Saturday, February 3, 2018

Sprints and a Birthday

Today the Vikings hosted the annual Oxford Hills 1k Sprints and 3k at Roberts Farm, which is always a very well attended and exciting race. This year was no different and it was so much fun! The format is unusual - bracket racing for skiers. The day starts with a time trial. The top 48 skiers are then split up into heats of 6, with only the top 3 moving on to the next elimination, and so on until we have a winner. If they prefer, skiers can choose to race in a 3k instead. Sprinting isn't really his strength, but he decided to forego the longer race and try anyway. He made it into the first round of eliminations, and did his best. I am so proud of him!
I felt very fortunate that we were able to spend the day together, especially since it is big brother's 19th birthday! He came home from college for the day so that he could help at the races, which was much appreciated. Happy birthday!!

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