This morning the US Ski Team did a 10 kilometer individual start classic race on the 2 kilometer loop here in Canmore, Alberta.
![](http://noahhoffman.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/DSC_0894.jpg" "Noah Canmore Race")
I had a pretty good day. I lost to my teammate Kris Freeman, but I was closer to him than I was in the time trial in New Zealand. Kris is a great classic skier; he has finished 4th two separate times at the World Championships in 15 kilometer classic races. The terrain on the saved-snow loop is not as challenging as a World Cup course. I have struggled on easier terrain in the past, but I showed improvement today. Overall, I am happy with this effort heading into the season. Here is the men’s video from the race:
And here are the results:
| USST Time Trial | 10km CL, five laps on Frozen Thunder 1.8km loop | |||||||||||
| Canmore Nordic Centre, Alberta | |||||||||||
| 10.22.12 | |||||||||||
| Position | Bib | Last Name | First Name | Team | Elapsed Time | Time Back | Lap 1 Time | Lap 2 Time | Lap 3 Time | Lap 4 Time | Lap 5 Time |
| 1 | 22 | Freeman | Kris | USST/MWS | 22:23.5 | 00:00.0 | 04:25.0 | 04:25.8 | 04:30.4 | 04:29.3 | 04:33.0 |
| 2 | 21 | Hoffman | Noah | USST/Team Homegrown | 22:31.1 | 00:07.6 | 04:22.6 | 04:27.7 | 04:31.4 | 04:32.8 | 04:36.6 |
| 3 | 19 | Newell | Andy | USST/SMS/T2 | 22:58.1 | 00:34.6 | 04:28.3 | 04:32.4 | 04:38.9 | 04:41.9 | 04:36.6 |
| 4 | 20 | Elliott | Tad | USST/Team Homegrown | 23:01.1 | 00:37.6 | 04:27.4 | 04:32.5 | 04:41.5 | 04:43.1 | 04:36.6 |
| 5 | 18 | Ellefson | Sylvan | SSCV/Team Homegrown | 23:30.8 | 01:07.3 | 04:32.3 | 04:43.5 | 04:47.7 | 04:48.0 | 04:39.3 |
| 6 | 17 | Hamilton | Simi | USST/SVSEF | 23:33.6 | 01:10.1 | 04:30.2 | 04:42.9 | 04:43.4 | 04:52.2 | 04:44.9 |
| 7 | 15 | Packer | Eric | SMS/T2 | 23:45.1 | 01:21.6 | 04:31.9 | 04:53.6 | 04:38.2 | 04:52.0 | 04:49.4 |
| 8 | 16 | Nygren | Karl | CXC | 24:08.7 | 01:45.2 | 04:37.0 | 04:53.2 | 04:56.3 | 04:55.6 | 04:46.6 |
| 9 | 11 | Martin | Adam | CXC | 24:17.9 | 01:54.4 | 04:43.3 | 04:51.0 | 04:54.3 | 04:56.9 | 04:52.4 |
| 10 | 13 | Debold | Doug | CXC | 24:19.4 | 01:55.9 | 04:40.7 | 04:51.7 | 04:57.1 | 05:01.0 | 04:48.9 |
| 11 | 12 | Davis | Skyler | USST/SMS/T2 | 24:19.7 | 01:56.2 | 04:35.1 | 04:51.5 | 04:57.1 | 05:04.6 | 04:51.4 |
| 12 | 14 | Wolcott | Eric | CXC | 24:42.0 | 02:18.5 | 04:36.9 | 04:55.4 | 05:01.4 | 04:59.2 | 05:09.1 |
| Position | Bib | Last Name | First Name | Team | Elapsed Time | Time Back | Lap 1 Time | Lap 2 Time | Lap 3 Time | Lap 4 Time | Lap 5 Time |
| 1 | 3 | Sargent | Ida | USST/Craftsbury Green Racing | 26:09.7 | 00:00.0 | 05:01.9 | 05:12.0 | 05:16.3 | 05:21.9 | 05:17.6 |
| 2 | 5 | Stephen | Liz | USST/Burke | 26:11.2 | 00:01.5 | 05:08.4 | 05:15.2 | 05:15.2 | 05:13.7 | 05:18.7 |
| 3 | 6 | Diggins | Jessie | USST/SMS/T2 | 26:54.8 | 00:45.1 | 05:12.1 | 05:22.9 | 05:25.7 | 05:30.7 | 05:23.4 |
| 4 | 4 | Caldwell | Sophie | SMS/T2 | 26:56.0 | 00:46.3 | 05:17.6 | 05:24.2 | 05:27.8 | 05:12.9 | 05:33.5 |
| 5 | 2 | Hart | Anne | SMS/T2 | 27:50.5 | 01:40.8 | 05:22.5 | 05:34.4 | 05:40.0 | 05:40.6 | 05:33.0 |
| 6 | 1 | Flowers | Erika | SMS/T2 | 27:55.7 | 01:46.0 | 05:26.6 | 05:37.2 | 05:35.7 | 05:40.7 | 05:35.5 |