In Canada…

Week three of racing is quickly approaching! After spending a few additional days in West Yellowstone, the Sun Valley Team traveled to Bozeman. We were greeted with some chilly weather…well below zero! Despite the cold, we raced a skate sprint on Saturday and a 10k classic on Sunday. br /br /I qualified 7th in sprint race, just 3.5 seconds out of 1st! So close! I went on to win my quarterfinal heat but ended up getting boxed out in my semi-final, putting me in the B-final. I did not have quite enough steam in the sprint to the finish and ended up 10th overall. I felt like i put in a a good effort but didn’t not end with the result I was hoping for. br /br /Saturday’s sprint really did a job on my lungs and I am still recovering from the “after race cough.” The following day we had a 10k classic race on a very challenging course with temperatures well below zero! Not the most pleasant racing conditions. I felt pretty tired from the sprint race the day before, but i tried not to think about how tired I was. I focused on skiing smooth and relaxed. I crossed the finish line feeling disappointed…at that time i had no idea where I ended up result wise, but based on the way I felt racing, I figured I had a mediocre result. I felt like I was missing that extra gear in the race. After my cool down, I was surprised to find out that I ended up 6th! I figured that if i felt that way and ended up 6th, then I know that on a day where I am feeling good, I can produce an even better result!br /br /We are currently in Silver Star B.C. There is lots of snow here and it is cold:) I am hoping for even better results this weekend…every race seems to get better and better, so hopefully that will continue:) br /br /Look for results at www.zone4.cadiv class=”blogger-post-footer”img width=’1′ height=’1′ src=’https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5903545846797966075-4300904875837612464?l=in-the-arena-nicole.blogspot.com’ alt=” //div