Calendar of Events

	October 2025
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			1	2 Nordic Walking Meet Up October 2, 2025 Nordic Walking Meet Up 8:30 am-9:30 am For more information: https://www.madnorski.org/nordic-walking/ Elver Park, 1250 McKenna Blvd, Madison, WI 53719, USA •	3	4
5	6 Board Meeting October 6, 2025 Board Meeting 7:30 pm-8:30 pm •	7	8	9 Nordic Walking Meet Up October 9, 2025 Nordic Walking Meet Up 8:30 am-9:30 am For more information: https://www.madnorski.org/nordic-walking/ Elver Park, 1250 McKenna Blvd, Madison, WI 53719, USA •	10	11
12 Trail Women Fall Hike October 12, 2025 Trail Women Fall Hike 10:00 am-11:30 am Where: 1945 WI-92 Trunk, Mt Horeb, WI 53572 Directions to Pop’s Knoll Meet up location: Parking lot next to trail head Donald County Park, 1945 WI-92 Trunk, Mt Horeb, WI 53572, USA •	13 Club Outing–Rollerski or Hike October 13, 2025 Club Outing–Rollerski or Hike 6:00 pm-8:00 pm Club rollerski or hike/Nordic walk and potluck dinner at the beautiful Lake Farm Park and Shelter! Bring a tasty dish to share and the club will have the barbecue going for a weenie roast! Schedule: Arrive at 5:45 to get geared up Rollerski or hike 6 - 7 Potluck dinner and fire 7 - 8 pm William G. Lunney Lake Farm County Park, 4330 Libby Rd, Madison, WI 53711, USA •	14	15	16 Nordic Walking Meet Up October 16, 2025 Nordic Walking Meet Up 8:30 am-9:30 am For more information: https://www.madnorski.org/nordic-walking/ Elver Park, 1250 McKenna Blvd, Madison, WI 53719, USA •	17	18 Trail Women: 10-week Dryland Training October 18, 2025 Trail Women: 10-week Dryland Training 10:00 am-11:00 am Get ready for the ski season with ski specific drills and training on land. Wear your running shoes, bring poles and water belt/bottle. This is a great way to acclimate to the colder temps, work on ski specific training drills and exercises including ski walking and low impact hill interval training, and it is FUN training in a supportive group! This is a progressive program and consistent attendance/training leads to the most benefit. Date: Saturdays, October 18 – December 20, 2025 Time: 10:00 – 11:00 am Location: Elver Park Cost: $55 and must be a current Madnorski member Volunteer Head Coach: Sue Gallagher To register, please go to the members-only section and click on Trail Women or click on link: https://www.madnorski.org/trail-women-group/. (Password protected — must be a current member for access) Elver Park, 1250 McKenna Blvd, Madison, WI 53719, USA •
19 COED Dryland Training October 19, 2025 COED Dryland Training 8:30 am-10:00 am Build strength, endurance, and ski-specific fitness with dynamic warmups, pole running & hiking, intervals, and strength work—no matter your ability level. Perfect for Nordic skiers wanting to hit the snow fit and fast when winter arrives! Dates: Oct 19, 26, Nov 2, 9, 16, 23, 30, Dec 7, 14 Where: MEET BEHIND THE MAIN SHELTER AT ELVER PARK Logistics & Details This group will be run as a casual meet-up format—no cost to participate! We simply ask that everyone be a current Madison Nordic Ski Club member to support our Nordic community and the work of our volunteer groomers. What to Bring/Wear: Running shoes or sturdy trail shoes Ski poles (chest height for running/bounding) Water bottle and comfortable workout clothes Layers appropriate for the weather Structure Each Week: Dynamic warm-up (10 min) – mobility, drills, vigorous pole walking/light jog Main set (40–50 min) Ladder drills or bounding intervals on hill Ski-specific drills: classic stride drills, crossovers, pole lunges, etc Strength & Stretching (10–20 min) Elver Park, 1250 McKenna Blvd, Madison, WI 53719, USA •	20 Youth Committee Meeting October 20, 2025 Youth Committee Meeting 7:00 am-7:45 am •	21	22	23 Nordic Walking Meet Up October 23, 2025 Nordic Walking Meet Up 8:30 am-9:30 am For more information: https://www.madnorski.org/nordic-walking/ Elver Park, 1250 McKenna Blvd, Madison, WI 53719, USA •	24	25 Ski Swap October 25, 2025 Ski Swap 10:00 am-2:00 pm This is a used cross country ski equipment sale. Either drop-off items Friday evening (4-6 pm) before to sell or come buy gear on Saturday, (or both)! If your items sell, MadNorSki will keep 25% of this amount, and you will receive 75% of this amount. If you would like, you may include “or best offer” for flexibility OR choose to donate 100%.</p><p>Thanks for supporting Nordic Skiing in Madison. We are proud to offer programming and events for all ages. Your support means more Madisonians out and moving — thanks for your commitment to a healthy community REI, 7483 W Towne Way, Madison, WI 53719, USA Trail Women: 10-week Dryland Training October 25, 2025 Trail Women: 10-week Dryland Training 10:00 am-11:00 am Get ready for the ski season with ski specific drills and training on land. Wear your running shoes, bring poles and water belt/bottle. This is a great way to acclimate to the colder temps, work on ski specific training drills and exercises including ski walking and low impact hill interval training, and it is FUN training in a supportive group! This is a progressive program and consistent attendance/training leads to the most benefit. Date: Saturdays, October 18 – December 20, 2025 Time: 10:00 – 11:00 am Location: Elver Park Cost: $55 and must be a current Madnorski member Volunteer Head Coach: Sue Gallagher To register, please go to the members-only section and click on Trail Women or click on link: https://www.madnorski.org/trail-women-group/. (Password protected — must be a current member for access) Elver Park, 1250 McKenna Blvd, Madison, WI 53719, USA • •
26 COED Dryland Training October 26, 2025 COED Dryland Training 8:30 am-10:00 am Build strength, endurance, and ski-specific fitness with dynamic warmups, pole running & hiking, intervals, and strength work—no matter your ability level. Perfect for Nordic skiers wanting to hit the snow fit and fast when winter arrives! Dates: Oct 19, 26, Nov 2, 9, 16, 23, 30, Dec 7, 14 Where: MEET BEHIND THE MAIN SHELTER AT ELVER PARK Logistics & Details This group will be run as a casual meet-up format—no cost to participate! We simply ask that everyone be a current Madison Nordic Ski Club member to support our Nordic community and the work of our volunteer groomers. What to Bring/Wear: Running shoes or sturdy trail shoes Ski poles (chest height for running/bounding) Water bottle and comfortable workout clothes Layers appropriate for the weather Structure Each Week: Dynamic warm-up (10 min) – mobility, drills, vigorous pole walking/light jog Main set (40–50 min) Ladder drills or bounding intervals on hill Ski-specific drills: classic stride drills, crossovers, pole lunges, etc Strength & Stretching (10–20 min) Elver Park, 1250 McKenna Blvd, Madison, WI 53719, USA •	27	28	29	30 Nordic Walking Meet Up October 30, 2025 Nordic Walking Meet Up 8:30 am-9:30 am For more information: https://www.madnorski.org/nordic-walking/ Elver Park, 1250 McKenna Blvd, Madison, WI 53719, USA •	31