Thanksgiving, Time Trial, etc

All sorts of good stuff happening over the last few days. The snow has held up quite well in spite of warm temps today and yesterday - we've been skiing only a little on the 1k loop and doing a lot of exploring on the various ungroomed roads and trails - not bad skiing out there in spite of thin snow. We've put in a lot of hours and done some good productive technique work. I've seen some notable improvements in a short time - hopefully we can maintain these when we start up with rollerskiing again back home. We've had some outstanding meals, highlighted by a stellar Thanksgiving spread - green bean casserole, broccoli and cheese casserole, mashed potatoes, gravy, sweet potato fries, stuffing, pies, and of course turkey, masterminded by Spencer.

Today we teamed up with St. Lawrence, UMPI, and Colby for a 5.5k classic time trial on the 1k loop - klister waxing and lots of people in a small space made for a chaotic morning, but everything went quite well. I was really pleased with how everyone looked. People were really pushing hard - a good quality race effort. As importantly, most people I talked to enjoyed the race and were happy with how they'd skied. The results weren't anything special - we clearly have some work to do before we're race ready - but this was expected. I feel good about where we are right now, and I think we're on track to see some good results in the carnival season.

I'll get pictures up as soon as I can. For now, here are the results from today's time trial:

Men

Last Name	First Name	Team	Time
Barton	Jake	Colby	17:10.3
Jackson	Teo	SLU	17:55.1
Supple	Jared	Colby	17:59.6
Terko	Adam	SLU	18:06.3
Meng	Austin	SLU	18:06.4
Fereshetian	Justin	UMPI	18:11.3
Eusden	Spencer	Bowdoin	18:12.9
DeFrancis	Paco	Colby	18:14.5
Lustgarten	Eric	SLU	18:22.4
Bard	Joey	UMPI	18:25.0
Zars	Levin	Colby	18:30.5
Spencer	Kody	Colby	18:41.5
Likly	Reed	SLU	18:50.4
Niles	Nate	Bowdoin	18:55.5
Hoose	Kevin	Bowdoin	18:59.5
Ogden	Ben	SLU	19:05.5
Frielinghaus	Will	SLU	19:05.8
McGovern	Alec	Bowdoin	19:07.7
Prescott	Bill	SLU	19:11.5
Eusden	Riley	Bowdoin	19:39.5
Burnham	Chris	Colby	19:41.6
Hart	Austin	SLU	19:43.3
Sanville	Chris	Bowdoin	19:45.8
Dermody	Dan	UMPI	19:52.7
Longwell	Scott	Bowdoin	20:09.7
Bloch	Jackson	Bowdoin	20:13.8
Nesbitt	Andrew	UMPI	20:47.0
Gustafson	Drew	Bowdoin	21:05.8

Women

Last Name	First Name	Team	Time
Anderson	Lizzie	Colby	21:48.1
Moreland	Amanda	SLU	22:05.6
Susla	Molly	Colby	22:15.7
Miller	Kaitlynn	Bowdoin	22:16.4
Brockett	Sarah	Colby	22:20.5
Krause	Missy	Colby	22:29.2
Donohoe	Emma	Colby	22:47.5
Carpenter	Caroline	SLU	22:53.3
Christoffel	Kati	UMPI	22:53.9
Aseltine	Shelby	Bowdoin	22:59.1
Mulcahy	Kate	SLU	23:00.3
Hotopp	Alice	Colby	23:19.6
Lones	Amy	Colby	23:40.5
Lynn	Stephanie	Bowdoin	23:49.1
Askins	Maren	Bowdoin	23:56.3
Hatten	Erin	Bowdoin	24:29.5
Olson	Lauren	SLU	25:35.6
Frisbie	Sierra	Bowdoin	25:45.5