Sam and I made the trek across RT 2 to Rumford again- this time for the Classic Supertour Sprint on Wednesday. The course this time was a ridiculously long 1.7 kilometers, less than 100m short of the FIS limit. It definitely changes
the game when there are three seperate long climbs in one race- it makes sprinting less about strength and more about having a high VO2 max, and the ability to just hurt. The small turnout (29 men, 9 girls) meant that everyone was qualifying for the rounds, so it was guarenteed to be a long day from the start. This was also my first solo coaching gig, which could have complicated things further, but fortunately the wax was pretty managable and the conditions weren't changing on us too much throughout the day. Sam qualified 16th with a time of 4:03 but was knocked out of the running finishing 4th in his quarterfinal, just behind Eric Packer, Tim Reynolds, and Kevin Hochtl. Despite not moving on, Sam still put forth a great effort and is now preparing along with the rest of the team for the Eastern Cup/Supertour/UVM Carnival hosted by Trapps this weekend! Speaking of Carnivals, keep your eyes open for Burke alums Ida Sargent, Lucy Garrec, and Elise Moody-Roberts, all of whom have been on the podium at least once at the Carnivals so far! 
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