Classic sprint at Rumford yesterday. This was an Eastern Cup race and Jr. National Qualifier - no college points at stake - just a chance to do a fun race and get some experience. Deceptively tricky waxing today - the snow was cold but loose and sugary, and we had to wax quite a bit warmer than the temps indicated. Our skis weren't great - several people slipped on the course's one big climb. Some of our skiers probably could have been a few places higher with better kick. As it was, Colman and Elissa ended up qualifying for the demonstration heats - these were basically a consolation round for the top 4 of each age group who hadn't qualified for the official heats (top 30 overall). With better skis in the second round, they both had strong heats - Elissa beat a couple of UNH skiers to take 2nd in her heat, and Colman outstretched a Dartmouth and a Middlebury skier to win his. Not a bad way to end the day.
The real excitement came later that evening though - we went to a pizza place in Bethel, near the Sunday River ski resort. Shortly after sitting down at our table, a small card came flying out of nowhere and landed in front of Elissa. Turned out that it was a $20 gift card for the restaurant. Someone likes her. A while later, the restaurant owner raffled off several prizes, including a snowboard, won by Elissa. She ended up trading it to some guys who had won a Swix duffle bag with a pair of jackets. Quite a day for her. She was joking about going out and buying a lottery ticket - not a bad idea. Hopefully her good fortune carries over to all of us for today's 10/15k skate race.
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