Classic Day

Day 12

Both Natalie and I were pretty excited for this day as generally 5km and 10km classic races are our thing! Unfortunately, it was less than ideal conditions out there and both our bodies were not feeling 100%. The racecourse at 8:30am when the U23 girls started already had puddles in it – so by the time Natalie raced around 1pm the size of the puddles had only increased! This made for a super mentally tough day as we were fighting the conditions as well as our bodies to try to go as hard as possible. Natalie especially had a hard time because with her late starting position she had no one to ski with on her second lap whereas on the 2.5km lap everyone else had someone to ski with! The little bit I skied with the other girls was super fun and interesting to learn how the other girls ski the course. On the bright side though, it was a fantastic day for cheering with blue skies and temperatures between 15-20 degrees! The afternoon was spent cheering on the rest of the team! This race took quite a lot of energy though, so we are happy that it is a rest day tomorrow!

Nat finishing the 5km

Afternoon cheering!