West Yellowstone, MT - Today's race was a sprint. The unique part about it however, was that we only did the qualifier. In the Olympics, if you don't qualify in the top 30, your day will be finished. The best way to select the fastest Americans, that will make it into that top 30, is to give points to the qualification round. With more races this weekend, heats were not run.
Just over 4 minutes for the fastest and as long as 8 and a half for the back of the pack, there was no room for error today. My roommate was 2nd, GO SIMI! (Sorry, I had to get that out of the way.) The other half of our house (that would be me) didn't do so hot.
I don't have any sprint points from last year and so I started 256th, in the back of the pack. Consequently, I did quite a bit of passing, although it was more than my position that led to my 29th place finish. My skis were great (thanks to Mal, Ash & Trav) but my pace was more suited for a 5k.
First start in a year under the belt and I have my 5k pace down for Saturday's race. All is not lost. Here are the top finishers from today with full results available at Summit Timing.
Women:
1. Dasha Gaiazova, Canada
2. Laura Valaas, USA
3. Shayla Swanson, Canada
4. Holly Brooks, USA
5. Madeleine Williams, Canada
Men:
1. Garrott Kuzzy, USA
2. Simi Hamilton, USA
3. Sean Crooks, Canada
4. Drew Goldsack, Canada
5. Reid Pletcher, USA
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Will the results of this race give you a better start position for the next sprint?
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