10km Skate TT, Hatcher Pass
Kate Arduser- 40:45
Taz Mannix- 40:48
Kate Fitzegerald- 41:13
Becca Rorabaugh- 42:18
Laura Valaas- 46:12
Ky Eiben- 47:08
James Southam- 33:28
Jeff Ellis- 33:38
Bart Dengel- 34:23
Anders Haugen- 35:30
Peter Kling- 38:25
Bobby Miller- 39:05
I can't remember what everyone's times were this morning. I also can't remember in what order the guys finished after James and Jeff. If and when Erik sends out the results, I'll update the above.
You don't need to see exact times though to see that I raced horrendously. It was not an auspicious first time trial of the season. I felt fine, my skis were fine, it was a beautiful day, the course was great, the snow was firm, nothing broke, I wasn't sick. In short, there's no reason on earth that explains why I was so slow. Which is the worst way of being slow, honestly slow. Today was a day when I had to face the numbers and think, well, maybe I am slow, maybe this skiing thing isn't going to turn out so great for me after all. I would say I feel like I've plateaued. That cruel and despair-filled term. But no, it's more like a trough. Like I climbed up and then the next step forward dropped me into a trough. (I'm trying to avoid being overly dramatic and mentioning that the trough is full of pig slop. So I'm not going to describe it that way. I just want you to know that I exerted the effort to refrain.) Yes, a trough, and I'm sitting there looking up and thinking "oh [expletive deleted], how to I climb back out of this.
And if you're tempted to give me a lecture on attitude (ah-hem... mom) just go to Despair.com and sum it up in a motivational poster for me, okay?
Taz Mannix- 40:48
Kate Fitzegerald- 41:13
Becca Rorabaugh- 42:18
Laura Valaas- 46:12
Ky Eiben- 47:08
James Southam- 33:28
Jeff Ellis- 33:38
Bart Dengel- 34:23
Anders Haugen- 35:30
Peter Kling- 38:25
Bobby Miller- 39:05
I can't remember what everyone's times were this morning. I also can't remember in what order the guys finished after James and Jeff. If and when Erik sends out the results, I'll update the above.
You don't need to see exact times though to see that I raced horrendously. It was not an auspicious first time trial of the season. I felt fine, my skis were fine, it was a beautiful day, the course was great, the snow was firm, nothing broke, I wasn't sick. In short, there's no reason on earth that explains why I was so slow. Which is the worst way of being slow, honestly slow. Today was a day when I had to face the numbers and think, well, maybe I am slow, maybe this skiing thing isn't going to turn out so great for me after all. I would say I feel like I've plateaued. That cruel and despair-filled term. But no, it's more like a trough. Like I climbed up and then the next step forward dropped me into a trough. (I'm trying to avoid being overly dramatic and mentioning that the trough is full of pig slop. So I'm not going to describe it that way. I just want you to know that I exerted the effort to refrain.) Yes, a trough, and I'm sitting there looking up and thinking "oh [expletive deleted], how to I climb back out of this.
And if you're tempted to give me a lecture on attitude (ah-hem... mom) just go to Despair.com and sum it up in a motivational poster for me, okay?
posted by LAV at 18:02
9 Comments:
Hmm,
"we've all been there"
"even the best fall sometimes"
"it's not how many times you fall down, ......its how many times you can stomach hearing this crap"
Wait that last one didn't seem right,....
Don't fret, I"m definitely very predisposed to think similar "sloppy" thoughts as well when I have a bad day. So what do I do? Take a nap, get some extra rest, and (One more good quote, from the literary genius Joe Dirt) "keep on keepin' on."
Those days suck. There's really nothign anyone can say to make it better. The only cure seems to be a chance for redemption at a later date. I usually try to back off being too serious about it and focus on my next chance to "prove" myself.
You're not the squirrel, Laura, you're the ermine! Go for it!
Granny
hehe, thanks jerk.... you just changed the order.... I was psyched about pretending for a little bit there...
-wreck
Years ago when I started watch these cross country ski websites there was a posting on a race result that said something like " Kikkan had a good race today, Laura Valaas had a few problems but proved thats shes the real thing" I'm just a poor skier and a fan but the prediction seems to have been true.
think of what you would say if it was anyone else: the rest of your results have been solid; this is one meaningless training effort; and it has no bearing on the rest of the season. don't worry about it!
Yes, that's a very bad test. I can imagine that some reevaluation is in order. I hope you have the right answers for the hard questions. The sport needs people who have shown that they can stand on World Championship podiums.
Laura, it makes me feel so much better to know that even the pros have their "honestly slow" days, and that I'm not the only one who has the whole self-doubt thing going on some days. Thanks for sharing your thoughts.
Faith, baby. Have Faith. Go get 'em princess!
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