I hope everyone had a wonderful Halloween yesterday! We had a blast in Marquette, as usual.
Today, Bryan and I woke up early and met some local skiers at the Sports Rack Nordic Ski and Bike Shop for a skate roller ski clinic. The air was crisp and the skies were blue. It was a blast to finally work with some people from Marquette. Everyone at the clinic made huge improvements in their skating. The group learned a lot about ankle flexion and getting the hips forward. We are going to see some fast times in the 2009 Noquemanon from this group. Tomorrow, we will meet again for some classic technique work.
In the afternoon, I met a new group of people for a Nordic Walking clinic. We spent some time talking about the differences between “Nordic walking” and “Nordic trekking,” and all the benefits that Nordic walking has to offer. Then, we did a little technique work and went for a brisk walk on the new bike path section behind the Sports Rack. There were some new faces at the clinic which is always refreshing, and hopefully we will see some of these faces out on the trails with poles in the near future.
After Nordic walking I hustled out to the Marquette BMX track to watch the 2008 U.P. Cyclocross Championships. I was very excited for the race since Team Farmer Q’s (Bryan’s race team) scored a 2nd and 3rd last year (Joey Graci and Bryan Cook). Unfortunately, the boys did not have it today and could not crack the top 10. Team Captain, Joey Graci was in third place for most of the race, but hit a wall with 2 laps remaining. Bryan had a rotten start and was never able to turn the peddles over fast enough to recover. It was still an exciting day and very fun to watch.
