Silver Star

First NorAm races of the year are done! This past weekend I competed in Silver Star BC. I was extremely happy to finally be able to join up with my team once again! My fellow Canadian friends had a hard time recognizing me in my CXC attire (photos below), that, and the fact that I seem to fit in quite nicely with the team as all the girls have blond hair.

But back to the racing. There were two races, a sprint and a distance that were both classic technique. The conditions and weather were perfect. I had a bit of trouble in the qualifying round for the sprint race, but I felt great in the my heat and finished 3rd, unfortunately not quite fast enough to move on to the next round, so I ended up 15th for the day. The next day was a 10km individual start. I felt technically strong especially for the fist lap, but seemed to fade quite a bit on the second lap and finished 15th overall. Not too bad. I feel like I'm just starting to get into the swing of racing, and it felt good to get the butterflies out of my system.

This coming weekend is another sprint and distance race in Rossland BC, but this time skate technique, which suites me a little bit better. :)

Here is a photo of Jessie, Jennie and I in our new CXC gear!