At a certain point the athletes had to choose what skis to race on - either no-wax skis or klister - and then they had to live with that decision for 15 or 20 k, whether good or bad. Many racers had success on no-wax, and many had terribly slow or slipping no-wax skis. Many racers had success with klister skis, and many had terrible icing problems with klister skis.
Our crew did alright, though Keith had slow no-wax and Sarah's were icing badly, all three racers toughed out the wet track and fought their their last race with the kind of effort - if not the wanted results - they could feel really good about ending the season on.
Dimitri had the best race of the day, in 19th place. He had a good start and fought hard to maintain contact with the lead pack, which landed him a place at the top half of the field.
Helping our three racers find a little more fight was our huge cheering squad: most of the team raced Bretton Woods Marathon this weekend and so they came a day early to watch the classic races. Also, the women's alpine team and coaches came - with umbrellas and Williams flags - and braved the rain to cheer on their fellow ski-mates.
As coaches, Bud and I left the venue soaked and exhausted, but SO very satisfied with the season:
What an amazing winter of training and racing.
What an amazing group of student-athletes.
Thanks to everyone and to all parents who gave us so much support this year via both physical and electronic presence!!
(side note: I hope to update the photo albums in the next couple days)
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| Women's mass start |
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| Sarah |
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| Women's alpine team came to cheer us on! |
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Coach Fisher at the bench, as the water starts flooding the wax tent
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