On a cold morning out at Kincaid Park, in Anchorage Alaska, more than 300 racers blazed off the starting line to kick off the first day of the U.S. Nationals Cross-Country Ski Championships. For many, warming up in the dark and racing with the moon setting on one side and the sun rising on the other was a new experience...and for those of us from Alaska, well we thought nothing of it. With temperatures barely above zero degrees, everyone was excited to race and begin a tough week of racing!
Photo by Marc Lester
Photo by Marc Lester
I had a decent qualifier, placing 9th, but failed to ski aggressive enough in the quarterfinal to make it into the semis. While I was disappointed with my result, I am ready to charge in to Monday's 10k freestyle race.
Photo by Marc LesterA big congratulations to Simi Hamilton, my fellow Sun Valley ODT teammate, who won the men's sprint race! Simi won the qualifier and continued to ski strong all day!
Simi Hamilton, racing his way to a National Championship!
Photo by Rob Whitney
The rest of the week looks like this:
Sunday: Rest/training day
Monday: 10/15k freestyle race
Tuesday: Rest/training day
Wednesday: 20/30k classic race
Thursday: Rest/training day
Friday: Classic sprint race
You can find up to date results at: www.summittiming.com
I will also update my blog as the week progresses!
Photo by Marc Lester
Photo by Marc Lester
Photo by Marc Lester
Simi Hamilton, racing his way to a National Championship!
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