Race the Breck

So as Christi and John have stated in previous posts, the team made the hike to Colorado over the weekend for some races. We saw two bull moose just chillin' on the side of the road up by Chimney Park, so that was cool. The convoy arrived in Leadville and hunkered down for the night. Saturday morning came too early and we were off to the races, literally. We got to the nordic center and the weather was surprisingly warm, making a hat unnecessary. Coaches asked me if i reconfigured my wax pocket due to me losing close to 15 # this fall, and i extended it about a centimeter in each direction. You never want to drag but especially on this course. When i tested the wax , the tracks were solid but not glazed like most of the course. I was kicking up the gradual incline hard and the wax was good. When i started the race i didnt have the same kick. The tracks were glazed from the amount of traffic and with my awesome technique during the race (yeah right), I couldnt find that same kick. So i was going to ride the muscle express for the duration of the 10 km's. Well it worked but it wasnt the most efficient method of getting from A to B. Other than that i felt good, not really in terms of tempo though. i felt sluggish and didnt have the turnover, but that will come. And possibly best of all i have none of the feelings i had last year after the first race which led me to a four week pnuemonia campaign. I think granted it being the first race our team performed well and have a lot to look forward to in the coming months.

adam