Pre Birkie day

Yesterday I got to do all the Birkie had to offer. Really just two things, the sprints and the Birkie dinner. The Sprints went okay and almost as well as I really could have hoped considering what the course was and I had woke up thinking there was no way I was going to race them. I ended up 4th... okay, but 3rd would have got me $200. The Birkie dinner was another last minute addition to my schedule and well worth the time. Prime rib, free drinks, good food, prime rib... and I got to hear quite a bit about Birkie's gone by. The Birkie is really a very cool event.

I ended up not getting back from dinner until 10:15 since the dinner was about 45 minutes away and was pretty exhausted after the travel the day before. So I crashed out hard only to wake up 20 minutes later a could not get back to sleep...! and only managed maybe 5 hours of sleep. Still today I felt pretty good considering the lack of sleep and tested some skis and checked out the expo at the Telemark Lodge which is madness. Ski selection was pretty easy since the conditions have been pretty cold and stable. One pair for cold hard track, one for slightly softer if the snow doesn't have a chance to set before the race starts.

Off now for a short ski to check out the finish.