Hey guys, sorry about the radio silence. My computer rolled over and died somewhere over Pennsylvania on Friday and I've sort of been scrambling since. I've now been in Alaska for about two days and everybody is gearing up for the first race tomorrow. I went out with the other OJ and J1 (18-19 and 16-17 year old) guys and did some short speeds on tomorrow's course this morning in preparation for tomorrow's 10km skate race.
My trip started early Friday morning when I took off from Albany International Airport. Four flights, sixteen hours and a couple of tight connections later (my connection in Washington DC started boarding before my plane landed), I connected with the New England team in Fairbanks, AK.
Yesterday morning we shuttled up to Birch Hill with all the other regions for a first look at the course. We've been graced with unseasonably warm Alaska temps in the 40s and many people were bombing around in T-shirts. My first look at the course yesterday was phenomenal, ripping down the rollers in the opening downhill and the winding back up. The conditions are hard and perfectly groomed, like skiing is meant to be and it's tough to stop skiing at the end of the day.
Tonight we have the opening ceremony and tomorrow we start our race week tomorrow morning. I'll try to get some pictures up then. Let's get started.
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