Sunday, March 24, 2013

Oh Canada!

This past Thursday I flew to Seattle to be picked up by my friends Ollie, Matt, Anna, and Alex. They were nice enough to snag me from the Seattle Airport and being me up to Canadian Nationals being held in Whistler, BC. Whistler is home of the 2010 Winter Olympics and this course is just as beautiful as you can find in North America or the world.

The first couple of days we spent here, we explored the area and got some good skiing in on the Olympic Trails.

Our first race was held yesterday, yet I did not compete as it was a team sprint an I did not have any teammates here with me. However, Ollie and Matt teamed up an had a great sprint in my opinion. Just missing the lucky loser final spot by a couple of seconds.

Today we raced the 10k skate and it was a great race. I like how they seed the races in Canada much more than the US. Like the World Cup, the skiers with the eat points start last so they can see where the skiers are in front of them and get splits off of them. In the US we send the fastest skiers first in a completely random order.

The race today for me was great after not having races in over 4 weeks. I ended up 4th, 2 seconds out of 3rd place. I am happy with how things went and I only hope results continue to get better in the upcoming races!

Below are some pictures of the week!

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Also excited to announce that I will be heading back to my classroom on the 22nd of April and I will be heading on a school trip to Mesa Verde in May; one I went on when I was in 4th grade. Also I will be heading a "Fit'n'Fun" after school program for boys in elementary school looking to do some fun running after school once a week!



















Sunday, March 10, 2013

A Break Before the Storm

The past two weeks, actually three weeks, have been pretty quiet. In terms of training it has been quite busy but in terms of March racing, it has been dead. There are many options for me to go places, mostly Europe, to race. My coach and I decided that it would be a good test and better option for me to stay home and train/taper for the end of the season races in Whostler and Truckee, CA.

I have had some good training the past two weeks and am looking forward to spending some time in the sun this week, as its supposed to get up to the mid-50's by the end of the week.

If not training I am working around the house I caretake. This week I finished shoveling and decided to build a luge track for the people-I-live-with's grandchildren. Looked like they had an awesome time which means I'm having an awesome time!

My wife, Sarah, just returned tonight to Colorado after being in Mexico with her folks for 10 days! It's nice for her to get away for a little while since she's cranking away on school work 89% of the rest of her time! I'm happy she's home!

Not much else to report unfortunately! Psyched to get to Whistler to race here soon!

Some pictures from the last two weeks below!