The 2010 season begins

I am on the whole relatively pleased with the racing this past weekend. We got through a rather difficult classic day for waxing on Friday (klister, hardwax mix, zeros, the works) with 18 racers as opposed to the normal 12 size and had 3 career best finishes which included a 7th and a 5th. Unfortunately success was not quite as evident on Saturday with only a respectable finish on the women's side and a rather disappointing day for the men.

With that in mind I gave the weekend a great deal of thought before addressing it with the whole team after training Sunday morning. My main point of emphasis is that every race regardless of how well it is going for you offers many opportunities to improve. One very simple example would be when your skis just don't seem to be keeping pace on glide. What a fantastic opportunity to learn how to carry your speed better. Pole breaks in a mass start, an opportunity to work on your passing ability, when is the best time to get around someone, how do I time this?

I am very confident that we are ready physically to be competitive, there should be no excuses. Skiing is still pretty good at Higley, some new snow would be great though.