Traveled to Farmington, Maine, today in prep for the first races of the season: an Eastern Cup weekend! Tomorrow are classic sprint races and Sunday holds a 5 and 10 k skate race. During our travels today we were lucky enough to be invited over to the house of Casey Jones for lunch - Emily Jones and Robin Hodgskin (Becca's mom) cooked up quite a feast of pasta and salad, fresh bread and homemade cookies! It was a much needed break from the 6 hour van ride, and nothing beats home-cooked good food.
With 5-8 inches of new snow forecasted for this area, we thought we'd be skiing on some soft wet snow when we drove here today to preview the course. Instead, the rain/sleet mix that fell produced a fast, icy cap to the 2-loop, 1.4km track of man-made snow, which sits at the base of an alpine hill.
The fun starts at 10 am with qualification rounds, and the finals take place from 2-3pm.
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| Elena, Hannah S, Vanya; dishing up food at the Jones' house |
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| Good thing the Jones have a large dining room! |
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| Coach Fisher explains the course layout to Kalle, Dimitri, Phil, Patrick |
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| Jenna, Hannah; ready for adventure |
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