THANK YOU!!

Lots of thanks to pass on....

To Mark, Jan, Joseph, Jeff and Dom, thank you for spending Friday night with purple squad at the overnight camp at Harvey's Hut.  Your time and positive energy is so appreciated.

To those who came out on Saturday for the CCY Family Work Party,  I want to thank all of you!  What an impressive example how many hands, of all sizes, can make a difference in a short period of time.  The way you all generously spent time making the stadium and trails smooth and ready for snow makes our community better.   THANK YOU.  There is a left over MEC jacket (size 10) if you are missing yours.


Tuesday:  Purple and Green make sure you bring a light jacket for end of practice as organizers will come to the stadium at 5:45 and chat about the orienteering event on Saturday

Thursday:
Purple kids (8) who signed up for Thursdays it starts Oct 3!  Please bring your SKI BOOTS, GLOVES and HELMET.   This practice will be an exposure to roller skiing!!  Meet at chalet

Green:  Rollerskiing.  Meet at container.

Saturday:  Orienteering event for all squads.
Before 11:00, please be in the wax room ready for O-games, races and all squad challenges.

** parents please note.  Orienteering has made a great event that will last until about 1:00.  If you need to pick your child up at 12:30, please do so in the stadium

THIS WEEK IN SQUAD

Great running last weekend!  Thank you Athletics Yukon for putting on a wonderful event.

Yukon x-c running Championships photos

THANK YOU Green Squad coaches GERARD, ROSS and JEN for a great camp this past weekend!  See photos on your link above. 

TUESDAY:  Green, Purple 

4:30-6:00 Meet at the wax room ready to run

WEDNESDAY: Green Squad please indicate by today if you are interested in trip to Westerns.  

THURSDAY: GREEN SQUAD

Rollerski/ Run Duathlon

Bit of a change to this Duathlon as it will be Pursuit format.   Blue Squaders will be starting minutes behind trying to catch up.   The course will be the same as green squad did this past spring. 

FRIDAY:  PURPLE SQUAD CAMP.

Details and Packing list on the purple squad page above. 

SATURDAY: 

CCY FAMILY WORK PARTY.  

Parents, siblings, athletes and friends

It will be focused in the areas where we will make snow so you can 

get out skiing as soon as possible!

 
*bring work gloves and any racks, wheelbarrows, pruning gear, gas weedwhackers. chain saws, hand saws you might have.

11:00-1:00

Meet at the Race Office in the Ski Stadium 

Snacks and Refreshments served to thank you for all the time

Saturday Practice

Arrive 10:45 at wax room for Yukon Athletics Run.
See your coach for race stickers.

Races will start soon after 11:00 and be done early, so you will pod up with your squad after race  for some cheering and adventuring out on the trails.   12:30 all will be back to chalet.


Greenies:   
1) if you can't come to camp, please let me know so we can change the rental vehicles tomorrow.

2)  10:30 drop off your duffle in the trailer in the CGC parking lot.  We will distribute and pack roller skis into the trailer at 12:30

3) TENTS:  please make sure you have talked to your teammates to make sure that 4 tents are coming  (3-4 person).

4) Packing list on Green Squad page above.


Heckle Hill Results today.  Great work Greenies pushing hard up that hill!

Heckle Hill Run

Sept. 19, 2019

Derek 13:11

Victor 14:21

Sasha 14:24

Scott 15:30

Romeo 15:34

Simon 15:36

Felix 16:02

Curtis 16:11

Daniel 16:13

Noah 16:47

Cole 17:09

Alain 17:10

Antoine 17:21

Izzy 17:24

Kate 17:40

Constance 18:01

Sophia 18:10

Jonah 18:22

Maude 18:36

Jan 18:50

Sonjaa 19:32

Bella 19:40

Abbey 19:48

Cheyenne 20:25

Tess 22:25

Kahlia 22:29

Sadie 22:39

FUN FIRST WEEK!

Hope you had a fun first week of squad.  We sure did!

GREEN:  please check out your "green squad" link above for all the info for your rollerski camp on Saturday.   Your fantastic coaches are making great things happen.

YELLOW and ORANGE:  a reminder that you are only Saturdays now until after Thanksgiving.
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Tuesday:   Purple/ Green 
4:30 meet at the WAXROOM


Wednesday:  By tonight, everyone please let me know if you are NOT coming to Yukon Athletics Running Champs.  CLICK HERE

Thursday:  Thursday Green Squad kids meet at gazebo across from the icy waters road.
NOTE CHANGE IN TIME:   4:00  be there ready to run the Heckell Hill test.  Pick up same place at 5:45

Saturday: Yellow/Orange/Purple and Green meet at wax room at 11:00 ready to run.
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AGE CLASSES & DISTANCES for CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS

FEMALE                              MALE

5 & under                    0.5k                                                                 0.5k

8 & under                    1.0k                                                                 1.0k

9 – 11                          2.0k                                                                 2.0k

U14                             3.0k                                                                 3.0k

U16                             4.0k                                                                 5.0k

U18                             5.0k                                                                 6.0k

U20                             7.0k                                                                 8.0k

20-34                           8.0k                                                                 8.0k

MASTERS

35-39                           8.0k                                                                 8.0k

40-44                           7.0k                                                                 8.0k

45-49                           7.0k                                                                 8.0k

50-54                           6.0k                                                                 7.0k

55-59                           6.0k                                                                 7.0k

60-64                           5.0k                                                                 6.0k

65-69                           5.0k                                                                 6.0k

70-74                           4.0k                                                                 5.0k

FIRST DAY OF SQUAD

TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 10th.
Getting Excited ?!

Please come wearing running shoes, active wear, extra layer for on top if needed for the end of practice.

4:20 Meet at the WAXROOM for sign in  (parents to sign waivers for events)
4:30 Practice Starts
5:45 VeloNorth will talk to squad in stadium about Cyclocross
5:50 PARENT meeting in GREY MT ROOM 
6:10 Purple and Orange parents can go downstairs for equipment advice/Coast Mt sales (30% off).  Green Squad parents go collect their kids
6:10-6:30  NEW PARENT ORIENTATION... everything you need to know about squad.
6:30 all kids will be brought up from stadium after having a snack and games with blue squaders.
6:30-7:15  Coast Mt Sport Equipment sales continue in wax room

Phew... what a way to get it all in on day one!

Remember to tell me on the race sign up to the left if you are NOT going to come to cyclocross on Saturday otherwise all will be signed up for this awesome event.

Equipment link to the right has info re requirements and sizing.