winners in a surprise category! On-site registration only (you can print and fill out form below and bring it with you). Registration begins at 5:30 pm in the main Chalet and ends at 6:20…races start at 6:45 pm. Come with a partner or we’ll find one for you at registration. Minneapolis Trail Pass is required for those 12 and over. There will be an adult division, a children's division and an adult/child division. All children get ribbons, some lucky winners get pie! New Hoigaard’s Volunteer Punch Card Program: (Yes, we actually have the punch cards this week!) -Volunteer for 4 Series Events = Wax Future 2 Hot Wax 1.11.12 RACE SUMMARY: Thirty-eight teams competed under the lights and dropping temps. Pie will be a weekly addition to the series. So make your plans now! Results (as best as we could do) are attached below. The winter is not a complete brown out yet as we had a record turnout for the Wednesday night MYSL/Hoigaard’s Team Sprint Series race at Theo Wirth park showing that our ski community is persistent and dedicated! The track at Wirth was left icy after a warm start to the day and a cold and blustery evening where 25 degrees felt like -5 prevailed. We had 76 hearty skiers in all team categories toe the line and race all out for the homemade pie (Apple) awarded to the victorious team. On tap was an 8 x 1.2k relay that proved more challenging than predicted with some teams taking more than 45 minutes to complete. Each week the Teoh’s will be baking a pie for winners in different categories, we’ll affectionately named the series the “Pie-Loppet” from here on out! We may even introduce a “Pie-Athalon” category! Thanks to all that came out for some fun racing and contributing to MYSL Youth Ski programs. Also big thanks to amazing volunteers who pulled it off on a challenging night! We hope for the same turnout in coming weeks, look for updates on www.Skinnyski.Com or on the MYSL Facebook page regarding format and schedule. Results and split times are as complete as we could get considering the large turnout and number of laps per skier, forgive us if we missed a few! 1.10.12 Update: We’ve launched a new Volunteer Punch Card program with Hoigaard’s support: -Volunteer for 4 Series Events = Future 2 Hot Wax! -Volunteer for 6 Series Events = Nordic Stone Grind! -All volunteers will be entered into a drawing for a $25 Hoigaard’s gift certificate. 1.4.12 RACE SUMMARY: We had a great opening night with 12 teams and all categories represented. Snow conditions were great. Results attached below. General Information: Hoigaard's and the Minnesota Youth Ski League invites you to Theodore Wirth Park the first seven weeks in 2012 for a Team Sprint Training Series. This informal Wednesday night race series is based on two-person relays with a different format each week. Bring a partner or sign up to be matched with a skier of similar ability. $5 donation requested per race for adults (kids free). All proceeds go towards youth skiing! On site registration only. Registration begins at 5:30 pm in the main Chalet, races start at 6:30 pm. Minneapolis Trail Pass is required for those 12 and over. Dates with tentative formats (check back each week for changes): January 4th - 6 x 1.2k Youth distances will be shorter. There will be an adult division (mens, womens, mixed), a youth (13 and under) division and an adult/youth division.
LaFrance bros. bring home the torte!
Guess who my partner is?
The Guillery team made the Pie-dium!
Email Amy with questions.
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