a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_H2SCM3lmKm8/TMy3laoPglI/AAAAAAAAFCQ/sMAVS4DrIJk/s1600/IMG_9159.JPG”img style=”display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;” src=”http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_H2SCM3lmKm8/TMy3laoPglI/AAAAAAAAFCQ/sMAVS4DrIJk/s400/IMG_9159.JPG” border=”0″ alt=””id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533999895562650194″ //aWe had our cross country State Meet today in Thetford. Thanks to all of the parents and friends who came out to cheer.br /Special thanks to Herve Pelletier, Lilly and Austin for sharing their pictures.br /a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_H2SCM3lmKm8/TMy3MhjA9rI/AAAAAAAAFCI/xpZ0Pmze8vw/s1600/IMG_9165.JPG”img style=”display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;” src=”http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_H2SCM3lmKm8/TMy3MhjA9rI/AAAAAAAAFCI/xpZ0Pmze8vw/s400/IMG_9165.JPG” border=”0″ alt=””id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533999467923044018″ //aIt was a cool, damp day. Not bad for running, but not great for spectating.br /a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_H2SCM3lmKm8/TMy26YAH0ZI/AAAAAAAAFCA/jYXyvf9zzMg/s1600/IMG_9166.JPG”img style=”display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;” src=”http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_H2SCM3lmKm8/TMy26YAH0ZI/AAAAAAAAFCA/jYXyvf9zzMg/s400/IMG_9166.JPG” border=”0″ alt=””id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533999156123128210″ //aOur team runs in the large school division even though we only have 100 students. This is actually very good for us because it provides us with plenty of competition and helps us try to figure out how to run faster. br /All of our kids made some significant improvements this fall, but we still are not great runners. To do better, we will have to run more during the spring and summer so that we have a good platform to work off of during the fall.br /Our girls placed 3rd overall as a team this year. Last year they placed second. Does this mean we were slower? Heck no, we were quite a bit faster, but a couple of teams up north (CVU and Essex) improved even more than we did. I take this as a good sign for VT running in general, the runners are getting faster and that is great.br /a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_H2SCM3lmKm8/TMy6VQYloFI/AAAAAAAAFCo/_nlkVj6hoqg/s1600/DSC_0077.jpg”img style=”display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;” src=”http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_H2SCM3lmKm8/TMy6VQYloFI/AAAAAAAAFCo/_nlkVj6hoqg/s400/DSC_0077.jpg” border=”0″ alt=””id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534002916469612626″ //aPaddy mixes it up in the start. He went from 30th at 1 km, to 23rd at 2 kms, to 8th at the finish. Nice going!br /a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_H2SCM3lmKm8/TMy6N7xybeI/AAAAAAAAFCg/c0B-sgquJAA/s1600/DSC_0092.jpg”img style=”display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;” src=”http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_H2SCM3lmKm8/TMy6N7xybeI/AAAAAAAAFCg/c0B-sgquJAA/s400/DSC_0092.jpg” border=”0″ alt=””id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534002790679080418″ //aTyler (above) and Mac (below) each set course PR’s today.br /a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_H2SCM3lmKm8/TMy6DRGF-pI/AAAAAAAAFCY/NCwcOMNJLH0/s1600/DSC_0097.jpg”img style=”display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;” src=”http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_H2SCM3lmKm8/TMy6DRGF-pI/AAAAAAAAFCY/NCwcOMNJLH0/s400/DSC_0097.jpg” border=”0″ alt=””id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534002607422831250″ //abr /a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_H2SCM3lmKm8/TMy0S7EvKoI/AAAAAAAAFBo/sHugMgQwFhs/s1600/Crowd_1553.jpg”img style=”display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;” src=”http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_H2SCM3lmKm8/TMy0S7EvKoI/AAAAAAAAFBo/sHugMgQwFhs/s400/Crowd_1553.jpg” border=”0″ alt=””id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533996279319702146″ //aThe girls D1 race. br /a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_H2SCM3lmKm8/TMy11H1BQUI/AAAAAAAAFB4/0bopOXjit0w/s1600/IMG_9168.JPG”img style=”display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;” src=”http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_H2SCM3lmKm8/TMy11H1BQUI/AAAAAAAAFB4/0bopOXjit0w/s400/IMG_9168.JPG” border=”0″ alt=””id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533997966370619714″ //aTess had a good race in the Challenge (JV) event. br /a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_H2SCM3lmKm8/TMy1UwILNOI/AAAAAAAAFBw/KWi_nqcmDqU/s1600/IMG_9183.JPG”img style=”display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;” src=”http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_H2SCM3lmKm8/TMy1UwILNOI/AAAAAAAAFBw/KWi_nqcmDqU/s400/IMG_9183.JPG” border=”0″ alt=””id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533997410252698850″ //aOur snowboard runner, Pheobe, improved in each race this fall and ended with an excellent effort today.br /a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_H2SCM3lmKm8/TMyz7BCp4kI/AAAAAAAAFBg/x4EpliGRFCQ/s1600/Rachel_1628.jpg”img style=”display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 218px; height: 400px;” src=”http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_H2SCM3lmKm8/TMyz7BCp4kI/AAAAAAAAFBg/x4EpliGRFCQ/s400/Rachel_1628.jpg” border=”0″ alt=””id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533995868604719682″ //aRachel was 30th at 2 km, but then she started her move and she finished in 8th.br /a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_H2SCM3lmKm8/TMyzsXjFWFI/AAAAAAAAFBY/x-dd_Gi70wQ/s1600/Issy_1632.jpg”img style=”display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;” src=”http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_H2SCM3lmKm8/TMyzsXjFWFI/AAAAAAAAFBY/x-dd_Gi70wQ/s400/Issy_1632.jpg” border=”0″ alt=””id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533995616948279378″ //aIssy P navigates the trail. She had an excellent race and finished 12th.br /a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_H2SCM3lmKm8/TMyziRHwHKI/AAAAAAAAFBQ/hcoNv_h9ij0/s1600/Heather_1571.jpg”img style=”display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;” src=”http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_H2SCM3lmKm8/TMyziRHwHKI/AAAAAAAAFBQ/hcoNv_h9ij0/s400/Heather_1571.jpg” border=”0″ alt=””id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533995443424337058″ //aHeather storms the last hill.br /a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_H2SCM3lmKm8/TMy7oxbUwjI/AAAAAAAAFCw/mqSp1tGAGM4/s1600/Cam_1608.jpg”img style=”display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;” src=”http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_H2SCM3lmKm8/TMy7oxbUwjI/AAAAAAAAFCw/mqSp1tGAGM4/s400/Cam_1608.jpg” border=”0″ alt=””id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534004351268602418″ //aCam ran well and helped our girls place 5 in the top 30.br /a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_H2SCM3lmKm8/TMyzKKfQtZI/AAAAAAAAFBI/KytQedspR4E/s1600/Hallie_1614.jpg”img style=”display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;” src=”http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_H2SCM3lmKm8/TMyzKKfQtZI/AAAAAAAAFBI/KytQedspR4E/s400/Hallie_1614.jpg” border=”0″ alt=””id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533995029327033746″ //aHallie finished right behind Cam and set a course PR on a slippery, muddy day.br /a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_H2SCM3lmKm8/TMyy144Af6I/AAAAAAAAFBA/5OFhv-aAT4s/s1600/Paddy_1666.jpg”img style=”display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 343px; height: 400px;” src=”http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_H2SCM3lmKm8/TMyy144Af6I/AAAAAAAAFBA/5OFhv-aAT4s/s400/Paddy_1666.jpg” border=”0″ alt=””id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533994681001607074″ //aPaddy gets congratulated for placing in the top 10 and qualifying for the New England Championships.br /a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_H2SCM3lmKm8/TMyx9IZZRHI/AAAAAAAAFA4/tQjGn47M0yk/s1600/Rachel2_1673.jpg”img style=”display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 343px; height: 400px;” src=”http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_H2SCM3lmKm8/TMyx9IZZRHI/AAAAAAAAFA4/tQjGn47M0yk/s400/Rachel2_1673.jpg” border=”0″ alt=””id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533993705915630706″ //aRachel gets her official handshake.br /a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_H2SCM3lmKm8/TMyx3Y7esII/AAAAAAAAFAw/k6ZCBP1y_Y4/s1600/Rachel_Issy_1679.jpg”img style=”display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 343px; height: 400px;” src=”http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_H2SCM3lmKm8/TMyx3Y7esII/AAAAAAAAFAw/k6ZCBP1y_Y4/s400/Rachel_Issy_1679.jpg” border=”0″ alt=””id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533993607274344578″ //abr /Rachel and Issy P with the VT team for the New England Championships. Our team finished 3rd overall and qualified to race at the New England Championships, but we decided to pass on the opportunity in order to do more specific ski training over the next couple of weeks.div class=”blogger-post-footer”img width=’1′ height=’1′ src=’https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4680416899705879324-4868064773977736056?l=smsxc.blogspot.com’ alt=” //div
