Category Archives: What’s New

Due to not-the-best-ski-or-run conditions for the smaller skiers, we will cancel the Jackrabbit session BUT will keep training the Track Attackers (Coach Ihor’s group) Sunday 1:30 pm at the duck pond.  This will be a challenging workout with a mix of sprinting, arm work  and easy distance pace, 55-60 minutes total run time. This will be around a circuit so we will not get too spread out.  A water bottle belt would be a good idea!

And get that snow dance going!

Thanks,

Coach Ihor

Our very own Peter Sim (Kevin’s father) has once again created a movie short for our club… this time it is of our outing to Beaudry Park this past Sunday November 27.

Take a look at the photos and 3-minute film short by going to our PHOTOS link in the website menu.

Photos for the year will be added at random.  Thank you to all who help out by sending me APJ footage to post.  Much appreciated.

Hi Everyone,

As mentioned last week we will meet at 1:30 at Beaudry Park  (a provincial park, so you should be able to show a park pass on your vehicle if the wardens are around). This will be an exciting day as we will be running and hiking on the trails AND will be given special training on emergencies, smaller  Jackrabbits included! This will be great. Also, most important, bring a mug for hot chocolate

Getting to Beaudry Park: ( 25 minutes from Assiniboine Park)

Use the Google map link below, or , from Assiniboine Park, just stay on Roblin, go over the Perimeter Highway towards Headingley, stay on the south side of the river taking you though South Headingley, keep going (!) for maybe 5 minutes and you will be on gravel, 5 minutes later (maybe) you will see a sign for a provincial parks works yard (not Beaudry) the sign after that is Beaudry Park: turn NORTH, or right, here.

https://www.google.ca/maps/dir/Assiniboine+Park+Zoo,+Roblin+Boulevard,+Winnipeg,+MB/Beaudry+Provincial+Park,+St.+Fran%C3%A7ois+Xavier,+MB/@49.8589938,-97.4294322,12z/am=t/data=!3m1!4b1!4m13!4m12!1m5!1m1!1s0x52ea74abeb177a07:0xf8ae5d9d1f398b3a!2m2!1d-97.2406139!2d49.8683537!1m5!1m1!1s0x52ea05e279f613bb:0x944d22bf2bae2b50!2m2!1d-97.4781704!2d49.8547354

http://www.gov.mb.ca/sd/parks/popular_parks/central/beaudry.html

Thanks,

Coach Ihor

Hi Everybody,

We are GO! for this Sunday, 1:30 at the Duck Pond as before, even without snow.  Coach Ihor’s group: get ready to go for an interesting excursion. Bring a water bottle belt if you have one and adjust your clothes so the we can manage the heat. Light gloves or mitts plus a thin toque or buff would be a good idea (dress for spring skiing!)

The next week (Nov. 27) we would like to try a run and hike in the woods at Beaudry Park west of Headingley, on the south side of the river.

Thanks, and remember to shake out your gear to see if the stuff still fits.

Coach Ihor

Hi, sorry to announce but we need to cancel this Sunday’s (Nov. 13) session due to a shortage of available coaches: sorry!

We will pick it up again next week.

Also, don’t forget about the Cross Country Ski Association of Manitoba’s Annual Swap Shop on Saturday November 19  (www.ccsam.ca/)

Thanks,
Coach Ihor

Hi everybody,

It’s that time of year again! Jackrabbit session#1 will kick off the season at 1:30, Sunday, October 30. We will meet as usual at the Assiniboine Park Duck Pond and take it from there.  Plan on wrapping it up by 2:45 pm. Be prepared to run around a lot. Respectful spooky themes are welcome.

Thanks,

Coach Ihor

Hi All,

Track Attackers can meet at the base of Westview Park at the Wellington and Empress end (south side) just north of Polo Park, at 1:30 for a hill training and technique session. Bring last season’s classic length ski poles as we can use these for technique work.  Running shoes of course. A water bottle would be a good idea, too.

This will be a good workout and stretching session, so plan on running aggressively for an hour (but with rest breaks).

Thanks,

Coach Ihor

There will not be an APJ session (dryland training) on Sunday October 16, as was previously posted on the Schedule.

Hello everyone and welcome to another year of APJ skiing!

If you’ve been on the website lately you’ll have noticed that the Calendar and Schedule were both “under construction”.  They are now complete and ready for viewing.

Please note that the Menu links/headers are ALL “click-able”… the main header is not just there to look pretty.  You can actually click both the main heading and the drop-down menus that appear beneath!

If you need any help navigating the website, let me know and I’ll try to walk you through it.

Looking forward to another year on the trails!

~ Gina (editor, APJ)