The team is finally back together again. The Utah people trickled in last week, and we all ended up in Jackson for a training/racing weekend. Saturday was the Jackson Criterium, a skate race with a bike format - mass start race around a single short lap. Unfortunately, the nasty weather continued with a full-fledged ice storm in the early morning hours that gradually changed over to rain. The bad roads kept a lot of teams at home, so we ended up with a small field of Harvard, UNH, and Bowdoin skiers. Still a fun event and a great chance to prep for the season against some other college racers. Hannah Miller finished 3rd and won a mug for her efforts - she started fast, got dropped by the top 2, but stayed tough to hold onto a podium spot. Jackson led the men - he battled his way to 5th at the front of the chase pack, but faded just a bit on the final lap and dropped to 9th. Still a pretty shocking result for someone who spent the fall in Costa Rica training 3 hours a week. Who needs rollerskiing? Great efforts by the rest of the crew as well - everyone showed great tenacity in some very tough conditions.
The Utah crew didn't race, since they were coming off of a tough week - lots of racing, altitude, really hard courses, and travel. Still, it was great to have them back - our full team is together for the first time all season. Carnival season starts tomorrow at the Colby Carnival, and I'm excited and hopeful. Now we just need to get this freaky weather to turn around - hoping for cold temps and snow again soon.
For now, here are some photos from Utah to get us thought this rainy/foggy patch - courtesy of Deb Miller:
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