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15.03.2008
The last race of the season
A fun team skiing race/ralleyAbout 40 skiers came to Windsor Park for probably the last race of the season (yeah, I know, there should be a costume nigth race on Wednesday). We have had the most beautiful weather for skiing so far – temperature around -5, no wind (!!!) and sun shine all the time. It was -25 overnight, so the snow was kind of frozen and really, really fast.
As I said before, we raced in teams. Every team consisted of two skiers who were doing two 3.3 km laps each. It was a free technique, so it was pretty challenging for me since I have only classic skis. I paired up with a guy who then turned out to be one of the fastest skiers I've ever seen. But let's start from the beginning.
I kind of lost a good position in the mass start after enforced double poling (ehm... no clue how to spell it – "hulkovani") and finished at a bad position. The next lap was Ryan's and he somehow managed to came 4th! To my second lap I was going slightly in front of our skiing coach. Since the first part was flat, he didn't catch me. However, it changed in the more hilly part (we all know what hilly in this context mean, eh?) with lots of turns. It's interesting that this would be exactly opposite if we were running – the Canadians would be faster on the flat and I in the hills. Thus, he passed me. But since I could see him I was able to push myself and not let him go too far from me. And then Ryan again. "Let's go Ryan!" And guess what ... we ended up first! However, this was some sort of fun race, so the position didn't really matter.
I've got to say I really enjoy skiing competitions in Canada. Firstly, there is always at most 40 people and you know the majority of them. Secondly, they always mark and groom the course very well. Thirdly, there is always somethink to drink – hot chocolate, juice, ... and to eat – we had pancakes with maple juice – mmmm :). Furthermore, it's the prizes. I still don't get how are they able to get so many of them in such a good quality – today they had, gloves, socks, skiing equipment and even snow shoes! It must have been a donation from somewhere, because they wouldn't be able to buy them from the entry fees. Finally, I love the atmosphare there – lots of friendly Canadians. It's a pleasure to race with and/or against them.
Hopefully, there will still be snow on Wednesday and we will be able to have the costume race. The snow is vanishing incedibly fast.
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