Whitney had never been to Lost Valley before so it was a new adventure for her. The day didn't start out well when she ignored her alarm and woke up late. At least it wasn't too late; she could run around and finish packing her gear, grab lunch, and hit the road. Lost Valley is down near Auburn, so about an hour for her, close enough that she still made it there in time.
There weren't too many people registered for the races so it was a short day for her. The course was challenging, she said that they fit in 20 gates where they should have had about 17. She also said because of the freezing rain they had in the days before that it made for a slick ride. When I looked at the pictures Maine Mountain posted after the course looked like it wasn't on a very steep hill. All that said she had the second fastest combined time in the first race. The second race didn't go quite as well; she had a hard time finding her groove but at least she stayed upright. Since she was the only open class racer there she claimed two first places.
She's off this weekend, practice on Saturday and hoping to make it to church on Sunday. Next up is GS races at Sugarloaf Feb. 9.
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