Today turned out to be jam packed with strong racing turnouts, good mental attitudes and a serious amount of Bobcat pride. The team piled into the vans at a leisurely 8:00am this morning, headed to a skate rolle-rski sprint race against Bowdoin at Pineland Farms. The races ended up going really well, with Bates skiers stealing the top three places for both men and women. The sprints today gave everyone on the team a chance to realize how strong and competitive we’ve become in the last few months of training, as well as what things we can work on to get ready for the upcoming racing season. And as for those polar bears, I think they were reminded that a bobcat is a ferocious beast, and when you let it run free there’s no telling what it might accomplish.
After returning to campus and spending a good amount of time at lunch, luckily it was all-you –can-eat Commons day (again), it was time for a friendly game of football. In the first annual Turkey Bowl 2011, the girls stepped up their game and scored several early touchdowns. The boys ended up catching back up to us, but with a huge amount of spirit and strategic guidance from coach Dylan we held them of and the game may have ended with a tie (the results are controversial).
In the words of coaches Becky and Dylan, today the entire team showed a whole lot of heart. With times like these, who needs snow in Canada? This was an excellent start to Thanksgiving break.
T.T.F.N.
-Caroline
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