We come to race. It’s simple like that– show up, ski fast. During our stay in Silver Star, BC, with two sprint races and three distance race, I stepped up to the start line eleven times. At each of those starts I knew the cold air was about to burn in my lungs, my muscles were going to scream in pain, and that I was about to lay my best effort out there and find out how my best compared to the competition. After most of the starts my best effort was good but not the best in the field. After one start, however, I had the satisfaction of being the fastest to race that day. br /br /In the prelims for the skate sprint I felt leaden and frustrated that I couldn’t accelerate my limbs through the motions like I wanted to ski. Our race course at Sovereign was
