Training Log Archive: AliC

So, after the sprint relay was the World Cup award ceremony. First, happy reflections from both head of ski-o commission and vice pres of IOF on how great it was to have a ski-o WC in North America. So many major props to the folks who have made it all happen here, Greg, Ken, Ed, Tony, our amazingly helpful IOF advisors Marku and Antti and then just absolutely every one else who had pitched in.

Then, there were awards. And they call up the top 6, which meant I got to go up there on stage which was just very cool! Pretty sure I was glowing =)

Here's a picture from going up for the 4th place in the long:

C • podium 15

Oooh, chilly morning, started my warm up in my down parka...

WC Sprint Relay - Leg 1

Sprint relays are fun, and this was a blast on little trails/cutting on crust. So lotsa fun times out there. This leg went well, few bobbles, but think I made up some time.

1 - Totally fumbled the map grab off the pole, it was scurrying away from me on the ground and had to go fetch, bah. Maybe two hands is best. After that, big trail and some good cutting using the school fence to guide me.
2,3 - Used little trails.
4 - Used little trails for a bit, then might have cut, kinda forget....
5 - Used little trails.
6 - Ah! mess of little trails. Went in right, but lost confidence, then control was where I wanted it...
7 - Went through the junction I hate, almost went up the wrong trail.
8 - Easy.
9 - Downhill!

WC Sprint Relay - Leg 2

Eh, weakest leg, fine through the beginning then kinda not so good right towards the end...

1 - Stayed on big trail then cut, think it was a pretty good option.
2 - Uphill little trail. Tried to channel uphill narrow trail fiestiness, unsure if I managed.
3 - Don't think I cut this, maybe would have been a good idea?
4 - Easy
5 - Eep, skied to far on the solid trail, relocated via big boulder, not a good route at all!
6 - Uphill narrow trail again!
7 - Real bad. Went down wrong trail, came out and saw a control, not mine. Figure I'm on the trail to the left, so look right, don't see a control, hmmmm then where in the world am I? Back track, go find a trail, oh, it was right there where I looked, I blame the control being in the shadow, really no good. As I'm fiddling with punching, Alex comes, and I nearly stab her with my pole.
8 - Headless chicken, I attempted to go to the goal control first. Alex passes me, because headless chickens are not fast at ski-o.
9 - Trying to catch up lost time skiing fast...

WC Sprint Relay - Leg 3

And the guys stayed in more or less the same order, so I started 20 seconds behind Alex, time to chase!

So, was chasing 1-2-3, then we had different routes to 4, basically punched right behind her there. Right on Alex tails to 5, and then 6, was kinda contemplating when I might try to pass, when she turned down the wrong trail, ok, time to go!

From 6, we both took different routes to 7, I went around to left, Alex cut, around to left was a bit faster, it was uphill and kinda tree-y I think. Then we both didn't cut to 8 and should have, based on Sonne's report later, but managed fine and then did cut to 9 although was slightly off right at the end.

Fiestely sprinted in through 10 and 11 from there. With DQ's we came in 11th, but there were a fair few DQs, you have to punch right on relays!!