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Cross country skiing and roller skiing

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.

Scroll down to read our latest news.

 

Thursday
Sep122019

Final results for 7/9 GB Championship/Challenge Cup races

Winners Barbara Grogan & Martin Watkins Photos: J LearySee the final results for our roller ski races at the Olympic Park on 7 September.

Congratulations go to overall senior winners Martin Watkins [Wessex]and Barbara Grogan [Hyde Park] and a special well done to LRNSC skiers Megan Campbell, Syzmon Orlowski, Lars Wikstrom and the Bojarski and Barnes families for their placings.

See the photos from the race in the album on Flickr - thanks to LRNSC photograpers Jane Leary and Anders Soderback.

Our next race is the 15/7.5k classic time trial at Hillingdon Cycle Circuit on 22 September - enter now.

Monday
Sep022019

New dates for roller ski tasters, courses, Cambridge busway tour + Ski & Snowboard Show

We've made more opportunities to try roller skiing and learn or improve your skiing this autumn - see our revised programme. There are roller ski taster sessions on 3 & 24 November, & 1 December - book your taster. For adults there is the choice of beginner and intermediate courses over three sessions running on the same dates as the tasters above - book your course.

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Wednesday
Aug072019

Learn to roller ski or improve your roller skiing - adults & children's autumn courses

Find out about and book our adults and children's roller ski courses this autumn.   There's also a roller ski taster on 1st September if you want to give it a try before booking a course.

Roller skiing is the best preparation for cross country skiing in the winter, sign up and learn to roller ski or improve your skills.

Wednesday
Jul312019

Entry now open for our Autumn roller ski races

You can now enter the GB Roller Ski Championships on 7 September at the Olympic Park and all the other races the Club is organising this autumn at Hillingdon Cycle Circuit from our race entry page

There's a race for everyone - classic and free technique, on matched skis and your own choice of skis, time trial and a variety of distances.  They're a great training opportunity if you're entering races on snow next season whether you're an experienced or first time racer.

Places are limited and you must enter online in advance - enter now.

Monday
Jul082019

6/7 1hr/30min FT race results

See the results of the race and here's a short video clip of the start courtesy of Jane Leary.

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Thursday
Jun272019

GB roller ski series - latest calender & results

Neil Salmons, who has taken on the task of organising the British Roller Ski Series, has updated us with the following information

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Monday
Jun242019

23/6 roller ski race results

You can see the final results and lap times for Sunday's 15/7.5km matched roller ski race - London Region Challenge Cup race 2 & GB series race 4.  Congratulations to senior winners Joseph Rosenfeld and Rebecca Anderson and everyone who took part on the humid afternoon.  Final results with all categories and Club details will be available shortly.

A full gallery of photos is on Flickr and a small selection on this website - thanks to Jane Leary who took up the photography challenge at the last minute with my camera and produce some great shots.

The next LRNSC race is on 6 July [entry closes 3 July] and it's a 1hr/30mins free technique race on any FIS approved skis - enter now.

Tuesday
Jun182019

Club XC ski training trip to Oberhof - places available

Places have become available on the Club's early season training trip to Oberhof 7-10/11/19

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Wednesday
Jun122019

15/6 AGM reminder

Members are invited to the Club's AGM which starts at 1200 [doors open 1145] at The Mulberry Bush, 89 Upper Ground, Lambeth, London, SE1 9PP.  You can find out more about the AGM here

Saturday
Jun012019

GB roller ski series - standings at 31/5/10 & next race

See the latest standings in the GB roller ski race series.

We're organising the next race in the series on 23 June which is a 15k FT, or 7.5k for juniors/novices/those who prefer a shorter race, matched ski event with a mass start at Hillingdon cycle circuit.  Race entry is open now and will close on 19 June.