More Spring Racing

Ok, it's over for real now.  Spring Break is over and the crew is back on campus.  Unless someone is going to organize a sprint race at Farley or a Polasky Ball showdown on the quad, the 2014-15 season is done (at least for Bowdoin Nordic).  Not without a bang, though - a few hardy souls kept racing throughout the break.  Two days after the final NCAA race, the Hannahs headed over to Cochran's Ski Area for a nordic cross race (basically an agility course - slaloms, obstacles, jumps, etc), where H. Miller finished 2nd.

That same day, Tyler and Jackson raced the 40k at the Maine Huts and Trails Race, finishing 2nd and 3rd, respectively.  Bowdoin Nordic alumni were also well-represented by Wade Kavanaugh '01 (60k winner) and Bob Bass '79 (5th in the 40k).

(photo from the MHT release at the link)

Finally, the Sugarloaf Marathon was last Saturday.  H. Miller was 2nd in the 50k and Jackson was 11th.  Tyler won the 25k by a convincing margin, with Mac in 2nd.  I'm guessing that Jackson and Tyler are all marathoned-out by now - no doubt this experience will help them in the Swedish Vasaloppet next year (the 2016 race filled up in 86 seconds, and they were among the lucky folks to get in).  So, that's that - now we're looking at a little more spring skiing here and there and a gradual transition back to dryland.  It's been an amazing winter - sad to see it go, but we're all ready for a little sunshine and warm weather!