This weekend the team made the trek over to Lake Placid for the NYSEF JO-Q 7.5k classic race on Saturday. The cold seems to be following ski racers this season, and this weekend was no exception with race-day temperatures hovering around zero. The trails were well groomed with fast, hard tracks and the Stratton and GMVS teams showed up to race along with the Mid-Atlantic crowd. 
Highlights from the day included Sam's 1st place overall finish, 10 seconds ahead of second, as well as Janey and Corinne's 2nd and 3rd place results (respectively) overall in the girls race! Sam looked especially fast and powerful throughout the relatively flat and rolling course, but it was also clear that Mitch has been working hard on advancing to the next level in his technical abilities which was great to see. 
After the race we stayed around a bit to watch (and participate in) the awards while eating fresh bagels and cream cheese brought down by the McClelland clan, who also braved the cold to watch the races! On Sunday we drove over to Breadloaf and skied with the Middlebury Ski Team in significantly more pleasant temperatures, and then joined them back on campus for a late lunch after the ski. A BIG thanks to the McClellands for hosting us in Keene and supplying us with a post race lunch!!!
Corinne heading to the finish
Jane Train- choo choo!
The boys cheer on the girls
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