Because apparently Truckee doesn't have interwebs I'll post an update of Erik's progress at 2009 Junior National Championships in California this week. Monday was the first day of racing, a 1K Skate sprint. The race organizers in their-ever progressive mentality decided to use "live-timing.com", an alpine skiing-focused web program which feeds live splits and finish times as they occur, aided by laser timing systems. Well, apparently live-timing.com was confused when Erik crossed the line in his sprint qualifier because shortly after posting him as finishing 11th overall in J1/OJ boys in the qualifier, the website listed him as "DNF" for the next couple hours. My concern over the next few hours was alleviated when final results were posted: Erik won both his quarter and semi-final and finished 2nd overall in the J1 boys.
Today's 15K skate race looked like fun - not too many large packs, and it was clear that Erik and the eventual winner (Scott Patterson from AK) got a break near the end of the race, finishing almost 20 seconds ahead of 3rd. Erik took 2nd by a hairsbreath.
Friday's race is a 10K classic, so tune in at www.live-timing.com for results as they occur.
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