St. Regis mudfest, 2009

The conditions didn't really offer much opportunity for record breaking times this year. At some points the trail was over a foot deep of mud and pretty much the entire way up was a soggy sloppy mess. This certainly didn't curb the enthusiasm of this much anticipated team time trial though. Fortunately we got out of there with only a couple mild ankle strains. I was awake much of the night before listening to the rain pounding down and envisioning much worse. Zach took the win this year on the guys side, coming into the major part of the climb with Eric and Kyle close behind. For the women first year Kelsey Nichols held off Caroline by about 20sec for the win.

At the top we put in 350 pullups as a team for our 350.org action.

Make a Difference Day

With the St. Regis time trial looming on Saturday we had a relatively easy day today. Before practice we did some community service in Canton as part of the Make A Difference Day that students for St. Lawrence are encouraged to participate in. We did this a couple years ago but not last year, not sure why. Anyway as you see from the pics we spent about an hour and half raking leaves, moving some dirt piles and wood chips, as well as staining a tool shed at one of the newest village parks which opened this summer. Afterwards a short easy classic rollerski during which the weather managed to hold off for a change.