A big goal this year was for everyone to get racing in. We want to come into this season a little bit hotter than last year, and that means putting on more bibs and getting race starts more often.
On the 4th and 5th of January I went over to Old Forge with Kyle, Will and Kate to jump in some Mid-A Junior National qualifier races. The local ski area, McCauley Mountain, was blasted with lake effect snow...it was the most snow I've seen in one place in a number of years! That made for soft conditions during Saturday's skate race, but excellent classic skiing on blue and purple kick for the following day's classic event.
Victory for the coach! Still planning my Holly Brooks-esque comeback...
Kyle hammering out a hill. There was so much snow you had to duck in places on the course from the combination on tall snowpack and low-hanging, snow-covered tree branches.
Will came over Saturday afternoon and proceeded to crush Sunday's classic race by a wide margin. Will struggled a bit in the early-season racing but he "got his mojo back" as he put it. It wasn't hard to see the difference: when Will really gets his classic striding going in a race it is a sight to behold
Equally impressive was Kate, who also took the women's victory by a big wad of time. She really hammered the flats with her new strength gains (pull-ups!) and it looked like the fastest she has ever been.
Old Forge is an awesome little town...the nordic race trail goes right by the top of an old little alpine area which we of course checked out per my interest in old ski lore. I then talked to Ax in the parking lot who casually mentioned that he cut most of the trails in the town back in the 1950s...talk about SLU legacy in the area! Here's Kate, Kyle and Will atop the old ski tow:
Other notable winter break racing results:
Erin 1st in Mt. Hor Hop
Calvin "Chumley" Swomley 2nd in Mr. Hor Hop
Blaine 4th in Bogburn
Morgan 7th in Bogburn
We will be in Lake Placid until next week when me move to Waterville to prepare for the Colby Carnival!
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