Racing

We kicked things off this weekend with an individual race on Saturday followed by a sprint race today. The weather was uncharacteristic sunny and the course were a bit more forgiving then I anticipated. It has been a few weeks since my last race and I was feeling a bit nervous about racing again. After any break from racing I always fear that I am going to forget how to go hard or not go hard enough or just forget how to race, but once out the start gate everything comes together quickly and before I know it the fear is gone and I am complete race mode.
Once things started everything came together fairly smoothly. I am over here to get the best racing experience I can and to challenge myself to bring my level of competing up a notch or two. I feel like I am on track to accomplish both of these goals.
Yesterday's five misses for me on the range put me into fifth place. My ski speed seems to be fairly competitive, but the minute penalty with every miss in an Individual race is always hard to recover from. Today I had one miss with each of the two stages in the sprint. My ranges times lost me a little more time but I held my own on the ski course.
Overall I am happy with the weekend and am excited to make some improvement in the races in Rupholding. Consistent shooting with a little faster range time and skiing faster with every race is what I am after. Going for it! I am just so thankful for the opportunity to do so.
-BethAnn