We save this sort of stuff for next weekend's Carnie Crush
We spent the last weekend in Craftsbury because UVM's home course of Stowe was more grass than snow. The races were skate and classic 10ks for the men, and a 5k skate and 10k classic for the women.
Results:
Well Saturday went pretty well for must of the squad. Conditions were best described as sugar over ice, which made for a wicked fast race. Each 2.5k lap was taking around 5 and a half minutes (which makes for a blistering speed of 27.27km/h). Described by retiree Ben Pratt, the snow was "corny choss." Although Ben wasn't there and I'm not sure what that means, it seems to fit. Anyways, here are some highlights:
Britta Clark bringing it in in 15th place, followed .7 seconds later by Laurel in 16th, and Sadie 2.5 seconds after that in 18th.
Nate Moreau had a breakout race, finishing in a career-best 24th. He was followed by me in 27th and Parker in 28th, making this the first time in quite a while that the men's team has had all three scorers in the top 30.
I think it goes without saying "training together equals racing together," there was only a combined 12 seconds separating all of our scorers.
We ended the day with our women in 5th place and our men only 7 points behind Middlebury and Colby, who tied for 5th.
It seems that good things usually get balanced out, because our Sunday performance was a little lackluster. The flat course had a significant portion of the men's field choosing to double pole on skate skis, a feat that for me at least would have been inviting a hernia. Regardless, our hours practicing for the hills of Stowe and Oak Hill didn't help too much, and as a whole I don't think we skied the way we had hoped. Regardless I think that everyone is hungry for next weekend, when we'll get a chance at some redemption.
Pics:
They call them freedom, just like a waving flag
Bates Sports shamelessly tweeting a horribly out of date (but totally bad***) pic of P. Mcdonald
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