It's been a while since I've posted, so I'll try to give a quick summary with lots of photos. My focus for the first part of the season was on the 3 Continental Cup's (COC) here in Park City. If any of us did really well at the COC's, we could earn a chance to ski in January World Cups in Europe. Unfortunately, I did not meet my expectations and was aways off from earning a World Cup spot. My teammate Michael Ward, however, had an awesome weekend, with a career best 2nd place the first day, and will be heading to overseas next week to ski in two weekends of World Cups. Thanks to my Dad for taking some great pictures at the COC's. Here's a few below. I spent Christmas week at home - which was especially nice after being stranded in Steamboat last Christmas. The best part of the week was just hanging around with my whole family and enjoying far too much good food. I also got to go one of Chippewa Valley Nordic's practice. I always enjoy seeing my old coaches and the up-and-comers from back home! The rest of us B-team'ers will stay in Park City for the rest of the month and prepare to compete in COC's in February and March. Last week we had the opportunity to race in US Cross Country Championships - which happened to be right next door in Soldier Hollow this year. With over 200 guys racing - basically every serious US cross country racer except for the few that are currently on World Cup - the competition was tough. I was 64th in the 15km and am fairly satisfied with that day. Brett was our best NC guy at 37th. Erik Bjornsen, the winner on the day, was exactly 4 minutes faster than me. That's a lot of time, but hey, he doesn't ski jump.
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Carrie Vellella
1/9/2013 11:23:34 am
Thanks for posting Adam. It's always fun to read about your exciting travels and competitions.
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Bob Loomis
1/10/2013 09:40:20 am
Very Nice Adam!!!
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Dorothy Loomis
1/12/2013 01:11:34 am
Always look forward to reading about you Adam and your travels.
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