Quarantine Check-in

Hello Team!

Wow, am I missing you all A LOT right about now. Checking in from good ol' Woodstock, VT, where I have not seen anyone else but the other 5 members of my family for about 12 days now. This is the first time in a while all three of my brothers and I have been in the same household together, and it has definitely been a time. We've all been taking different measures to deal with the strangeness that is life in quarantine.
I have found a new love in making experimental gluten-free pancakes. So far coconut-apple-chocolate chip flavor has been the biggest hit. Sebastian has been creating some sick art. Gabriel has been playing the drums...a lot of drums... at all hours. And Mateo, who is 15, has decided to grow a full mustache and beard (Nick Gardner knows I support this choice).
This time has also helped me realize some truths of life:
1.  Bananagrams is better than Anagrams. No question.
2. The Jumanji remake, Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle is a solid, entertaining two hours. Would recommend. The sequel to this movie,  Jumanji: The Next Level should never have happened.
3. The Weeknd's new album After Hours is good, but Trilogy and Kiss Land, and Beauty Behind the Madness are all still better.
4. There is no spring in Vermont. Only mud season.
5. Warm mud is better than freezing mud.
5.  It is possible, even likely, to demolish 6 peanut butter jars in five days among a family of six.

Below are some photos from our last several weeks together...when we didn't know they would be our last several weeks together!

Williams Carnival in Lake Placid: Girls Gone Wild. 

Senior girls done glowed up.  

Jenoodle and I at Regionals. 

Larmen Balexander. 

Last Triple R! 

Ingrid's self-timer skillz come thru

Boys.

Team. 

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Mateo: Day 12. 

Sending all of my love and best wishes in safety and health to the team. <3

-Carbang

NCAA prerace report from Bozeman! And the Eph's Challenge!

Good evening from Bozeman, MT!!

After an easy journey to the west by way of Chicago, and after cramming all of our gear into a tiny FRIGGIN' TACOMA...the first stop was the grocery store (Town and Country, as recommended by Sofia Shomento) for some beet juice, and some more beet juice.

Jason, Gerry, and I are living it up in a mini mansion 4 feet from the venue. (sort of kidding, but also kind of not)

Although we had some trouble getting into the house at first, we made it in.

We checked out the course today, ran into some Dartmouth folks, checked out the scenery, and put the fear of god into the hearts of everyone we saw out there.

MEANWHILE, back home:
The rest of the team was either participating in or spectating at the Eph's Challenge citizen's race! Lilly Bates took the win and Ingrid Thyr was close behind in the women's field. Jacob Jampel got a second place and Dylan Syben a third.
Here is an awesome finish photo of Ingrid absolutely rocking the cow and yeehawing for her life.

And a photo of the victors for the day with syrup prizes!

Dylan and Jacob with syrup!

And here's Emil...yeah we don't know either.

We'll send more updates soon!
-Isaac, Jay, and Gerry

Regionals Recap

Last weekend was the Middlebury Carnival and the EISA regional championships.  While it ended up being the last college race of the season for all but one of our team members it was our best weekend of team results yet.

Day 1- 5/10k skate individual 

The women went first and Senior Ingrid Thyr led the way for the Ephs in 11th place but was 1 second from 8th and 8 seconds from 5th place!  She even got tripped up overtaking a slower skier and lost her ride with Evelina Sutro.  Lilly Bates and Jenae Rasmussen had career bests in 23rd and 24th place respectively.

The men built off the women's momentum and had strong day.  Isaac Freitas-Eagan led the way in 9th place, Jack Consenstein had a season best performance in 13th place, and Henry Mcgrew had a solid skate race in 20th place.

Day 2- 15k/20k classic mass starts

This race was a complete whirlwind for waxing as the day started with ice klister, then switched to straight hardwax after puking snow for 30 minutes, and by the end of the day klister was good again.  With that said, Ingrid led the way in 25th place, Siri Bohacek had a career best 26th place finish, and Hadassah Lurbur had a career best in 28th place.  

The men had some issues with kick wax durability as much of the course turned to ice.  Isaac led the way with a career best classic race in 5th place, ever consistent Henry was in 11th place, and Jack Consenstein in 25th place.  

Saturday Isaac and the coaches head to NCAA's in Bozeman Montana while the rest of the team heads to Prospect on Sunday for the Ephs Challenge!