HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

Happy Halloween from the Williams Ski Team! Thank you to Bud and Barb for hosting a great pumpkin carving party the night of the Schnell! Here are some pictures from the evening:

2013 SCHNELLSTEIGEN!!!!!

RESULTS ARE IN!!!!

The 2013 SCHNELL was awesome. Cold and a bit breezy with a 34 degree temp at the summit and spitting snow. The new honor roll can be found in the right hand column under "Testing 13-14". Another DETAILED post later this week will explain the new time adjustments of 45 seconds for men and 1 minute for women. A big shout out to our top male and female finishers. Jordan Fields ran the 5th fastest time in history and Olivia Meyerson was 11th on the all time list (Tsaina Mahlen was only 1 second behind and 12th all time).

Here are the team results for the day: (sorry for the formatting....issues with pasting from excel)

WOMEN:

Olivia Meyerson	26:34:00		1:06:22	2013	XC
Tsaina Mahlen	26:34:00		1:06:23	2013	XC
Hannah Benson	28:17:00		1:11:56	2013	XC
Jenna Maddock	30:30:00		1:13:38	2013	XC
Laura Stamp		33:40:00	1:15:06	2013	XC
Eliza Rorabaugh		33:40:00	1:15:54	2013	XC

MEN:

Jordan Fields	20:07:00	22:51	51:41:00	2013	XC
Isaac Hoenig	22:13:00	24:57:00	54:55:00	2013	XC
Eli Hoenig	22:13:00	24:57:00	55:27:00	2013	XC
Kalle Jahn	23:10:00	26:07:00	58:04:00	2013	XC
Vanya Rybkin	23:10:00	26:25:00	59:05:00	2013	XC
Josh Harrington	24:05:00	26:57:00	59:13:00	2013	XC
Luke Costley	23:30:00	26:38:00	59:23:00	2013	XC
Ben Corwin	23:10:00	26:25:00	59:51:00	2013	XC

Hans Halvorsen 64:28
Joel Bradley (2006 ALUM) 60:43

With all of the training and tough workouts we do I think the finishing 5 minutes of this race is the most painful experience of the entire year. Here are a few pictures from the day and individual shots taken about 1:30 from the finish showing all of our team experiencing the full depth of the "PAIN CAVE". GREAT JOB TEAM AND WAY TO ROCK THE COW!!

Looking toward the finish (final 30 seconds of the course)

Looking down the Thunderbolt. All the ALUMS out there know how painful this is

Getting ready for the start

Jordan CRUSHING

Isaac putting together a great senior year performance

Eli chasing big bro

Kalle etching his name on the honor roll

Vanya getting chased by Luke and Josh

Josh doing some math while in the cave

2006 ALUM Joel Bradley showing that Doctors still can THROW DOWN!

Ben celebrating his successful navigation to the summit!

Hans way DEEP IN THE PAIN CAVE

Olivia and Tsaina putting together outstanding performances

Hannah Benson putting herself on the honor roll

Jenna crushing her 2012 time

Laura nearing the finish

Eliza pushed hard and made it on the honor roll for the 2nd year in a row!

Thank you to all the parents in attendance and especially to the Benson family for bringing all of the post-race treats!!! Keep an eye on the blog for pumpkin pics and a Schnell times "de-mystified"post hopefully tomorrow!

Hello from India

Namaste!

I just read the blog post about the Greylock Race and I almost forgot that it's getting close to winter in Williamstown! The temperatures here are still upwards of 80 degrees so seeing the team in jackets and hats was surprising. Everyone looks fit though and I can't wait to catch up/meet everyone in Quebec!

As for me I've been living a very different life here in India. There is no fall foliage or trail runs but rather endless mazes of partially paved roads and cows everywhere. My school is located in Jaipur in the state of Rajasthan, which is a semi-arid state. The city, also known as the Pink City, is home to about 5 million people and has beautiful palaces, temples, forts and other architectural structures. I spent most of the past 2 months in Jaipur but we took 3 trips to other areas in India, my favorite one being to the foot of the Himalayas in the state of Uttarkhand. Currently I am in New Delhi to learn more about urban planning and pollution control and I am envious of the clean, fresh Williamstown air everyone at school gets to breathe!
All in all life here is incredible and it's really hard to explain all the different aspects of the Indian culture but I can't wait to share stories with the team this winter.
I have a little over a month left here and I will be doing an Independent Study Project where I'll get to go to the state of Sikkim, which is nestled between Nepal, Bhutan and Tibet. Apparently I'll be able to see the third highest peak in the world from my backyard so I'm really looking forward to that! The weather usually doesn't get very cold in November but I'm hoping that it might be a special year and that some snow will fall!

Good luck to everyone with school and the Schnell and see you all in December!

Elena

 View of Jaipur from Naharghar Fort 

 Some Indian architecture 

 Parts of my study abroad group at the Tajmahal

 Step well near Jaipur (for the batman fans among you this step well was used to film the prison scene in The Dark Knight Rises!)

 Learning how to play cricket 

 Some Rajasthani kids who thought my blondish hair was fake 

 Pre-camel ride in Jaisalmer 

 Sunset at Sam's dune (post camel ride)

 Rice fields at Navdanya Farm in the Himalayas

 A Rikshaw, the local taxis, also what I take to school every day 

 Fort in Jodhpur (also used to film parts of the Dark Knight Rises)

 Typical night train setup 

 Rishikesh on the banks of the Gangas River and the Himalayas!!

My first lesson in India cuisine, I now know how to make potato stuffed Paranthas