9 AM
Ski warm up/down 6:32 [1] 1.0 mi (6:32 / mi) +15m 6:15 / mi
Drove up to Vermont last night, stayed at friends cabin (house, really nice house) in Randolph. Left this morning to go ski at Sleepy Hollow for a 5k/5k ski/run race. Put on by Salomon (makes sense given their product line). Apparently a thing in Europe.
Ski race 19:11 [3] 3.6 mi (5:20 / mi) +122m 4:49 / mi
I started in the second row, up a hill. Pretty small and subdued, certainly not worlds. Snow conditions were good enough, but kind of lumpy. And I hadn't exactly waxed my skis or anything silly like that. Kept contact with the top three down the hill, then lost them going up, but well ahead of anyone behind.
Going pretty hard and my skis felt slow. Had to pass someone still on their first lap the second time down a pretty sketchy turn hill, but did so successfully. In to the transition to the run. More like 6k than 5.
Trail Run race 39:00 [3] 3.8 mi (10:16 / mi) +142m 9:12 / mi
And on to the running. Pretty good change from ski to run and I was off to run in snow. Which is always hard until you come downhill, when it's still hard (because you can push) but at least you're going downhill.
As I was transitioning, I saw someone run by in what sounded like ski boots. Figured she'd gone straight from one to the other and was running in ski boots. I slowly caught up with her, passed one guy, and was passed by two, but didn't know if they were doing relay or not (also, didn't really grasp that this was a thing). But the girl I was catching up with was just wearing microspikes, and was part of a relay. I caught up with her by the top of the hill, ran fast down (controlled fall!) and almost caught the guy in front of me. I needed about 100 more yards to close. Oh, well. No injuries.
(Turns out the girls were the Davison sisters, so, basically, I beat an Olympian in a ski race and her sister—a good cyclist herself!—in a running race spotting her 30 seconds and a fresh start.)
1 PM
Ski 1:05:22 [1] 6.9 mi (9:28 / mi) +266m 8:28 / mi
Demoed out some Salomon carbon skis (light and fast, and apparently the camber doesn't differ much so I can just order the right size online, woo!) with Drew (who I knew would be there) and Vanessa (hut friend who lives in BTV and happened to show up). Small world! (Also, the Davisons know Lincoln and another friend from the huts was there.)
Snow was fine but not perfect, was out on rock skis in the afternoon. They could use another foot …