Today was the first big day of races on Keskinada weekend. 53 and 29 k classic races with a 16k race later in the afternoon. I went out and chased the leaders around (mostly in my car) taking pictures as the race unfolded. The course had been changed due to it being a low snow year (sound familiar?) to be mostly on the Parkway which is a shame. We got a big dump of snow in the middle of this past week... but I guess it was too late for the organizers to change their mind again. In terms of a competition it was a bit of a non-starter. Phil Shaw - distance specialist and past winner of the event - pulled away at about the 15k mark and never looked back winning by 10 minutes. He is at the back of the pack in the photo taken at roughly 5k - sizing up the competition.
From a weather standpoint it was just about a perfect day, -10C and the wind died down just after the race started. The snow was perfectly groomed. Tomorrow is the skate race. Should be a bit more competitive field. Phil came second in the skate race last year after winning the classic race. He'll be out there again tomorrow looking to take the double.
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hi ken, skiing must be on another planet! in Australia we see adventure racing: 30 km mountain biking, 3 km kayaking 20 km trail running. cheers, miriam
hi from ozzy land where snow is a dream (though we have see penquins)...clare,ron,john and miriam
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