Haven’t checked her skiing time, but five misses probably isn’t what Laura Spector was hoping for today in the range. Better luck next time! Related posts:Race Snapshot: IBU World Cup 1 Women Race Snapshot: IBU WC 4 Women’s Sprint Race Snapshot: IBU WC 4 Mass Start Related posts:
I like double poling as much as the next guy, but the course today sounded a bit on the flat side. Related posts:Race Snapshot: Davos WC Classic Race Snapshot: Davos WC Sprint Race Snapshot: TdS Classic Sprint Related posts:
Yesterday Mtn. Top hosted their annual Paintball Biathlon for BKL skiers. The forecast had called for fridgid temps, but with no wind and clear blue skies, it warmed to the upper teens and was a perfect day for skiing.divThe event was organized perfect...
JAN-FEB |
2011 |
RACE/TRAVEL SCHEDULE |
Mid Season NorAm Tour -Lots of Travel! -Lots of Racing! -Lots of Chances to get on the podium! |  |
Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
22 | ||||||
23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 |
Travel to Montreal (Orford) | Pre Ski | Classic Prologue (4km) | Classic 10km | |||
30 | 31 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
20km Pursuit Start Skate Travel back to Canmore | Canmore | Canmore | Travel to Kelowna (Telemark) | Pre Ski | Skate Sprint | Classic Prologue (3.75km) |
6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
15km Pursuit Start Skate Travel back to Canmore | Canmore | Canmore | Travel to Ottawa (Nakkertok) | Pre Ski | Skate Prologue (3km) | Skate Sprint |
13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
30km Classic Individual Start Travel to Caledon | Caledon REST! | Caledon REST! | Caledon REST! | Travel to Canmore!! | ||
20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
a href=http://www.beccarorabaugh.com/Becca_Rorabaugh/Blog/Entries/2011/1/23_Nationals_and_more_Pathogens_files/Stadium%20Group%20Pic.jpgimg src=http://www.beccarorabaugh.com/Becca_Rorabaugh/Blog/Media/object001_5.jpg style=float:left; padding-right:10px; padding-bottom:10px; width:216px; height:123px;//aNationals weren’t the highlight of my season so far. Luckily they were still good enough to get me to u23s, but starting out the week racing sick just isn’t the way to have a good race series. I haven’t ever felt so crappy the day after a race: my whole body felt like a headache in every muscle. It was very weird. However, I had managed to get a 4th place for U23s in that first classic sprint so it still may have been the right decision. It definitely took its toll on the 10k classic two days later though. That should have been a good course for me, and APU girls were kicking butt. My body had different ideas, and while the result ended up being the same for u23s, every downhill turned into a positive self-talk session. “Okay Becca, you know you don’t really have the juice right now... the question is what will you do with what you have?” It seemed like when I wanted to ask more of myself, my body just wouldn’t respond. In the end I definitely put what I had out there. I am proud to say I didn’t let off, but in truth I didn’t have the pop I needed for the top-10 that I wanted.br/br/In the end of the week it turned out that my two 4th place u23 finishes were enough to get me to u23 Worlds. So really I can’t complain, I am in Estonia! So far I have seen a whole pile of guys in green suits singing an excellent chorus in the airport, a Hummer totally covered in postage stamps, and some really insightful restroom icons. br/br/br/br/br/br/br/br/br/br/br/br/br/br/We are driving to Otepaa as i write this and try to stay awake. It’s really great to be back on the road after being sick (AGAIN) after nationals. That 2nd sickness means the scenario for these championships is similar to that of nationals: go in guns blazing and throw down whatever you have in the tank. It’s hard to race with a ton of confidence when there is a good chance that my fitness is not as high as I would like it to be, but there is something exciting about giving it all you have and hoping against the odds that something good might happen. This is ski racing after all, its nothing if not slightly unpredictable!br/br/Now that i am on the road, and somewhere foreign, I plan to do more blogs with photos. So, I will keep you posted!
Tough day for Lars Berger, it seems. But another strong race for Lowell Bailey. Looks like shooting was a bit dodgy today. Related posts:Race Snapshot: IBU WC 3 Distance Race Race Snapshot: IBU WC 4 Mass Start Race Snapshot: IBU WC 5 Men’s 20km Related posts:
After last weekends Sprint WC in Liberec Dasha, Chandra, and I had a long 18-hour travel day en route to Otepää, Estonia. The next morning we went for a ski on the beautiful Otepää ski trails. This is the record amount of snowfall ever recorded f...
After last weekends Sprint WC in Liberec Dasha, Chandra, and I had a long 18-hour travel day en route to Otepää, Estonia. The next morning we went for a ski on the beautiful Otepää ski trails. This is the record amount of snowfall ever recorded f...
After last weekends Sprint WC in Liberec Dasha, Chandra, and I had a long 18-hour travel day en route to Otepää, Estonia. The next morning we went for a ski on the beautiful Otepää ski trails. This is the record amount of snowfall ever recorded f...
After last weekends Sprint WC in Liberec Dasha, Chandra, and I had a long 18-hour travel day en route to Otepää, Estonia. The next morning we went for a ski on the beautiful Otepää ski trails. This is the record amount of snowfall ever recorded f...
Hey, look, a Norwegian guy won a distance race! And of course Marit Björgen wins again convincingly. Related posts:Race Snapshots: Kuusamo Classic 5/10km Marit Bjoergen’s Best Freestyle Race Race Snapshot: Davos WC Classic Related posts:
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Tomorrow the World Cup visits Otepää, Estonia, one of the traditional stops on the circuit. The Otepää races are almost always classic individual-start events - as old school as it gets - and this year is no different. The Otepää races are also t...
Tomorrow the World Cup visits Otepää, Estonia, one of the traditional stops on the circuit. The Otepää races are almost always classic individual-start events - as old school as it gets - and this year is no different. The Otepää races are also t...
Tomorrow the World Cup visits Otepää, Estonia, one of the traditional stops on the circuit. The Otepää races are almost always classic individual-start events - as old school as it gets - and this year is no different. The Otepää races are also t...
After solving the ski boot degradation problem, Skaði Nordic has turned to ski ties. Check them out here! Plenty of stuff happening this week, despite the inevitable lull following the Tour de Ski: Some World Cup racing for both the biathlon (women’s sprint 1/15, men’s and women’s pursuit 1/16, men’s sprint 1/20, women’s sprint 1/21) [...] Related posts:
Another good day for Laura Spector! And Haley Johnson had a strong race as well, for her. Related posts:Race Snapshot: IBU WC 1 Women’s Sprint Race Snapshot: IBU WC 1 Men/Women’s Pursuit Race Snapshot: IBU WC 3 Men’s/Women’s Sprint Related posts: