Classic Time Trial

We had a classic time trial on Saturday. This went well although this was the coldest weather we have been in this year, probably around 8-10F by start, perhaps colder. There was no wind so it certainly could have been worse. This made for some great classic skiing and I think everyone put in a solid effort considering we are heading into exams and I am sure that most aren't getting enough sleep. Robin took the win in the women's 12K, looking about the best I have seen her in the 4 years she has been on the team. Steve won the men's 17K which is exciting to have a freshmen do. You can see the full results on the team information page, there is a link to the right.
Today it snowed about a foot with more on the way according the weather, this made for some rather tough skate skiing this morning but we won't complain about the snow.
Right now I am waiting to see results from the opening Eastern Cup races in Presque Isle, ME. Ben Knowles left Friday as he was already finished with classes and exams for the semester.

Mass Start practice

We worked on classic mass start within an interval set today. To do this master groomer Bob Washo set up the lanes on the beach parking lot at Higley, setting up a lane funnel of 5 to 3 to 1 in an effort to mimic a real start area. It actually came out pretty good. The weather wasn't great for classic skiing 32/33F and snowing a little bit so everyone either had to little or to much kick. Even so they all put forth a solid effort and it ended up being a really fun workout, something we will definitely do again. If I remember I will try putting up some of the video clips from the starts tomorrow morning. It seems to take an exceptionally long time to upload them, maybe better in the morning.