A small but fearless crew made the trip over to Craftsbury for the Eastern Cup openers last weekend: James, Shelby, Alec, Emma, Riley, and Kaitlynn (who was already at home in Elmore). At that point, Craftsbury had pretty much the only skiing in New England, with a 1.75k man-made loop, so things were pretty tight for an event with several hundred racers. An unfortunate timing malfunction temporarily wiped out the results of Saturday's classic sprint qualifier, so the skiers ended up doing a second qualifying round in the afternoon instead of heats - this was a bummer, but at least everyone got two race starts out of the deal. Sunday's 8.75/11.25k skate went as planned despite heavy crowding and falling snow that made things tough for the late starters. Our skiers did well - solid performances punctuated by a few great races, most notably James's sprint and Kaitlynn's skate race. Kaitlynn's skate was easily the best skate result I've ever seen from her - she finished among several strong EISA skiers, including some of last year's NCAA qualifiers. Overall, an encouraging start to the season. Now we'll look forward to a couple weeks of hard training and relaxation before getting back together after New Year's.
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