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| Oh, so poetic. Roll Saints! Photo Credit: flyingpointroad.com |
Hey friends,
This past weekend we headed west, over to my home state of New Hampshire for the first “carnival” race of the season hosted by UNH! The experience was nothing short of poetic- so I will briefly describe the weekend (or should I say weekdays?) of racing with a poem. Enjoy!
(Do note: Everyone, including coaches, and athletes had to wear face masks/ coverings at the starting area in the fields. Racers started individually to minimize time around one another. No spectators were allowed. The only teams competing were UNH and our team. Our entire team took an antigen rapid test the evening before leaving and stayed in St. Johnsbury, VT to comply with NY guidelines.)
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| Steph '22 on fire off the start PC: flyingpointroad.com |
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| Tim '21 crushing! PC: flyingpointroad.com |
Departed campus on Wednesday around noon
Loaded with fifteen excited racers
Getting hyped with some bumpin’ tunes
Awoken on Thursday by the alarm in St. Johnsbury
The ladies loaded up and they were off to the venue
Shortly behind them were the men
Already looking ahead to the lunch menu (yum!)
The sun shone down on the course
Racers dawned their race suits with very few layers
Finishing the day with some strong results
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| Lizi '24 cranking V1 PC: flyingpointroad.com |
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| Cam '23 looking *fire emoji* PC: flyingpointroad.com |
Followed by homework from the missed days of classes
The pizza came a tad late
But was eagerly consumed by the masses
When Friday morning rolled around
The temperature was -15 degrees with wind-chill
But the sun was shining yet again
And the team charged up the hills
Another strong day for both teams
We may have had tough competition
But our skiers held their ground
And had fun, which is always the mission
In all seriousness, we saw some impressive race results from the team last week! Some highlights were Steph Nichols '22 taking 2nd in both the 6K and 10K skate races and Tim Cunningham '21 taking 6th in both as well. Head on over to Bullitt Timing for the full results!
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| Gabby '21 crushing over hills! PC: flyingpointroad.com |
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| George "Greg" Gowdy '23 hucking skate PC: flyingpointroad.com |
A huge thank you to all the coaches, race officials, Steve Fuller from Flying Point Road (for some great pictures!!) and all of the skiers that worked so hard to make a carnival race possible in such a tumultuous year. I know all of us athletes were beyond stoked to brush off the dust and see what our years’ worth of training could do for us!
We're headed to Lake Placid on Saturday for some friendly action against Clarkson on the new 5K competition course (since we won't be going to Maine for the Colby Carnival)! Hope everyone has a fabulous weekend!
-Amanda Vansant ‘24
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