Sunday was the end of the year. Usually before the last race of the season there is a playful nature to the whole thing but before the 50k it felt like we could have been getting ready for the Olympic 50k. Everyone was pretty hammered still from the 30k on Friday night and the 50k course was even harder to go along with the obvious extra hour of racing. The course was tough, real tough, but it isn't anything harder than you would see on a World Cup but racing in the US we tend to see some pretty weak courses which is why this one was such a shock to so many. Unfortunately for me though, once again there just wasn't quite enough left in the tank to do much. I was able to keep with the chase pack that was Koos, Newell and Lars thru maybe 20k but then I just started to run out of gas.
The highlight of the day was my coach Frode skiing in his last race before going back to Norway this spring after racing and coaching here for the last 13 years and kicking ass! He ended up 3rd overall and since he has his green card he is a US National Champion! I have learned a whole lot from him over the years like how to race tough which he did and left US racing in style!
Next up for me is a little break although I might delay it until the skiing is gone from the trails in town which should be a week or two away and start planning for next season. Thanks for reading this year!
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