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MAST Update Week Twelve Sunday, January 29, 2023 Dear MAST Athletes, Coaches and Parents: First, I want to thank all of the coaches and parents who helped in so many ways to make the Wild Mt Invitational such a successful event on Friday. We started and finished on time; the courses were fun, challenging, and well maintained; the race was judged fairly; and our athletes were well fed. Thank you! Second, I have made some changes to the schedule that may not agree with the schedule posted in Team Snap. Updates will be made to Team Snap, but for now, please refer to the schedule posted below when planning your week. Third, we have a race at Hyland on Monday. I will ask for an early release of 2:30PM. This may be our last full team race at Hyland this season, so all seniors are seeded at the front of the run order. Let’s give them a bit of extra cheering and appreciation as they exit the start and cross the finish line. And in warm-ups, practice your pole plants and outside-ski-to-outside-ski pressure, along with all the other drills that constitute your pre-race routine. Fourth, we have a big race at Welch on Thursday. The race is slated to begin at 5PM, but there is a chance we will start up to fifteen minutes earlier if we can be ready to do so in time. I will be asking the Athletic Directors for a 1:15PM early release so you have time to change at school or, for those who have to travel to meet the bus, get to SW or Washburn. If you are in middle school or attend South or Roosevelt, you will have to change into your race gear at Welch once we arrive. Meet the bus at 1:40 at either Washburn or Southwest. I will ask the SW and Washburn Athletic Directors to again find a space for you to store your equipment during the school day. Once I know the location, I will send out instructions. February 2 MEC Race Day Schedule 7:30-8:15AM. Drop off race equipment at Washburn/SW. 1:15PM Early Release and Change into Race Gear or Travel to SW or Washburn to meet the bus. 1:40PM Load Bus 1:55PM Depart 3:00PM Arrive/Unload/ Boot Up/ Bib Up 3:15PM Ticket Up Distribution 3:30PM Warm-Ups 4:00-4:25PM Inspection 4:45-5PM First Run Start Fifth, we need A LOT of race volunteers to fill the race worker roles on all four courses that will be set on Thursday at Welch. The race should go quickly since we are running JV and Varsity on separate courses. This means that the varsity field will number only 70 boys and 70 girls, and the junior varsity field will be even smaller. To make this work, we need a lot of parents to work the race. Here is a sign up link: https://signup.com/go/YdhTMqp or click here. Attached are the names of the athletes racing on Thursday at Welch. Refer to this roster to determine whether you/your athlete is skiing in the JV race or Varsity. If your name is listed and your plans have changed, email me immediately so I can adjust the run order. If your name is not listed and you thought you had registered for this race, CALL ME. 612-275-8392 It is possible that I made a mistake sorting through race intentions and creating run orders. Sixth, hopefully everyone who is registered to race at Welch has also completed the Welch Liability Release/Waiver. If you haven’t, you will not be racing. Welch is serious about this waiver, and they want it completed YESTERDAY. If you raced or coached or volunteered for the race at Welch in January, your waiver is completed. Any parents who will be on skis to work the race will also need to sign the waiver, as will coaches who will be attending. Minnesota State High School League 2022/23 Season Release Seventh, we have one last Supplemental Training scheduled at Wild Mt for Saturday, February 4. Registration is quite full, but there is still room for roughly ten more. Hopefully, all contenders for a starting position on our Section IV Championship Teams are already registered. If not, do so today before all the spots are filled. Saturday, February 4 Supplemental Training at Wild Mt: Register Here. Eighth, the Section IV Championships will be held on Wednesday, February 8. I need to submit run orders by Wednesday this week. The coaches will make final team selections on Tuesday. Attached is a race schedule and the roster of race worker assignments. As you can see, our parents need to fill many positions:
[email protected] Training/Racing Schedule Week Twelve Monday, January 30 Hyland Race vs Wayzata, Bloomington, AHA, DelaSalle, Lake Crystal 2:30PM Early Release. 3:45PM Inspection. 4:30PM First Run Start. Tuesday, January 31 Hyland Training (Wear Rope Tow Gloves) 3:45-6PM: Pods 12/11/10. Lanes 2?, 6, 7. 5:00-7:15PM: Pods 9. Lane 6. Warm-Ups on South Chair. 6:30-8:45PM: Pods 8/7. Lanes 5, 6. Warm-Ups on South Chair. Wednesday, February 1 Hyland Training (Wear Rope Tow Gloves) 3:45-6PM: Pods 12/11/10/9. Lanes A?, 4, 5 5:00-7:15PM: Pods 8/7. Lanes 4, 5. Warm-Ups On South Chair 6:30-8:45PM: No Training. Thursday, February 2 MEC Race #3 at Welch Village and MEC JV Championships 1:30PM Early Release. 3:45PM Inspection. 4:30PM First Run Start. NO HYLAND TRAINING TODAY! Friday, February 3 Hyland Training (Wear Rope Tow Gloves) 3:45-6PM: Pods 12/11/10 5:00-7:15PM: Pods 9/8/7. Lanes 4, 5. Saturday, February 4 Hyland Training (Wear Rope Tow Gloves) 7:45AM-10:30AM: All Pods. Lanes 4,5, 6 or 1, 2, 3. AND Saturday, February 4 Supplemental Training at Wild Mt: Register Here. 2:30PM Load Bus at Washburn. 10:30PM Return. Keep working hard. Fun to see so much improvement. We will continue to work on skiing combination gates with more courage and agility in training this week. I saw a lot of improvement in this area yesterday morning. New video is posted on Sprongo—from the Wild Invite and from Saturday morning training. Hopefully you are watching your runs. Studying your runs. See you tomorrow at 3:45 or so. Mark 612-275-8392
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