Eastern Intercollegiate Ski Association nordic races ... a.k.a ... College Carnivals start today

Yesterday's 5k classic was cancelled, as the temperatures in Maine did not drop until late in the day, and so it was not firm enough for grooming. Today's race is a 5k freestyle, using three laps of their 1.7k sprint course. It is an interval start, with racers going out in the order of their USSA points. Lucy is ranked 13th of the 90 racers. (Tough field, as four gals just got back from Anchorage, and were named to the U23 World Championship Team later in the season. Then of course, there are also two hot-shots from Europe.) The picture below is from a December race in Canada where Lucy was on the podium.