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2006 OUAA University Championships - Sudbury ON |
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Monday, 20 February 2006 |
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 Last weekend were the final OUAA
University races of this season.
They took place in Sudbury under
very cold conditions. The races were held at the Laurentian University ski
trails. They had just received as much as 35+cm a few days before the events
but the groomers were able to transform all that snow into great trail
conditions. Read On...
On Saturday there was a 12k classic and 3 x 4.5 km team
relays. Saturday morning the racers awoke to a welcome -27 degrees. The start
was delayed until 11am so that the
temperatures could reach a more bearable -20. The limit for races is -20 and
things got underway when the temperature supposedly reached a warm -19. The
snow temperature remained at -21 and, as a result, the glide wasn’t the best!!
Despite feeling strong technically I found it difficult to breathe hard and
floundered to an 18th place finish (of 49 starters). The relay was
later in the afternoon and unfortunately the temperature hadn’t warmed up much.
The wind did pick up though and it was very cold standing around waiting for
the start. I started for our team (University
of Waterloo) and didn’t ski nearly
as well as I’d hoped. I tagged off in 7th place, close behind 5th
and 6th. Luckily we had our two strongest skiers next and they
cruised to a 4th place finish behind Lakehead A, B and Carlton A.
Sunday’s skate race didn’t go much better despite the temperature rising to
-17. I struggled to find a good pace early and had some lingering lung pain
from Saturday’s efforts that made breathing again a bit difficult. I haven’t
been very pleased with my skating this year and Sunday’s race was no exception.
Not to worry though, there will be plenty more races to enter, this isn’t my
last trip to the OUAA finals either. I’ve been pleased with the progress I’ve
made since December this season. I’m already looking forward to putting in some
better hours and more focused training this summer and fall. Full results and pics at http://www.laurentiannordic.com
 Andrew 12k Classic  Andrew 12k Classic 
 Andrew 15k skate  2006 University of Waterloo Ski Team
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