Georgian Nordic Outdoor Activity Centre invites everyone to participate in the fast and fun 2020 Georgian Team Sprints. This is a SOD Paraffin Race Series event.

This event is meant to be a fun introductory experience to cross-country skiing relays for skiers of all ages and abilities.

EVENT DETAILS:

- Races will be relays with 2 athletes who alternately ski 3 legs each.

- Races will be in the free technique. U8 and U10 categories will ski in the classic technique.

- Start groups for all races will be determined once registration closes, and may involve collapsing genders or ages. Start position within a group will be determined by random draw.

- U18 Boys, Open, and Masters categories will ski a 1000 m course.

- U18 Girls, U16 Girls, and U16 Boys categories will ski a 600 m course.

- U14 and U12 categories will ski a 300 m course.

- U10 and U8 categories will ski a 250 m course in the classic technique.

TEAM COMPOSITION:

- Teams will be composed of two athletes of the same gender and in the same category.

- Please try to indicate the name of your partner (team mate) and team name on your zone4 registration. Organizers will gladly match skiers who do not have a partner (team mate).

- Athletes from different clubs can make a team.

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS:

Tuesday February 11 ^th , 2020               12:00 PM        Registration Open

Thursday February 27 ^th , 2020         9:00 PM        Registration Deadline

Sunday March 1 ^st , 2020                    10:30 AM       Team captain’s meeting

Sunday March 1 ^st , 2020                   11:00 AM       Start of competition.

ENTRY DEADLINE:

All entries must be received by midnight, Thursday February 27 ^th , 2020, with payment.

Register online at zone4.ca.

SKI WAXING PROTOCOL:

This race is a part of the SOD Paraffin Race Series. In order to increase accessibility of the sport, focus on athlete development, and reduce costs, High Fluoro (HF) or Medium Fluoro (MF) glide waxes, including HF or MF powders, pucks, blocks and liquids are NOT permitted. Hardeners are also not permitted. This restriction applies to all categories, including Open and Masters. This restriction does not apply to grip waxes.