Flying Moose et al

We had several people racing outside of the carnival circuit this weekend. The Eastern Cup Team raced in the Close to the Coast 10k skate at Pineland - Tom led the team in 3rd, with Shem and Woody not far behind. On Sunday, the group split up - half the team headed to Gunstock for the Paintball Biathlon and the other half went up to Bethel for the Flying Moose 20k Classic. No results available for the biathlon, but Tom was again our first finisher amidst a sea of UNH skiers. Word is that Matt dominated the early stages of shooting before losing his mojo. In the Flying Moose, Colman decided to go for a rare triple-race weekend - an unorthodox approach to recovery, to be sure, but to each his own. It worked out OK - he ended up in 3rd behind Colby assistant Ryan Kelly and a fast master skier. Ollie broke a pole but hung in for 8th, with Shem close behind in 13th and Nick 19th. This weekend the ECT will be racing a pair of NH Eastern Cups, fittingly. This group is just starting to hit its stride, so I'm looking forward to see what they can do against what should be a large and very competitive field.