First Race

Well, today was neither the best of days, nor the worst of days. A 28th place finish is not exactly fantastic, however for the first race of the season for me, it is as to be expected. The first fun was not an overly challenging set, however it definitely presented a unique set of challenges. The top section had three gates on a steep followed by a delay set on the transition on the the flat section of the course. I did not have trouble there, but I lost a lot of speed in those flats and the did not make the jump line. I am just not quite big enough, nor did I have a good wax, to carry the proper amount of speed to make the jump line, which only three people made all day, so I don't feel to bad about that. I also had a poor angle of the jump which led to me hitting a large bump and getting tossed off line, lucky for me there was a long delay set after the jump so I was able to get back on line quickly. But it cost me a lot of speed and the bottom of the course was deathly flat and the snow was verryyy slowww, the slowest section of the course. I had low speed through the wrap and my skate started slowly, but I am a fairly good skater and made up a little time there, but not much. Second run looks about the same as the first, nothing especially fast, with fewer mistakes. The second run set was simple, and me the thinker waayayyy over-skied it. Things to work on for tomorrow, better edge angles, ski the set. Things to work on for next year, GET BIGGER!!!

Wish me luck tomorrow in the Telemark!