2021 - Lnr Adults - Winter Programs at Wirth
2021 distances
Running
Winter Strength for Endurance Athletes (Thursday)
Winter Strength for Endurance Athletes (Monday)
Men's Wave 1 Skate
*Dates: December 14th – February 22nd *Day: Tuesday Evenings *Time: 6:30 – 8:00 p.m. *Location: The Trailhead, Theodore Wirth Park *Equipment: Skate skiing equipment, heart rate monitor optional
Wednesday Women Warriors Intermediate/Advanced Skate and Classic
*Dates: December 15th – Feb 23rd *Day: Wednesday mornings *Time: 10:00 – 11:30 a.m. *Location: The Trailhead, Theodore Wirth Park *Equipment: Skate and classic ski equipment (there will be 4-5 optional classic session instruction days but we will always offer skate instruction on those sessions). *Coach: Kim Rudd and Mary McKelvey *Experience Required for Class: The Wednesday morning session is designed for women who have skate ski experience. You should have a basic understanding of all the skate techniques of V1, V2 and V2 alternate. You should also have some basic fitness going into this class (being able to ski 25 km distance easy). If you are a beginner skier then we suggest you sign up for one of the LNR adult beginner winter sessions.
Women's Technique and Fitness Training
*Dates: December 15th – February 23rd *Day: Wednesday mornings *Time: 10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. *Location: The Trailhead, Theodore Wirth Park *Equipment: Skate and Classic skiing equipment *Coach: Karen Aaron (Bebchuk)
Intermediate/Advanced Classic
*Dates: December 16th – February 24th *Day: Thursday Mornings *Time: 8:00 – 9:30 a.m. *Location: Theodore Wirth, The Trailhead *Equipment: Classic skiing equipment and a variety of classic waxes. *Heart rate monitor optional. *Coach: Doug DeBold
Gung-Ho Beginners - Skate
*Dates: December 20th – February 28th *Day: Monday Evenings *Time: 6:00 – 7:30 p.m. *Location: Theodore Wirth Park, The Trailhead *Equipment Skate Ski Equipment *Coordinator/Coach: Jonathon Sanborn and Hannah Narendran *Program: Emphasis on technique learning. Each session will also include a training component to help quickly improve your technique and ski specific fitness.
Women's Advanced Skate
*Dates: December 20th – February 21st *Day: Monday Evenings *Time: 6:00 – 7:30 p.m. *Location: Theodore Wirth, The Trailhead *Equipment: Skate skiing equipment, heart rate monitor optional *Coach: BethAnn Chamberlain
Beginner/Intermediate Skate (Tuesday Mornings)
*Dates: December 21st – February 22nd *Day: Tuesday mornings *Time: 8:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. *Location: The Trailhead, Theodore Wirth Park *Equipment: Skate skiing equipment *Coach: Jenny Beckman
Beginner/Intermediate Skate (Tuesday Evenings)
*Dates: December 21st – February 22nd *Day: Tuesday evenings *Time: 6:00 – 7:20 p.m (paired with Trail Kids) *Location: The Trailhead, Theodore Wirth Park *Equipment: Skate skiing equipment – poles, skis and skate boots *Coach: Jonathan Sanborn and Hannah Narenden *Program: Beginning Skate Skiing will focus on V1, V2 and open field skate ski techniques
Gung-Ho Beginners - Classic
Dates: December 22nd – March 2nd Day: Wednesday Mornings *Time: 7:00 – 8:30 a.m. *Location: Theodore Wirth Park, The Trailhead *Equipment Classic Ski Equipment *Program: Emphasis on technique learning. Each session will also include a training component to help quickly improve your technique and ski specific fitness.
Intermediate Skate - Wednesday Mornings
*Dates: December 22nd – March 2nd *Day: Wednesday mornings *Time: 9:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. *Location: The Trailhead, Theodore Wirth Park *Equipment: Skate skiing equipment
Intermediate Skate - Wednesday Evenings
*Dates: December 22nd – March 2nd *Day: Wednesday evenings *Time: 6:30 – 8:00 p.m. *Location: The Trailhead, Theodore Wirth Park *Equipment: skate skiing equipment *Coach: Greg Klave and Ingrid Remak
Intermediate Skate - Thursday Mornings
*Dates: December 23rd – March 3rd *Day: Thursday mornings *Time: 10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. *Location: The Trailhead, Theodore Wirth Park *Equipment: Skate skiing equipment
Intermediate Skate - Thursday Evenings
*Dates: December 23rd – March 3rd *Day: Thursday Evenings *Time: 6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. *Location: The Trailhead, Theodore Wirth *Equipment: skate skiing equipment, heart rate monitor optional *Coach: Greg Klave and Ingrid Remak
Race-day weather
Conditions on December 9, 2021 — historical Open-Meteo data.
The sun rises at 7:39 AM and sets at 4:31 PM local time (CST) in Minneapolis on December 9, 2021 — 8h 51m of daylight.
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