Canadian Nationals 2010
It has taken me far to long to sit down and write this post. I was partly waiting to get my hands on this video and partly waiting to figure out what I was going to say. I was pretty sick going into nationals. I was recovering from a chest cold and decided not to race until I felt 100%, which translated into me not racing until the sprint. So you can imagine how eager I was to race on Sprint day after watching 3 races go by without starting any of them. I qualified not too bad in 7th position. And then I was skiing strong in my heat, perfectly positioned to advance and somehow through some minor contact on the corner my binding popped open and ker-splat. I landed on my face. I got up a little dazed trying to figure out what exactly happened and where my other ski was. If it weren’t for a coach taping the race I might still be wondering. It is hard to tell, but in slow motion you can almost see exactly when the binding gets opened.
Here it is for your viewing pleasure:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k5Wube-xuUA
Not the nicest or easiest way to end the season. But if anything it left me hungry for another sprint race. So maybe it is was the best way to finish the season.
Training for next season starts May 1st.
See you then.
