I had kind of a floundering morning. It was the most awkward race I had skied in a while. I know the groomers did their best, but the tracks were bad and icy and really squirrly. I know Fish gave me the best wax possible but I still struggled to make it kick. And the layout of the course was just awkward: slight up, long down, spastic up/flat into the finish. I was feeling a little awkward when I had to try to start striding again. Did I mention the race was awkward? Basically I felt like I was flailing all over the place and unable to apply power to propel me forward. I'm guessing everybody else felt the same way though.

Heats this afternoon. My quarterfinal starts at 3:10 EST.