We've been underway for three weeks now and it's time for an update! All kinds of good stuff happening so far in October. We started off the month with the 16th Annual Phil Soule Phlail 5k - it was a great event, with record student turnout and top-shelf performances by Bowdoin Nordic alumni Jackson Bloch '15 and Alec McGovern '14. Immediately afterward was six intense days of tryouts, culminating in a trio of fitness tests. Aggie and Silas set the pace for the bike path time trial, Morgan and James topped the erg test, and Morgan and Adam won the Morse Mountain run. Luke posted the top combined run/erg time, and Morgan rewrote the record book for the erg, MM, and of course the combined.
The morning after tryouts concluded, we set off for Fall Camp, hosted by the Eysenbach and Hamill families in seldom-visited but stunningly gorgeous Brooksville, Maine. On the drive up we stopped off for a trail run across Camden Hills State Park and finished the day with a nice roll on some of the many beautiful roads in the Brooksville area. The following day we tackled a Bowdoin Nordic classic, a traverse of Acadia National Park. The team went big this year and hit so many peaks I lost count (yes, they're small peaks, but still - a pretty stout workout). We wrapped up the final day of camp with another great ski through peaceful woods and quiet coves. In between workouts, we had some quality conversations about important topics, along with a lot of great team time. The whole time, the Eysenbachs and Hamills took wonderful care of our group with delicious food and amazing hospitality. We can't thank them enough for making this camp possible - it was such a good experience for our skiers, and we're so incredibly lucky to have their support.
Since camp, we've settled into our usual fall training routine - lots of good, challenging sessions on our local roads and trails. Haven't made it out to the beach yet for a ski, but we'll get there soon! Our biggest highlight of the last couple weeks was the Maine Event orgainized by NENSA at Pineland. Aggie dominated the qualifier and held off her challengers for four rounds of head-to-head skiing to take the win, and first-year Emma Crum announced her presence by taking the third spot on the podium. Carson led the men with an 8th place finish. Overall a fun day and a great skills challenge. Now we're gearing up for our last big dryland push - hoping for snow for Thanksgiving Camp in Lake Placid!
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