Race details:

• On-site registration begins at 8:30 am (indoors!); $5 entry fee (Lollipoppers free)
• Pre-registration welcome (name, club, DOB, NENSA number): doug.hardy@valley.net
• Start time: 10 am
• Technique: free (skate)
• Venue: Trails at Thetford Academy/Thetford Hill State Park, just a short distance northwest of Hanover. These were designed for cross-country running and nordic skiing by John Morton (professional trail designer, former Olympic biathlete). Come take advantage of the opportunity to ski some fun trails!
• Driving directions: click here for a map; Thetford Academy is on Academy Road, just north of Thetford Hill State Forest. (exit 14 off I-91; head west 0.9 miles from northbound off-ramp [0.75 from southbound off-ramp] to Thetford Hill, then 0.3 miles south on Academy Road)
  
• Wave starts by gender (girls first) and class (starting with J6 after lollipoppers).
• J6, J5, J4, J3, and J2/8th classes, each with appropriate length course (0.5 to ~3 km).
• Trophies for first, second and third place finishers! (Image above shows them en route to the race.)
• Ribbons and commemorative water bottles for all participants.
• PRIZES will be raffled by bib number, after the awards.