Broomhall Cup

Sunday's Broomhall Cup was pretty epic - a hard course with tons of fresh snow. Snow started falling on Saturday night and didn't let up all day. Luckily for coaches, it was cold, dry snow, so the waxing wasn't too tricky. The women powered through the 10k and ended with some solid finishes. Courtney was our top skier again, finishing 53rd in the midst of some good college racers. Erin was 70th and looked strong - very encouraging. The course was a shambles by the time the men raced, and the 15k turned into a grind. Colman had a stellar race, finishing 41st in a huge and deep field. A short ways back, a big knot of our guys skied together and passed people throughout the race - it was exciting to see a cluster of black and white suits moving steadily through the field. In the end, we weren't able to get close to Bates and Colby in the scoring for the Maine State Championship, but I'm really happy with how we skied nonetheless. A lot of people showed that they're fit and tough yesterday - our depth has improved tremendously, and I can't wait to see how this team does in a college race.
Results

We were lucky to have support from a lot of people yesterday. Maresa and another former ski teamer, Krysia Crabtree, came up to watch the race and help out with waxing. This was huge - there's no way Ollie and I could have handled all of the men's skis by ourselves. Several parents braved the storm to set up a great tailgate in the parking lot - so nice to have hot soup and other good food after a long day of racing. Lastly, the lodging at the Mawhinney household was a huge blessing for the sprint racers - it's hard to imagine how we could have managed to get them to both races without Dan and Diane's hospitality. Thanks to all of our supporters from the weekend!

Tons of great race photos from Steve Fuller can be found at the Flying Point Road site. Lots of good ones of our team - check them out.

A few tailgate photos from the always reliable Nick Crawford:

A rare moment when Spencer's not talking.

Parents working hard to put food on the table and skiers working hard to eat it.

Grace instructing Maren on the fine points of a good swing. It's never to early to start the golf season.