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January 2010

"A Steep Learning Curve" a new article by NTDC athlete, Leif Lennie.  CLICK HERE to download


NTDC Update by Erin Tribe

After a solid three weeks of traveling and racing the team parted ways to head home for the holidays. Half of the team flew back to Thunder Bay and the other half spread out between Barrie, Orillia, Iroquois Falls and Ottawa. Even though most of us were on our way to less-than-great snow conditions, I think everyone was excited to be hitting the home-land. Spending a lot of time on the road when you have something like Christmas awaiting you at the end can make you antsy!

Throughout the week we continued to train on our own with a chance to visit our home clubs. The plan consisted of a few lighter days at the beginning of the week with an intensity session at the end. Some team mates competed in the Boxing Day Classic that was held at Lappe, where Michael Somppi placed 2nd and Chris Hamilton raced to a 5th.

Most of the team is traveling on December 29th to Val Cartier, Quebec for an intense set of races. We will all be together again by the 31st as we compete in the World Junior & Under 23 NorAm Trials. These are selection races that will determine who will race in Germany at the end of January on behalf of Canada. You can catch results on www.zone4.ca to see how the team is doing. We will race on January 2nd, 3rd and 5th.

It was a relaxing and festive break but its time to get back to racing!


Michael Somppi is featured on the new Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation's "Quest For Gold" tickets.  Thunder Bay News produced a feature news item about this unique ticket and the lottery's efforts to help get the word out about cross country skiing in Ontario.  Proceeds from this lottery help support amateur athletes in Ontario.

December 2009


Be sure to read these great articles from NTDC athletes:

The National Team Development Centre team for 2009/10 season.

Back row, l to r: Chris Hamilton, Luke Viljakainen, Ghislain de Laplante, Harry SeatonScott SullivanEric Bailey (Head Coach) Front row, l to r: Leif Lennie, Christina Groulx, Erin Tribe, Michael Somppi 
CLICK on each athletes' face or name to read their profiles.
 
Name Hometown Club
Ghislain deLaplante Iroquois Falls, ON Big Thunder Nordic
Scott Sullivan Thunder Bay, ON Big Thunder Nordic
Leif Lennie Ottawa, ON Nakkertok
Erin Tribe Barrie, ON Team Hardwood
Chris Hamilton Thunder Bay, ON Big Thunder Nordic
Michael Somppi Thunder Bay, ON Lappe Nordic
Luke Viljakainen Thunder Bay, ON Big Thunder Nordic
Christina Groulx Thunder Bay, ON Big Thunder Nordic
Harry Seaton Barrie, ON Team Hardwood
Eric Bailey (Head Coach)
Lisa Patterson (Assistant Coach)

For more information about the NTDC Thunder Bay and the Centre National d’Entraînement Pierre Harvey, please visit Cross Country Canada's website.

May 2009


NTDC athletes attended the Chamber of Commerce Mayor's Breakfast hosted by Ontario Lottery and Gaming (OLG).  Through OLG's Quest for Gold lottery, NTDC carded athletes receive funding assistance that helps with living and training costs, as well as post-secondary tuition support.

 




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