The Eastern Cup weekend was, as always, highly enjoyable. I didn’t have the results I originally wanted, partially because I haven’t started intensity training yet on skis, and because these were my first two races of the season. I finished 112th in both the classic sprint and the 10k skate. I was disappointed with those places until I realized that I haven’t done any intervals yet this year, either with or without the team. Apart from that, the racing and the company were both excellent. And with the good racers there, the points were low. I scored a 260 in the skate race even though I placed 112th. 260 is much lower than either of my previous scores at openers. Moreover, it was teriffic to watch Dave Chamberlain, Justin Freeman, Ida Sargent and Sophie Caldwell rip up the courses the way they did. Along the way, I took photos when I could. This is a collection of the good ones:

So that’s about it. Here are the MotionBased workouts from the Stowe days. (and one from a day before)
Holderness Skate Ski
Stowe Skate Ski Day 1
Stowe Classic Ski Day 2
Stowe Skate Ski Day 2
Stowe Course Skate Day 3
I’m going to start doing interval sessions twice a week now in preparation for the upcoming Lakes Region and Eastern Cup races. I realize it’s a bit late, but I was focused on other things like getting into college (!!!), schoolwork and exams. Now that I’m an official class of ‘13 member, I will shift my focus a little more onto the skiing part of my life. Stay tuned for more frequent updates than this past month!
Ian