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I decided at the last minute to continue my early season racing trip in Silver Star by going to Canmore. On Sunday night following the pursuit race I cancelled my plane ticket, booked another one from Calgary a week later, found a ride to Canmore and looked for a place to stay.

The innaugural Chelsea Nordiq spritns got a flying start last night. XCOttawa.ca, NADC, @ US college teams (St. Laurence and Bowdoin), and lots of local skiers turned out to test their speed. The course was great, thanks to Linda Landry, the Dunnderosa golf course and Lafleur de la Capitale!

Skiing with both XC Ottawa and Carleton Varsity Team.

The individual start skate race was on the menu today at the Canmore World Cup. For the women it was 10km and the men did 15km, on a 5km loop. The loop was very hard and the snow was cold, however the air had warmed up nicely by race time.

Today is Monday, June 9th, giving you exactly one week before the registration deadline for the NST Outreach Camp. Sign-up to train with Devon Kershaw and Periann Jones.

First and foremost, a big thanks go out to all those who helped and encouraged us through the year, with huge respect and thanks to our coaches, Pavol Skvaridlo and John Langstone. Their patience and help were irreplaceable and they guided us to our terrific season. Thanks to other coaches who worked with us throughout the year: Greg Mark, Amy Mark, Don Moxley and Patti Kitler. Thanks also to a strong program supporter, Gail Blake at Carleton, and to Basil Phillips for the massage therapy help.

A few short comments on the race... Hardest course I've ever seen, we think John came up with the best wax job of the day!

Full results from the Karhu XCOttawa time trial held at Nakkertok South.

A week and a half ago XCOTTAWA had a succesful outing at the GP des Couleurs Mountain Running Race in Mt. Tremblant. This Saturday (October 2) comes the other major mountain running race in the region; the Fall Rhapsody at Camp Fortune.