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Mad Snow Betty group to begin workouts
Are you a woman looking to get fit for the nordic ski season?
Ifyou live in Madison then join other local women to do some
training on Wednesday nights. The Mad Snow Betty group will be
starting training on Wednesday, January 10 at 5:30pm at Olin-Turville
Park.
Training be dryland training until it snows with activities such
as: jogging to warm up, ski bounding up the hill, agility drills
such as with a ladder or a cone course, plyometrics and probably
a little core/strength training. Week one will have a ski
bounding/walking clinic to ensure people know how to do it so
bring classic ski poles if you have them.
Join the yahoo email listif you want to be involved as the
group will change locations if it snows or if Olin doesn't
work out for some reason. To subscribe send an email to
madsnowbetty- subscribe@ yahoogroups.
com.
2006 Capitol Square Sprints Day One:
Wisconsin-Native Cook Captures Gold in the Main Event
MADISON, Wis. — Today marked the start of
the second annual Capitol Square Sprints, a two-day cross country ski
event that has brought several of the world’s top skiers to Madison to
race around the Wisconsin Capitol on a 1-kilometer manmade course.
The first of the weekend’s two premier events took place Saturday
night—the FIS SuperTour two-person team sprint skate relay. In the
women’s team event, the international duo of Karin Camenisch
(Switzerland) and Natalja Naryshkina (Russia) cruised to a relatively
easy victory over the 8-kilometer course in the time of 18:27.1. The
all-American team of Caitlin Compton (St. Paul, Minn.) and Anna McLoon
(Roseville, Minn.) stayed within several seconds of the leaders until
the final exchange when 2005 SuperTour overall sprint champion Camenisch
opened up a 3-second gap. “We were always in total control of the race,”
said Camenisch. “Natalja set a great early pace and we rode it out.”
On the men’s side, Wisconsin-native and future Olympian Chris Cook
(Rhinelander, Wis.) paired with Zach Simons (Midway, Utah) in a
dominating performance over the 10-kilometer course. Simons, who won the
individual event at last year’s Capitol Square Sprints, and Cook led
wire-to-wire, ultimately winning by close to 20 seconds. “We got in
front early, built the gap, and pushed it out,” said Cook, a graduate of
Northern Michigan University. The true competition came for second
place. The pair of Brayton Osgood (Putney, Vt.) and Colin Rogers
(Putney, Vt.) battled with Canadians Gordon Jewett (Canmore, Alberta)
and Jeff Ellis Collingwood, Ontario) for much of the race. Ultimately,
Rogers’ come-from-behind surge in the final 100 yards netted his team
the silver medal.
Weather: 31° F, mostly cloudy
Snow Conditions: Fully transformed, machined old snow, dirty snow
For complete results: www.itiming.com
In addition to the FIS SuperTour team event, Saturday at the Capitol
Square Sprints included the Wisconsin High School Relay Championships, a
winter/outdoor sports expo, ice sculptures, a cross country ski
conference, a community open ski with equipment rentals, Special
Olympics Wisconsin, the Fit City Kids Expo, a rail jam competition for
snowboarders, citizen criterium races, and award ceremonies.
2006 24 Hours of Telemark
Photos
The racing action at Telemark Resort
outside Cable, WI was fast and furious from 10am Saturday, January 7
until 10am on Sunday, January 8. In an unbelievable finale Chris
Ransom edged out Matt Aro by a mere 3 minutes and 20 seconds after a
full 24 hours of racing. |
2006 Capitol Square Sprints Day Two: Cook and
Camenisch Win Sprint Titles
Photos from Day
TwoMADISON, Wis. —
Wisconsin-native and future Olympian Chris Cook (Rhinelander, Wis.)
out-dueled Atomic teammate and defending champion Zach Simons (Midway,
Utah) to capture gold in the men’s 1-kilometer classic technique sprint
event at the 2006 FIS SuperTour Capitol Square Sprints. Simons, who
paired with Cook to win Saturday’s team sprint relay event, led for much
of the race. But Cook accelerated on the long, gradual uphill to the
finish, the stretch many races believe to be the hardest part of the
course. “Zach put the hurt on me for the first three-quarters of the
race,” said Cook. “I really had to pull in the home stretch to win. It
was a tough day but a great race.”
- On the women’s side, Switzerland’s
Karin Camenisch took control of the race early and stretched it out
to a convincing win. Natalja Naryshkina (Russia) led following the
double-pole start, but Camenisch, the defending overall SuperTour
sprints title-holder, quickly gained control. The race became for
second between Naryshkina and Kate Whitcomb (Worthington, Mass.).
Naryshkina had the silver medal until the final 50 yards, when she
fell back and Whitcomb surged for second place. “Obviously Natalja
and Karin are strong girls and great racers,” said Whitcomb. “I’m
just feeling very happy to have sneaked between the two.”
- Weather: 32° F, partly cloudy and
windy
- Snow Conditions: Fully transformed,
machined old snow, dirty snow
- For complete results:
www.itiming.com
- In addition to the FIS SuperTour
sprint event, Sunday at the Capitol Square Sprints included
qualifying events for the Junior Olympics, a winter/outdoor sports
expo, community open ski with equipment rentals, a rail jam
competition for snowboarders, citizen criterium races, and award
ceremonies.
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