Almost There….
I had a lot of fun this weekend racing on my home hill. It’s fun to have everyone come to your town and race. I had pretty good finishes for a first year j3 and I was the fastest first-year both days. I’m almost to the point where I can win races consistently, or be in the hunt, on every run. Last time, I talked about finding the speed that I need to be a threat. I have now found my speed but this weekend both runs I had a big mistake that kept me away from a win. The first day, I finished 3rd and the second day I finished 5th. All in all, I’m proud with the way I skied and if I didn’t have those mistakes I could have walked away with a win. There will always be something that I could do better but I’m getting closer and closer to finding my speed and control at the same time. This week, I have been training giant slalom to get ready for a Smartwool in Telluride. I fell really good about my skiing and think i can do really well.
I’m now driving back from Telluride after a weekend of GS. I had a lot of fun and Telluride is a really cool town. My skiing was good, but the first day I had some trouble at the third gate. I kneed myself in the face and skied out and started spitting up blood. I chipped my tooth and knocked it out of place. The course is a battle. It’s a long steep pitch then a flat into the finish. I was upset that I didn’t get to run the course again but I got a chance to free-ski and had some time to enjoy the mountain. The second day, I came out and wanted to win bad. I felt I needed to get my confidence up to keep me going through the season. The weather wasn’t that good and the light was flat but I have no problems with that. I actually like it better that way. It makes it more of a challenge. The first run I skied pretty good. I was third overall and in good position for the second run. The second run I really liked the course and felt I could really go for it. I tried to be as aggressive as I could. It was a tough battle but I made it down with the fastest time of the run. Despite almost falling and hip checking, I finished second overall and first for j3’s. I’m happy with the way I skied and fell confident that I can get the finishes I want. I have a break from racing for a couple weeks but I’ll check in from training soon.
GO GIANTS!!!!! PUT YOUR MONEY ON THE PATRIOTS BUT ROOT FOR THE GIANTS