XC Ski race (Skate) 52:32 [5] 12.2 km (4:18 / km)
ahr:177 max:185 slept:5.0
Cote Dame Marie Loppet
I was rocking it out at the start and stayed right with Gussie's group up "interval hill" and stayed with the people I wanted to beat for the first half - even passed them each a few times. Well, once I blew it by tripping myself with my own pole going up a hill. Duh. Then, I just couldn't keep up with them on the second lap. I guess I was going at an unsustainable pace for the first half. One thing I should have done was to just chill right behind Karen instead of wasting energy trying to pass her and break away. Then, if I still felt good closer to the end, I could have kicked it in. Still, I felt like this was an improvement over previous skate races and am happy with how I did. Also, I actually had to beat 2 people to win my age group! Wow - not the only one! Very cool.
XC Ski warm up/down (Skate) 15:00 [2] 2.5 km (6:00 / km)
Warming up before the race and skiing back to the trailhead afterward.