November 22 Update: City Kids Java Order Deadline, Training, Giants Ridge, Sprongo, Welch Invitational and Apparel Orders

Happy Thanksgiving! On Monday, we enter WEEK THREE of the season. It is time to GET ORGANIZED for upcoming training sessions, camps, races, fundraising efforts, and team apparel offers.  
I need you to read this email VERY CAREFULLY and respond in multiple ways and places.  ​

City Kids Java Fundraiser 
Orders and checks for City Kids Java Fundraiser are due THIS Monday, November 27th. Please bring order forms and money to practice or email to kellybent@yahoo.com.

Supplemental Training
The first Supplemental Training session is scheduled for Saturday, Dec 2 at Welch Village.  Click HERE To Register. Cost is $45 for lift ticket and bus.  If you have a season pass to Welch, the cost is $20. Bring a bag supper or money to purchase food in the chalet.  Meet the bus at 2:45PM at Washburn.  The bus returns at approximately 10:30PM.  

Additional Supplemental Training sessions are scheduled for the following dates:

•     Sat, Dec 9 at Welch
•     Wed, Dec 27 at Welch
•     Sat, Jan 13 at Welch 
•     Sat, Jan 20 at Wild MT
•     Sat, Jan 27 at Welch
•     Sat, Feb 3 at Wild MT (registration is not yet open for Feb 3.)
  

For more information about Supplemental Training and a link to register, please click here: Supplemental Training. Please take note of the registration deadlines for each training session.  It helps with planning.

Giants Ridge Camp
REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN for the 12th Annual Giants Ridge Camp, January 2-5, 2018.  These camps provide athletes with a terrific opportunity to improve, build friendships, and enjoy the beauty of Northern Minnesota.  Please know, however, that this is a training camp.  We work hard AND have a lot of fun in the process.  To learn more about the Giants Ridge Camp and for a link to GR Camp Registration, please click here: Giants Ridge Camp.  Please note the registration deadline of December 15th.  

We do plan to hold training from 6:30-8:45PM at Hyland from January 2-4th for those athletes who cannot attend the Giants Ridge Camp.

Sprongo
The coaches will start videotaping your training runs on Friday.  All new athletes should look for an invitation from Sprongo to become a member of the MAST Sprongo account.  Please accept the invitation.  BE SURE TO USE YOUR (the athlete's) FIRST AND LAST NAME WHEN REGISTERING.  This will allow you, the coaches and your teammates to easily “tag” the video to you.  Do not use nicknames to create an account.  

MAST Apparel
MAST Apparel is FOR SALE through the end of the day on December 1, 2017-- just over a week away. The captains have put together another wonderful selection of MAST “stuff” this year…. hats, caps, pajamas, under-layers, pullovers, t-shirts, jackets, warm ups and more.  You can see a picture of every item and make your purchase online here: MAST Apparel Sale. 

Welch Invitational-Please State Your Race Intentions NOW!
All MAST athletes are INVITED to race in the Welch Invitational on Friday, January 12.  MAST has reserved 68 start positions for the race.   The Invite is a day-long event.  You will miss school.   I would like to ask EVERYONE to either ACCEPT or DECLINE this invitation to race in the Welch Invite. 

•     Please ACCEPT if you are certain you will be able to race.  
•     Please DECLINE if you are certain you will NOT be able to race.  
•     If you are uncertain about your race intentions, send me an email or talk with me at practice.  Do NOT Accept the invitation to race if you are uncertain about your intentions.   

Race entries are guaranteed for the first 68 athletes to ACCEPT the invitation to race. If more than 68 athletes ACCEPT the invitation to race, I will attempt to secure additional start positions in the race.  But I need to do this BEFORE the race fills with other teams.  So, please decide soon.  If you wait to decide, the start positions may prove unavailable.  

Please STATE YOUR INTENTIONS HERE: Welch Invite Race Intentions.

Training Schedule
Please consult the home page for the latest information on the training schedule.  

Finally, I want to say GREAT WORK to all the athletes who have been attending dryland.  We worked you pretty hard and you met the challenge. Thank you to the coaches as well.   It sure was fun to finally get the season started.  Tune your skis. Get rested up. Organize your gear. We are skiing bright and early (8:45AM) on Friday.

Have a wonderful Thanksgiving celebration.
 Mark
612-275-8392
markrobertconway58@gmail.com