This year he joined the school district's Nordic Ski Team. It was a change for speed demon Riley to all of a sudden need to work hard to move on the snow. He is used to gravity and steep slopes to propel him down the hill. Nordic Skiing is 'a whole different ball game'! The first month of practice was November and we didn't have any snow, so the team practiced by running through Lebanon Hills parks with their poles. Riley does not like running, but persevered and actually enjoyed this training. Once the snow came, Riley found a new love and had a great time practicing with the varsity and junior varsity teams. He even braved negative temps. The coach said that Riley had a great first season and should definitely continue with the team next year. Riley is considering and we are hoping he sticks with it!
I love the motto on the Ski Team's website:
Real Skiers Ski Uphill!
Unfortunately, I didn't get any pictures of Riley skiing, but here is one of his teammates...maybe this will be Riley in a couple years!
1 comment:
So fun and such a great work out! I was on my high school team along with all of the kids in my family - we all started young learning to cross country ski.
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