Kingston Rollerski Results

The 6th Annual Kingston Rollerski Races turned to be another great success thanks to the sponsors who really came through with prizes and awards and the many skiers and fans who took part in the event. Although the total number of racers was down a little from last year (94 this year to 104 in 2008), the competition was tough (2 new course records set), the team competition close and the number of spectators more than ever.

I want to start by thanking the many sponsors without whom the awards would not have been possible. Toko, Nathan, Accelerade, V2, Polar, EarMitts, Alpina, Salomon, Nikwax and Spiuk. Locally, there was Catskill Mountain Multisport, Dick's Sporting Goods, the Hudson Valley School of Massage Therapy, State Farm Insurance, Hannaford, Hudson Valley Foot Associates, and the Ulster Savings Bank. I know everyone can purchase their equipment from many different companies and stores. However, these are the companies and businesses that stepped up to help with the race and supported the Kingston Nordic Ski Team. I hope that when you have a choice, you choose one of our sponsors. If you get the opportunity, let them know that you appreciate their support of the Kingston Rollerski Races.

I also need to express my most sincere gratitude to the many parents of the Kingston nordic skiers who provided all the food. We didn't run out this year and without them we would have gone hungry. THANKS.

Once again, Mother Nature cooperated and supplied us with another beautiful day.

5K Classic Results:

1) Martin Donnelly-Heg - Male - 35 - 13:52 - course record
2) Bob Underwood - Male - 49 - 14:07
3) Justin Tetlow - Male - 23 - 14:08
4) Tim Huneck - Male - 50 - 14:10
5) Chris Yarevich - Male - 31 - 14:24
6) Nick Underwood - Male - 16 - 14:52
7) David Kvam - Male - 27 - 15:25
8) Allan Serrano - Male - 42 - 15:27
9) Brian Halligan - Male - 14 - 15:33
10) Per Martin Larsen - Male - 69 - 15:34
11) William Frielinghaus - Male - 16 - 15:35
12) William Underwood - Male - 16 - 16:15
13) Gabby Mancuso - Fem - 16 - 16:55
14) Alex Pilus - Male - 17 - 17:07
15) Anton Peterle - Male - 17 - 17:29
16) Pete Best-Hall - Male - 16 - 17:35
17) Joshua Marse - Male - 16 - 17:40
18) Emily Burns - Fem - 17 - 17:53
19) Matt Hayden - Male - 15 - 17:57
20) Pete Minde - Male - 52 - 18:49
21) Carol Fisher - Fem - 57 - 18:55
22) Mac Trainor - Male - 18 - 18:58
23) Chris Frielinghaus - Male - 48 - 19:02
24) Alec Davis - Male - 69 - 19:08
25) John Vandermark - Male - 16 - 19:18
26) Alex Gilgore - Male - 16 - 19:44
27) Ashley Forshey - Fem - 15 - 20:09
28) Chris Redmond - Male - 15 - 20:26
29) Danny Leal - Male - 15 - 20:53
30) Jake Trainor - Male - 14 - 20:57
31) Val Malia - Fem - 21 - 21:07
32) Chris Lounsbury - Male - 17 - 21:09
33) Abby Hellman - Fem - 15 - 22:09
34) Gabrielle Lebhion - Fem - 15 - 23:16
35) Kimberly Clark - Fem - 16 - 26:04
36) Bryan Berg - Male - 16 - 28:09
37) Joe Rivera - Male - 48 - 31:57

2K Novice Results

1) Ethan Cooper - Male - 14 - 6:28
2) Chris Mazzei - Male - 15 - 6:53
3) Gaspar Lobato - Male - 17 - 8:34
4) Alfredo Mazzuca - Male - 14 - 8:59
5) Alex ? - ? - ? - 9:30
6) Alekzandar Obry - Male - 14 - 10:02
7) Julia Beveridge - Fem - 15 - 10:17
8) Jacob Youmans - Male - 14 - 10:37
9) Gisele Trivino - Fem - 14 - 10:52
10) Nick Zopotaski - Male - 14 - 11:07
11) Hunter Krol - Male - 14 - 11:33
12) Emily Beecher - Fem - 14 - 11:34
13) Krysten Figueroa - Fem - 16 - 13:42
14) Catylen Brodick - Fem - 16 - 15:03

10 K Freestyle Results

1) Sean Halligan - Male - 44 - 22:53
2) Martin Donelly-Heg - Male - 35 - 23:33
3) Darell Rikert - Male - 46 - 23:39
4) Per Martin Larsen - Male - 69 - 24:54
5) Chris Yarsevich - Male - 31 - 25:37
6) Tim Huneck - Male - 50 - 25:40
7) David Kvam - Male - 27 - 25:43
8) Brian Halligan - Male - 14 - 26:39
9) Andy Ferry - Male - 37 - 26:48
10) William Frielinghaus - Male - 16 - 27:34
11) Bob Underwood - Male - 49 - 28:30
12) Nick Underwood - Male - 16 - 28:41
13) Gabby Mancuso - Fem - 16 - 28:47 - New Course Record
14) Peter Best-Hall - Male - 16 - 28:52
15) Roger Henry - Male - 67 - 30:23
16) Justin Tetlow - Male - 23 - 30:25
17) Jim South - Male - 38 - 30:42
18) Drew Mahoney - Male - 23 - 31:25
19) Tommy Zabin - Male - 16 - 31:32
20) Tucker Stern - Male - 14 - 31:35
21) Alec Davis - Male - 69 - 31:47
22) Katie Zeppetelli - Fem - 16 - 31:54
23) Peter Minde - Male - 52 - 32:40
24) Mac Trainor - Male - 18 - 32:51
25) John Vandermark - Male - 16 - 33:24
26) John Correa - Male - 49 - 33:45
27) Matt Hayden - Male - 15 - 33:58
28) Seth Piker - Male - 47 - 34:36
29) Carol Fisher - Fem - 57 - 34:41
30) Alex Pilus - Male - 17 - 35:01
31) Art Stegen - Male - 63 - 38:00
32) Sarah Dukler - Fem - 15 - 38:04
33) Abby Hellman - Fem - 15 - 38:27
34) Danny Leal - Male - 15 - 39:08
35) Gabrielle Lebhion - Fem - 15 - 39:16
36) Machelle Clark - Fem - 17 - 39:21
37) Mairead Fogarty - Fem - 18 - 40:17
38) Chris Redmond - Male - 15 - 41:00
39) Ethan Cooper - Male - 18 - 42:27
40) Chris Lounsbury - Male - 17 - 44:22
41) Alex Rossi - Male - 16 - 51:45


Pictures still to come.

6th Annual Kingston Rollerski Races

Sunday, November 22, 2009 is the date for the 6th Annual Kingston Rollerski Races to be held at the Miller Middle School in Lake Katrine, NY. Check-in begins at 10am with the races starting at 12 noon with the 5K classic, followed at 12:30 by the 2K novice and then concluding at 1pm with the 10K skate race. The cost of the event has stayed the same as last year - $15 for one race and $20 for two races. There are special team prices described below.

As in the past, everyone will receive a goody bag of items supplied by the sponsors, product information and a Toko ski hat. There will be a table of prizes donated by our sponsors to be given out via a random drawing after the races. We would like to thank Toko, Accelerade, Polar, Nathan, Salomon, Alpina, Exel poles, EarMitts, and Nikwax for their generosity this year.

We'll be set-up and ready to go by 10am for anyone who would like to arrive early. Wax tables will be available if you would like to get a start on your waxing or if a coach would like to give his athletes a little wax clinic. Dr. David Ness, chiropractor and ART technician, will be on hand to help with any physical problems you may have and the Hudson Valley School of Massage Therapy will again be on hand by 11am to give pre- and post- race massages. Community Energy, a wind power company, will be donating wind energy credits so that the entire event is basically being powered by wind energy. They will have a table set-up so you can learn more about them and perhaps sign-up to help support wind power.

Catskill Mountain Multisport will be on hand with virtually their entire ski inventory along with other equipment skiers use throughout the year (i.e. helmets). He'll have some great prices good only for the one day. Make sure you stop by his table.

Now for the Races:

People can register for the 5k &/or the 10K. However, if you sign-up for the novice race, that is the only race you may participate in. The novice race is for people who are just beginning their rollerski training.

This year, we will be giving trophies to the male and female winners in each of the three races. In response to a suggestion from last year, we also will be presenting a trophy to the overall male and female winners based on their performance in both the 5K and 10K races.

Also in response to a suggestion made, we are holding team/club championships. We are looking to present the top high school team and the top open club with a trophy and also with a revolving trophy which will have their name placed on it and then given out again to next year's winners. Here's how it will work.

High School Team Championship: A high school team will consist of 4 skiers - 2 guys and 2 girls. One guy and one girl must race in the 5K and the other guy and girls must race in the 10K (of course they are allowed to race in both races, but only one race will count). The team must sign-up and decide who will count for each race before the first race starts at 12 noon.

Open Club Championship: Basically, the same rules as above except a club only needs to include one woman. Sorry, but we just haven't had that many women in the race. If the number increases, then we can change the rules in the future. Again, which race counts for each of the four members must be decided before the start of the first race.

Special Team/Club Pricing: A team or club the preregisters a group at the same time (in the same envelope) will pay a maximum of $100 for the entire team or club.

For additional information or to request a race application, contact Greg Malia at dgmalia@earthlink.net

That's it for now. More might be added if necessary. Keep checking back.

Week 5 - Some More Classic Work

For the 5th week, the camp was back working on classic skiing with Janice Sibilia, the head coach.












A big part of this session was the one skate drill.













Working on driving the leg, shifting the weight and balance, the campers showed major improvement in their classic skiiing.














Janice watches and give advice.














Keep that balance.














That's better.












Concentration can be tough on such a hot, humid day.













Looking good.













Just a little longer, then a 45 minute free skate.

Third Week of Camp

During the 3rd week of camp, we were lucky enough to have Allan Serrano, former head coach of the nordic ski teams at the University of Vermont and at Northern Michigan University, to work as our visiting coach. He worked with the campers on their classic technique going over a number of dryland drills and then heading out on the roads to implement what they just learned. In these photos, we see the kids working on their double poling after watching Allan demonstrate the technique.







Here we see a camper trying their double poling.













Good job.











Keep those hands high on the return.














The campers are listening and watching as Allan talks about the doble pole technique.











Allan shows what he just talked about.

















Good forward arm swing.












Good follow through.













Listen and watch and you will learn.

Rollerski Camp Day 2 - Finally Sun

Finally, we had a nice day for the rollerski camp and 12 high school skiers to0k advantage of the weather to work on their skating technique and a little strength work. Here are a few pictures. See if you can find yourself and look at your form. I'm having a little trouble posting the videos.

Section IX Summer Rollerski Camp

The fifth annual Section IX Summer Rollerski Camp is scheduled to begin on Tuesday, June 30, 2009. Janice Sibilia, from the New England Nordic Ski Association, will be the primary coach working with the athletes on Tuesdays from 6 - 8pm at the Highland railtrail. On Thursdays, the group will meet at S. Truth Park on Plains Road in New Paltz with Allan Serrano, most recently the head nordic ski coach at the University of Vermont, working with the campers on a couple of occasions.

Ski technique will be the primary focus of the summer with strength, flexibility, and nutrition also covered. Video analysis of each skier's technique will be used to help each camper learn to ski more efficiently.

The cost of the camp is $80 for all 12 sessions. For additional information or to receive a registration form contact Greg Malia at dgmalia@earthlink.net or 845-518-8598.