Jan Camp is rolling along. We just wrapped up our traditional mini-camp in Jackson, NH - 3 1/2 days of great training at one of our favorite venues. For our first afternoon, we did a nice easy ski at Prospect Farm - remarkably good snow considering the tough weather throughout the East last week. Snow fell the next morning - just in time to freshen up the course for a little 5k classic time trial. Classic racing opportunities have been minimal so far, so this was an important chance to get into classic race mode and preview the Regionals course. Next day was the big show - a 10k mass start skate with skiers from several other EISA teams. UNH, Bates, Colby, SLU, St. Mike's, and Dartmouth were all represented - not a bad little field to prep for the season! Elliot and Zach skied with the top group in a closely contested men's race, finishing 5th and 10th. Aggie went off the front of the women's race for a solid win, with Ingrid in 4th place. Overall a really productive effort by the team - just what we needed to sharpen up for the real thing next weekend. Big thanks to UNH for organizing, and Jackson XC for hosting!
In between all these ski sessions, we did our usual team stuff - hanging out in the Eagle Mountain house, Thai takeout, and our first round of Maine vs World challenges. Luke led Team Maine to victory in the memory challenge, while Team Central dominated Name That Tune. The overall competition will only heat up as several members of Team West make their way back to campus in the next couple days.
We closed out the trip with a nice long classic cruise up the Hall Trail to Maple Mountain, where my 26-year-old Rossis met their end going over some fun little dips on an ungroomed trail. Ah well - all good things must end. Great camp, and great team energy heading into the last few days before our first carnival!
Meanwhile, several of our skiers were out in Utah - Renae, Morgan, Carson, and Mia all competed in some or all of the Senior Nationals races. Good solid showing by all of our people. Carson made the junior heats in the skate sprint, while Renae was the top EISA skier in both distance races and finished 16th in the classic sprint - fantastic! Great quality race experience for all four of them.
Now we're just a few days away from the Colby Carnival. It's been a long, long time since our last carnival - hard to believe this is actually going to happen! We're knocking on wood, doing everything we can to stay healthy, and getting ourselves in race mode as the big day draws nearer. Can't wait!
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