NorAm Cup races in LP

Last weekend was pretty epic. Jason and I drove up to Lake Placid on Thursday afternoon for two NorAm Cup races in Lake Placid. With the Olympics starting up in Vancouver, there was a lot of buzz going on in LP. In addition to LP being the site of two Olympics and the defining "thing" about the whole area, there are also 12 athletes from that area who are competing in Vancouver, including three biathletes.

We raced a Sprint Friday and a pursuit on Saturday. It was a good benchmark for me, as most of the guys I raced against out in Minnesota were also in these races, so it was an opportunity to go toe-to-toe with some of the top US biathletes again. In general, I finished where I expected too, but it was encouraging to see the time gaps back from the winner were significantly lower than the races out in Minnesota back in December.

Following Saturday's race, I was also randomly selected for a USADA doping control. Which involved me going directly from the finish line into a room to be drug tested and fill out some paperwork. It turned out to be a much longer process than I expected (about 45 minutes), but it was a pretty smooth process, and seemed to have some checks and balances to make sure that the athletes are being protected.

Sunday morning, we went on an awesome classic ski at Mt Van Hovenberg with the JackedUp Old Man showing us the "real Porter mtn loop" and not that sissy one they use in the Loppet.

Make sure to check out the nordic sports during the Olympics! Despite what NBC and ESPN would like you to believe, there's more to the Olympics than Lindsay Vonn and figure skating!