Cambridge Sports Union: Senior Nationals 1.0

Tuesday, January 7, 2014

Senior Nationals 1.0

As many of you know, a few of us are out in Soldier Hollow, Utah racing at Senior Nationals. Our first race was 10km(2 laps) Classic Individual Start race for women and 15km(3 laps) for men on the Olympic 5km B course, a very hilly and tough course! The hills here are long and steep, with the altitude making it even tougher, but hey, that’s what we are here for! The following day we had a Skate Sprint race, a new course none of us have raced before. We had a mix of results with some athletes happy with their results and others hoping to have done a little better, but sprints are close and that’s why they are tough. Zoe and Eli qualified for Junior Heats so after lunch, everyone headed out to cheer for them! It was really fun to have the whole CSU crowd out there cheering for Zoe and Eli as they skied their way up to the A Final! Many teams out here outnumber us in size but it seemed as if we had the biggest cheering crowd out there and that we are a true team since the athletes, coaches, waxers and parents all worked together and supported one another. After two days of tough racing, we got two days off to recover. Some of the parents went hiking or fly-fishing while us athletes enjoyed some easy skiing in the sun and video technique sessions with Rob. Oh right, of course we had to do homework as well! Tomorrow is the Skate Mass Start (5km for Junior Women and 10km for Junior Men). Below are some pictures and videos my dad and I took, enjoy! J

-JKern