Join our community of cross country skiing enthusiasts based in and around the Capital and in the Cambridge area. Find out about the benefits of joining LRNSC and more about this Club.
Join and learn to roller ski - it's great for fitness and fun, plus it's the best way to prepare for cross country skiing. There are sessions for children as well as tasters, courses, coaching and general training/practice sessions for adults. We also organise roller ski races. And you can cross country ski with us. Plus you can discover cross country ski racing.
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Tuesday, December 15, 2009 at 16:45 Sunday, December 13, 2009 at 16:23 Falling off ladders is not recommended preparation for cross-country skiing. Nasty injuries sustained by one of our members in doing just that has resulted in two places becoming unexpectedly available for the Club trip to Ramsau 3-10 January.
Wednesday, December 9, 2009 at 21:14 Remember it's the annual tour of Richmond Park for Club rollerskiers and cyclists this Saturday 12/12, find out more about this seasonal event with mince pies and mulled wine.
Plus read the article on the Worldloppet website and see some pictures from the Club's annual dinner in the Gallery courtesy of Maria Ollier. If anyone else has any shots of the evening, please send them in.
Thursday, November 26, 2009 at 8:16 Want to roller ski with a friendly group of people who are working towards physical and technical improvement ready for their snow trips? There’s a structured programme of practice and skiers of any standard are welcomed.
The aim is to give equal time to classical and skating – recently the focus has been on extending length of glide and now gentle speed work is being added to the programme. The group reports that no times were taken but the group were all breathing heavily and found parts of their lungs that they didn’t know they had!!
Sessions take place every Saturday afternoon from 2 - 4 pm then it's time for cakes and tea chez Field followed by the kitchen table being used as a workbench to attach bindings, shorten poles and sharpen tips.
Locations vary so for more details please contact Hilary or Paddy on 01252 626339 or e-mail paddyfield@ski-nordic.co.uk
Thursday, October 22, 2009 at 15:37 Want to know how to wax your cross country skis - come to the Club's ski waxing demonstration on 8 November at the Minet Lodge adjacent to Hillingdon Cycle Circuit.
Thursday, October 22, 2009 at 12:04 An unique opportunity to hear about life at the top of the cross country ski-ing world and enjoy classic French cuisine at Chez Gerard on Friday 4 December.
Thursday, October 22, 2009 at 11:56 February sees the Club's second cross country ski trip to the Worldloppet Koenig Ludwig Lauf and Euroloppet Int Tiroler Koase Lauf.
Friday, October 2, 2009 at 16:03 If you missed the AGM get an overview of the Club's 2008-09 activities from the Chairman's Report for the year. Read about the cross country ski-ing, roller ski-ing and other activities that members enjoyed.
Wednesday, September 23, 2009 at 6:42 Test your pace in our autumn races at Hillingdon Cycle Circuit and get valuable practice for on-snow events.
The September race is essentially a fun interval session - team sprints in skating technique, on any FIS compliant skis, so you can use your fast skis. They start with a one lap time trial. Individual placings in the London Series are determined on this. This can also count as a lap record attempt.
Teams of two will then be made up, based on the above results. These team sprints will probably be run as two massed start races, depending on numbers.
Afterwards there will be some short (500m) knockout sprints on the same skis.
The October 4 hour event will be timed electronically, courtesy of the cycling community, who have loaned the kit to us for the day. So take this opportunity to clock up the laps when they should be recorded with total accuracy.
For each race, the entry fee is £10.00 on the day or £6.00 in advance [+£5.00 insurance fee for non SSE affiliated club members].
Wednesday, September 23, 2009 at 6:37 Roller ski-ing can make you a better skier so learn now or refresh your skills at one of LRNSC's autumn courses.
The are 1 day rollerski courses on 27/9 and 29/11, and a 4 week course beginning 1st November at Hillingdon Cycle Circuit in west London - click for details and prices.
Book now and start preparing for your best ski-ing season ever.