Middlebury Carnival - good times. Probably the most fun I've had at any carnival this year, and certainly the best overall skiing by our team. Rikert got snow just in time, and we had beautiful skiing for both races. Colman led the men with a 37th in the 10k mass start classic - Scott, Niko, and Nat had a 4-way sprint finish with a UNH skier, finishing 45-47 in that order - a great effort by all 3 and a PR for Nat. Erin had the best race of the weekend with a PR of 41st - she started cautiously and passed a ton of people in the second half of the race. Courtney was tired and a bit under the weather this weekend, but still managed to move up throughout the race to finish 45th. Grace also had perhaps her best race of the season - a good day.
Yesterday's 3x5 skate relay saw blue skies and sun - perfect. Olivia led off with a great effort, pulling away from St. Mike's and the SLU second team just before the tag. Erin dueled with the SLU skier for the better part of 5k before opening up a gap - their 3rd skier put in a fast leg to pull ahead of Courtney, but we were in it - a good solid day. On the second team, Elissa and Maren both felt decent - good sign for next weekend. Colman scrambled for the men's first team and came in right in the middle of things, posting a great split on the longest of the 3 legs. Scott and Nat went back and forth with the UVM and Colby second teams, ultimately beating Colby and finishing just behind UVM. Our second team was a bit short - Spencer ended up sick after the classic race - so Niko pulled off a heroic double, racing the 1st and 3rd legs and looking as good as I've ever seen him in a skate race. Chris toughed it out in the 2nd leg, and they ended up not too far behind the Colby second team. Overall, a fun weekend with some very encouraging signs - lots of people feeling good and moving forward. I'm excited for Regionals at Sugarloaf - we just need to get some rest! Lots of people are feeling the effects of several weeks of school, racing, and travel - hopefully we can hang in there for a few more days to cash in on the peak that's coming.
The ECT raced in New Hampshire as well - the Silver Fox Trot in Hanover and the Gunstock Eastern Cup in Gilford. I haven't gotten a full race report yet, but the results look solid - they held their own against the other college skiers at the races. Sounds like the waxing was a bit tricky - warm temps and falling snow - but they pulled it off with some help from Ollie, who also did the race himself, and Elissa, who volunteered to stick around after the carnival to provide race support. Thanks to the Cooks for hosting the team again - this trip would have been hard to pull off without your support!
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