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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.
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Back row, l to r:
Chris Hamilton,
Luke Viljakainen,
Ghislain de Laplante,
Harry Seaton, Scott Sullivan,
Eric 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.
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Hometown |
Club |
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Ghislain deLaplante |
Iroquois Falls, ON |
Big Thunder Nordic |
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Scott Sullivan |
Thunder Bay, ON |
Big Thunder Nordic |
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Leif Lennie |
Ottawa, ON |
Nakkertok |
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Erin Tribe |
Barrie, ON |
Team Hardwood |
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Chris Hamilton |
Thunder Bay, ON |
Big Thunder Nordic |
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Michael Somppi |
Thunder Bay, ON |
Lappe Nordic |
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Luke Viljakainen |
Thunder Bay, ON |
Big Thunder Nordic |
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Christina Groulx |
Thunder Bay, ON |
Big Thunder Nordic |
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Harry Seaton |
Barrie, ON |
Team Hardwood |
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Eric Bailey (Head Coach) |
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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
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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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