Bread Loaf Race Pictures

Thanks to Hillary Swift for a couple of pictures from the race. There's one of the Varsity Girls mass start and Britta and Dominique skiing well together.

Snow Dance

Somebody please do a snow dance.

Bread Loaf Race

Well, a quick note from race central before I finish packing up and stop to eat some lunch, if I'm lucky I'll have something in my stomach before 3pm.


We had a superb race here today. The conditions were absolutely beautiful. Sunny and warm, but not melty. The crew here at Bread Loaf put on a phenomenal event, and I was lucky to have so much help on my first race. I must admit I was a little nervous going into the morning but everything ended up going smoothly.

As far as the race, the snow was pretty abrasive and we lost a little wax. I tried a little klister change right at the end and it held through the abrasive downhill. Our girls finished 3rd and our guys skied to 2nd in the team results which was exciting. I'll post results sometime this evening or tomorrow.

For now its back to clean up and then on to the Ski Team Gala this evening.

A big Thank You to all of the parents today. There was a great turnout and a lot of help which made things so much easier. Thank you again to the Bread Loaf staff who will be putting on a Bill Koch event tomorrow too.

Race Timeline for Saturday

10:30am JV Girls 3km mass start
11:00am JV Boys 3km mass start
11:30am Varsity Girls 5km mass start
12:15am Varsity Boys 5km mass start

Members of the MUHS nordic team should be at Bread Loaf 1 hour before your start time.
I'll be up there at 7:45 to start testing and waxing.

U-32 Meet

Just a quick report from our last race. Things are busy now as we prepare for our home meet on Saturday and the annual ski team ball Saturday evening.

The weather was great for a skate race at U-32, bright and sunny, and fairly warm. The snow stayed relatively dry, but the up hills turned to mash potatoes and the downhills were scary fast (Charlie was our worst victim with ending up with an injured shoulder and skiing most of the race using only one pole).

Britta had a great result skiing to 6th in the girls varsity race, which was really exciting to see. She excelled on the short and steep uphills which abounded on the course. Her quick tempo was crucial for the day and exciting to watch, especially into the finish. Our girls varsity team was a little small due to All-State Auditions, but three brand new skate skiers stepped up in a big way to fill out our scoring spots. Hannah Krauss, Emma Ryan and Haley Olson all had great performances, especially considering their limited experience (this was Hannah's fourth day skate skiing, first time racing, Haley and Emma don't have much more experience than that either). They all finished the long race well, and looked great while they were skiing. I'm going out on a limb a little here, but I think they'd all say they had a good time. They did ask to return to JV racing for a little while, though.

On the guys side, our skiers skied well, but some results were not quite what we hoped. I think that our technique work has been good, but we can continue to improve, especially in practicing our new technique at race type speeds. Be on the lookout for some more intervals soon.

One final note. In an effort to push our team well into the blogosphere, Dubbs attempted to provide some multimedia in the form of a stomach cam perspective on the race. Turning his race suit from orange to silver with duct tape, he had a securely mounted video cam for the entire race. Next challenge: pressing the record button. Look for exciting footage from our home race, maybe.

Parent Volunteers for Bread Loaf Classic Race

We still need some more parent volunteers for our race this weekend. Please email ameyer[@]middlebury[dot]edu to sign up for a spot.


Registration Table 8:45am-10:30am
1.Amy McGlashan
2.Nancy Breiden
Road Crossing 10:30am-1:30pm (or race finish)
1.Chris Anderson
2.Christine Metcalfe
3.Ron Metcalfe
4.Ken Johnson
5.Peter Conlon
Bib Colletion
1. Nancy Breiden
2.Sarah Wesson
3.Wendy Hollander
Finish Time Recorders 10:30am-1:30pm (or race finish)
1. Hector Villa
2. Todd Kincaid
Finish Order Recorders 10:30am-1:30pm (or race finish)
1.Tim Hollander
2.Pete Ryan (-11:30)
3.Christina Wadsworth (11:30-1:30)

Concessions
9:00-11:00
1.Marcia Collaer
2.
11:00-1:00
1.Jutta Miska
2.Erika-Maria Miska
Cleanup 1:00-2:00ish
1.Jutta Miska
2.Erika-Maria Miska
3.

Upcoming Races

Sat, Jan 23 Middlebury@ Bread Loaf 10:30am
Sat, Jan 30 Rut @ Mt Top 9:30am
Sat, Feb 7 Time Trial Blueberry Hill ?
Tue, Feb 9 CHS @ CHS 4:30 pm
Sun, Feb 14 J2 Qualifier
Sat, Feb 20 SB@ Range 10 am
Fri, Feb 26 State Meet MAU @ Prospect Mt.
Mon, Mar 1 State Meet @ Craftsbury