tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15494629842261951602024-03-12T22:55:33.473-06:00Fast Trax Pro TeamPatrick Moorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14185004327752273891noreply@blogger.comBlogger158125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1549462984226195160.post-20252803812886785192015-04-23T08:40:00.000-06:002015-04-23T08:40:46.169-06:002015 World Championships - MedalsI've been involved in a lot of really cool ski racing over the years. And up until very recently, when someone would ask what my favourite race was that was always an easy answer for me: December 22, 2009. Olympic trials. 30km classic. Must win situation. And Madeleine won in dramatic fashion.<br />
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That is still my favourite day of ski racing. But now it's a tie with February 24, 2015 when team USA won two world championship medals <i><b>in the same race</b></i> in Falun.<br />
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I've been asked 100 times what happened, what was it like. And I've never really gotten around to writing anything down. Luckily, Zach did.<br />
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Here, word for word, is an account Zach sent a couple of months after the race<span class="citation_text">. I could not have described it any better. </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The medals ceremony at World Championships is a fun thing to attend. Especially when your team has won two medals. (Zach Caldwell photo)</td></tr>
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Falun World Championship Report (by Zach Caldwell)</h2>
Every championship series has its up and downs. But sport is always defined by the triumphant moments, and Falun this year was all about one really huge day for the US team. Medals are the goal, and everybody acknowledges that hitting that goal means that everything has to go exactly right. So what does it mean when you get two medals? Obviously, it means that two American women showed up with their best performance on the biggest day, and it means that the entire staff produced something close to perfect skis. But it has to be acknowledged that two US medals also means that some other players did not show up. That is sport, and nobody is going to apologize for it.<br />
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However, it’s worth asking the question on skis alone; how does a small program like the US produce superior skis at a championship event against a country like Norway? I can tell you that it’s not a question of being smarter than everybody else, or of working harder than everybody else. The US service staff always works hard, and is among the most critical and open-minded groups I’ve seen. But if they were just plain better than the rest of the world, I think we’d see it more often!<br />
I think the answer has to be someplace in the procedure, and in the comparative scale of operations. Let’s take the example of Jessie’s skis – she has twelve or fifteen pairs of skate skis and she can only race on one. Jason Cork is her service tech, and he will often put eight or more pairs on the snow on a given day. That means that on a given day, Jessie might have two thirds of her total available skis on the snow – suggesting that a pretty broad cross section of materials and represented conditions is being covered by testing.<br />
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Marit Bjorgen, on the other hand, might have three (or more) times the number of skis that Jessie has. But it’s unlikely that her service techs have the resources to test too many more skis than Jason will test for Jessie on a given race day. So a narrower range of selections have to be made simply to get the skis on the snow. Marit’s eight pairs are likely to more closely target the expected range of conditions than Jessie’s eight pairs.<br />
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The same thing happens with wax, and hand structure. The more options you’ve got, the more options you’ve got to exclude from the testing, and therefor, the more targeted the testing becomes. This guarantees that, when conditions behave according to expectation, you’ll capture more of the very small range of advantages available in those conditions. Norway is the best service team in the world because they consistently win the war of small margins.<br />
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But what happens when conditions don’t behave according to expectation? What if, for some reason, the fully transformed and wet snow inexplicably responds best to skis, structures and waxes that you’d normally use in newer and drier snow? In that case, the systematic work of a large program with huge resources is likely to be focused on the wrong quadrant of the conditions map. While a smaller team like the US might have less chance of winning the tight battle for primacy in the range of expected conditions, it is well poised to pick-up a massive advantage on the rare day when conditions simply don’t behave as they’re supposed to.<br />
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The day of the 10K at World Champs was interesting because the testing unfolded pretty much as it normally would. The team always works hard to test as much as they can, and the procedure for the 10K was the same as always. When all the ski prep was done and we were headed out onto the course for the race, somebody got on the radio and said “hey, it’s really starting to snow.” Gus Kaeding was the first guy to reply, and he said “…we’re waxed for that!” at just about the same time that I was thinking the same thing. We didn’t wax in anticipation of the snow, but the wax that tested fastest was really good for the falling snow. If we hadn’t cast as broad a net in ski and wax testing, we wouldn’t have landed on that combination. There is no way I would have bet on the final combo before the testing was finished, even if somebody had proposed it to me. Which is probably why it all worked out so well.<br />
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I’ve seen that sort of circumstance before – where a team puts up hugely over-representative results. It’s a rare thing, and most often I’ve been on the wrong side of the break. In general, it’s a better bet to focus on putting the athletes in the race, and to accept the minor disadvantage that comes from a massively uneven playing field in terms of service resources. I feel really lucky to have been present for that 10K race in Falun. The result generated the kind of raw happiness that isn’t normal outside of childhood. It’s not just the happiness of success, it’s the happiness of being smiled-on by amazing good fortune. It’s the opposite of entitlement. And it was all enhanced by the amazing number of congratulations that the staff received from pretty much every team and industry supplier at the event.<br />
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Sometimes we lose track of the fact that it’s all sport. It’s good to be reminded that it’s not a war – it’s a game. Your competitors are going to come and give you heartfelt congratulations when you win. Make sure that you’re always prepared to do the same.Patrick Moorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14185004327752273891noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1549462984226195160.post-2272768206900831892014-03-10T04:39:00.001-06:002014-03-10T04:39:41.607-06:00Scando 2014 - the rest of the picturesI'm sitting in the SAS lounge in Heathrow right now with about 40 minutes until I have to head to my gate to come home. It seemed like a good time to post a few pictures. Here is what happened on the rest of the trip.<br />
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As a disclaimer, I didn't take a lot of these pictures.<br />
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<b>The Rest of Drammen:</b><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">When we went outside the morning of the Drammen race, it was raining. Grim conditions for ski racing.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Me and Jason putting on a brave face in the shuttle to the race. As it turned out, the rain stopped just around the time we needed to be outside testing. That was very good news. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Despite the fog, everyone kept their spirits up in the wax cabin.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The athletes were allowed to exchange skis each lap. That means a lot of work for the techs in a 50km race as we would then have to race to remake the skis. These are the pits for each athlete where their exchange skis are stored. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">With a field of ~80 men, it was important to know which pits belonged to our athletes. It would be a disaster to put the skis in the wrong place.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">As luck would have it, the sun came out on the day of the race! What a nice surprise.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The weather seemed almost too good to be true.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Oslo World Cups are a big deal. People camp out for several days in the woods to get their preferred spot on the course. Crowds (like in the picture) line the entire race course.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cory, me, and Randy in the stadium. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Packing the van to come home. We roll with a LOT of skis and gear.</td></tr>
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<br />Patrick Moorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14185004327752273891noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1549462984226195160.post-28648047392503327532014-03-06T09:58:00.000-07:002014-03-06T09:58:36.745-07:00Drammen - short updateDrammen was a lot of fun. Kikkan clinched her third consecutive World Cup Sprint Championship. <br />
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You can see a very cool GoPro video shot by one of our USA athletes on a lap of the course in the video below. The direct link is also here - http://youtu.be/13K30CkJDe8<br />
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This is for sure worth checking out!<br />
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<br />Patrick Moorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14185004327752273891noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1549462984226195160.post-54457262156359466772014-03-02T07:56:00.000-07:002014-03-02T07:56:25.709-07:00Lahti - PodiumS!!!Saturday was a big day for us here in Lahti. For the <i><b>first time</b></i> ever two American ladies were on the podium at a Nordic World Cup. This was a BIG deal.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The crowds were awesome and really loud. Having tons of people out makes ski racing a lot of fun.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">First we waxed some skis. I left my favourite scraper and brush behind accidentally after the last trip. Then the team left for Sochi. But as soon as we got to Lahti, Matt found all my stuff. This was a great start to what would soon be an even better day!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Skate sprint finish. Sophie (#25) on the far left and Kikkan (#11) second from the left.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Then this happened. Sophie is at the top of the picture and the red line is the finish. It couldn't get much closer than that.</td></tr>
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<br />Patrick Moorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14185004327752273891noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1549462984226195160.post-8463245935220768342014-02-21T20:33:00.001-07:002014-02-21T20:33:49.320-07:00Czech Republic (belated)In January I was in the Czech Republic. I didn't take many pictures, but luckily Barbara did! It was fun to meet up with her in Nove Mesto at the races.<br />
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Next week I head to Lahti, Finland so it seem like it was time to post a few of these.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our hotel was <i>right</i> at the venue. That almost never happens. This was standing on my balcony surveying the scene early one more. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is Kikkan. She won the skate sprint this weekend in Nove Mesto. As of today she has 19 World Cup podiums (including 10 victories) and 2 World Championship podiums (including 1 victory). She skis fast. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our hotel. A 90 second walk from the wax cabin to my room.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">At one point the giant inflatable banner fell down... MID RACE! Someone had to take charge.</td></tr>
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<br />Patrick Moorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14185004327752273891noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1549462984226195160.post-72961235656467325602014-01-06T05:09:00.000-07:002014-01-06T05:09:43.300-07:00DavosDavos might be my new best place. Needless to say, it has been pretty pretty awesome here.<br />
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<br />Patrick Moorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14185004327752273891noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1549462984226195160.post-7670419099484523432014-01-01T13:24:00.001-07:002014-01-02T08:00:36.714-07:00Tour de Ski - 2014My time at the Tour de Ski 2014 has come to a close. Tomorrow I head to Davos, Switzerland with Chris Grover (USST Head Coach) and most of the athletes for a pre-Olympics camp. Here is what happened so far.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Tour venues for this year. I was in Oberhof and Lenzerheide.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Wax truck central. Also, mud central.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Oleg, mating irons to obtain the most desirable characteristics of each.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cory and me. He's a good dude and great waxer - watch for some more pictures of him down the page. He has had an amazing Tour.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Oleg and me. Love this guy.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Classic Oberhof. All the wrong weather at all the wrong times. <span class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"type":45,"tn":"*G"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption">Now it snows. Awesome.... on the road to Swiss.</span></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The testing went well. Sophie had a big day and made her first appearance in a World Cup sprint final! A huge accomplishment. She is bib #9 (the middle skier) in this photo.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cory and me enjoying some sun.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is Simi Hamilton. He also made his first appearance in a World Cup sprint final. As it turns out, he WON the race. It's hard to overstate how big of a deal this is.</td></tr>
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You can watch the video of Simi's race here - <a href="http://youtu.be/TH2dTchUxqs" target="_blank">http://youtu.be/TH2dTchUxqs</a> - I highly, <i>highly</i>, recommend that you take two minutes and check this out. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Post race. World Cup gold medalist.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">So proud of this guy!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Enjoying some downtime with Cory.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jessie is a World Champion (2013, team sprint). She wanted to see what it was like to be a waxer.</td></tr>
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Tomorrow morning is going to be awesome. Our departure isn't until 10:00, so we get to sleep in and leisurely pack. Patrick Moorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14185004327752273891noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1549462984226195160.post-39884436298880789652013-12-13T20:15:00.000-07:002013-12-13T20:15:10.925-07:00Site update - Where's Patrick?Remember summer? It looked like this:<br />
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It isn't summer anymore. Strictly speaking, I guess it isn't winter yet either!<br />
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Anyway, I've updated the "Where's Patrick" section on the left sidebar of the site. Now you don't have to lie awake wondering which country I'm in.<br />
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Boom. Patrick Moorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14185004327752273891noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1549462984226195160.post-85297862791324700032013-12-09T21:56:00.001-07:002013-12-09T21:56:42.727-07:00Sovereign Lake NorAm - 2013This past weekend Jack, Reid, and I took in the NorAm at Sovereign Lake (near Vernon, BC). It was a great weekend. Here are some shots.<br />
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<br />Patrick Moorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14185004327752273891noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1549462984226195160.post-34703552374233009522013-07-02T21:45:00.002-06:002013-07-02T21:45:57.405-06:00Ski Selection - PhotosA few pictures from this summer's trip:<br />
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Here we evaluate a subtle range of characteristics to find high quality skis with the desired attributes.<br />
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<br />Patrick Moorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14185004327752273891noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1549462984226195160.post-58082936530045612152013-03-11T02:13:00.000-06:002013-03-11T02:13:38.252-06:00Lahti - videoHere is a youtube link to check out the video for the sprint finals:<br />
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What a race!Patrick Moorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14185004327752273891noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1549462984226195160.post-32469849040415259022013-03-11T01:59:00.001-06:002013-03-11T01:59:51.789-06:00LahtiThis morning we head back to Helsinki to fly to Oslo. Our shuttle doesn't pick us up until 11:00, so it was a pretty relaxed morning. We had a chance to sleep in and eat a leisurely breakfast, which is a luxury at the World Cup.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Lahti stadium with the ski jumps in the background. Ski jumping is a big deal here. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Skiing in general is a big deal in Europe. This cool helicopter was flying around all week with a TV camera attached.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Saturday was a skate sprint. The race was super short and super flat. The field was really stacked and Sadie and Kikkan both ended up in the same semi-final. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The final was an incredibly exciting race. Given the flat course, Marit and Kikkan basically entered the stadium together and it was a drag race to the finish. Unreal to watch two of the fastest skiers in the world battle it out. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It was a photo finish, but in the end Kikkan took the win. BOOM!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It turns out that March 8 is International Women's Day. This is a big deal in Europe and here two of the wax techs give flowers to all of the girls on the team. Needless to say, the girls were pretty excited about this. </td></tr>
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<br />Patrick Moorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14185004327752273891noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1549462984226195160.post-54634409814539979132013-02-24T21:59:00.000-07:002013-02-24T21:59:06.938-07:00Fast Trax does SWC<h2 style="text-align: center;">
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<li><span class="userContent">Saturday 0900h = A light morning run before a full day of work at <a data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/group.php?id=5097744141&extragetparams=%7B%22group_id%22%3A0%7D" href="http://www.facebook.com/groups/5097744141/?group_id=0">Fast Trax Run & Ski Shop</a>.</span></li>
<li><span class="userContent"> Saturday 2400h (yes, midnight) = Arrive at <a data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/page.php?id=118434788198374&extragetparams=%7B%22group_id%22%3A0%7D" href="http://www.facebook.com/cbcedmonton?group_id=0">CBC Edmonton</a> to cover a late-breaking house explosion.</span></li>
<li><span class="userContent"> Sunday 0640h = Arrive home. Fall asleep more or less instantaneously.</span></li>
<li><span class="userContent"> Sunday 1000h = On the trails at <a data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/page.php?id=276480585788096&extragetparams=%7B%22group_id%22%3A0%7D" href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Strathcona-Wilderness-Centre/276480585788096?group_id=0">Strathcona Wilderness Centre</a>, banging off some 6x10min intervals and a 2h ski with <a data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/user.php?id=510182521&extragetparams=%7B%22group_id%22%3A0%7D" href="http://www.facebook.com/patrick.g.moore?group_id=0">Patrick Moore</a></span></li>
<li><span class="userContent"> Sunday 1500h = Commence napping.</span></li>
<li><span class="userContent"> This truly is living the dream.</span></li>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"type":45}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption">The Strathcona Wilderness Centre is about 30 minutes straight east of Edmonton. And today Patrick and I went for one of the most fun ski workouts I've done in a long time. And that's saying something.</span></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"type":45}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption">The workout itself was 6x10 minutes of intervals. Hard, but not too hard. A solid two hours of skiing - you can see the details from Patrick's Garmin here: <a href="http://connect.garmin.com/activity/277325860" target="_blank">6x10 minutes</a></span></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"type":45}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><br />A fact, I suppose, that isn't surprising when you consider that Patrick waxes on the world cup circuit. And that two of his athletes won a litte race today called, oh, the world championships.</span></span><span class="fbPhotoTagList" id="fbPhotoSnowliftTagList"><span class="fcg"></span></span> </td></tr>
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<br />Patrick Moorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14185004327752273891noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1549462984226195160.post-85175037071512288342013-02-11T18:37:00.000-07:002013-02-11T18:37:34.416-07:00A Little More Birkie<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jack declaring, "Let the fun begin!" As Paul later noted, the fun had already begun several hours previous to this. </td></tr>
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<br />Patrick Moorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14185004327752273891noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1549462984226195160.post-49110210746280405222013-02-10T21:12:00.000-07:002013-02-10T21:12:28.159-07:00BirkieThe Birkie was this weekend, which always makes for a crazy week of work leading up to the event. Wet snow, that started to fall about 90 minutes prior to the start of the race, also made for significant craziness. But that is a topic for another post.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">On Thursday, CBC came to the shop to do an interview. You can see the article and video here - "<a href="http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/story/2013/02/09/edmonton-patrick-moore-ski-wax-technician.html" target="_blank">Edmonton accountant moonlights as pro wax technician</a>"</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Heading out with Jack to test kick wax and glide wax the day before the race. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Contemplating kick wax options for testing at Islet Lake.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The tracks were in amazing shape the day before the race. Too bad they didn't stay like this!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I was the test pilot for glide. For skate races I prefer to test by feel. But, classic races take place entirely in the track and I prefer use the speed trap. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Things get busy the day before the Birkie. So I wrote up the testing results and wax recommendation on the 40 minute drive back to the shop. You can see our final recommendation here - <a href="http://fasttraxnordicteam.blogspot.ca/2013/02/fast-trax-final-birkie-wax.html" target="_blank">Fast Trax Final Birkie Recommendation</a></td></tr>
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<br />Patrick Moorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14185004327752273891noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1549462984226195160.post-57001462124395751232013-01-30T18:51:00.001-07:002013-01-30T18:51:45.409-07:00Duntroon - World Championship TrialsThis past Friday, Reid and I flew to Toronto to do ski service at the Duntroon NorAm race. After arriving late at night, Reid and I managed to navigate all our gear through the airport and get to the hotel. We slept only a few hours before picking up the rental car and getting back on the road to for the two hour drive to the venue. The rest of the weekend looked like this:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Reid getting after the test skis. It was a massive help having Reid along for the trip, not to mention a heck of a lot of fun. I'm super glad that he was able to make it as we don't get to see each other as often these days. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jack booked this crazy bed and breakfast for me and Reid. We were quite literally in the honeymoon suite. There was a huge jacuzzi tube in the room for our convenience. Note - we didn't make use of the tub. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Stefan Kuhn, one of the AWCA coaches, took this picture of the sun coming up the morning of the race. We were on the trails early to test and luckily the temperature was not too cold.</td></tr>
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Once it was all over, Graham won the race by more than 30 seconds and today it was announced that he is going to World Championships - <a href="http://cccski.com/National-Ski-Team/Selection-Criteria/World-Senior-Championship-%28WSC%29-2013-Team-Announce.aspx#.UQnNPmeWQuE" target="_blank">WSC announcement</a>.<br />
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As I said to Madeleine, the day she qualified for the Olympics is still probably my best skiing memory, but this past Sunday now ranks a <i>very</i> close second. <br />
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Patrick Moorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14185004327752273891noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1549462984226195160.post-77991894774261820392013-01-30T09:21:00.000-07:002013-01-30T09:21:05.245-07:00Birkie Wax ClinicDuntroon went well... really well. Graham won the race and Reid and I had a lot of fun. I will post an update from that race with some pictures later this week.<br />
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The group was small, but they were very keen. It was fun to share some tips and stories from the World Cup. Patrick Moorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14185004327752273891noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1549462984226195160.post-77639932555474446582013-01-24T20:41:00.000-07:002013-01-24T20:41:52.744-07:00Duntroon - 2013 Edition<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Tomorrow Team Fast Trax, consisting of me and Reid, head to Duntroon for the last set of World Championships selection races. The results of these races, combined with the prior results from Thunder Bay earlier in the winter, will determine which athletes are selected to fill the open spots on team Canada.<br />
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Mount on your waxing trousers and buckle up... this is going to be serious. We'll keep you posted. Patrick Moorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14185004327752273891noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1549462984226195160.post-40761956656206555072013-01-20T22:02:00.001-07:002013-01-20T22:02:37.524-07:00Tour de Ski - 2013Next up after Canmore was the Tour de Ski. There is a good overview of the event here - <a href="http://www.fiscrosscountry.com/news/quick-guide-fis-tour-ski-competition-formats,3489.html" target="_blank">overview</a>. In nutshell, this was seven races over the course of nine days at four different venues. Pretty intense.<br />
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Here is some stuff that happened.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">An overview of where the races were. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Oberhof - Some of the wax cabins on the left. To the right you can see the waxing trucks of Sweden, Norway, and Germany. Pretty cool. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Oberhof - Lack of snow was an issue again. At certain points, pavement was actually showing through on the race course. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Oberhof - This is a picture of the venue. Sort of. The fog and rain that you see here is typical of Oberhof. It is a disgusting place to be in the winter and the entire World Cup is always excited to leave. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Oberhof - Wax cabins. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Oberhof - Applying structure. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Oberhof - Working. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Oberhof - Modern art? Nope. Just the six klisters that we tested and the aftermath of cleaning up the test skis. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Oberhof - Heading out to test.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Val Mustair - Compare this to the pictures of Oberhof above. This is what makes Switzerland better. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Val Mustair -See? So much better. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Val Mustair - The sun even shines here!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Val Mustair - The refreshment room in the wax cabin had a fridge full of Coke. Hard to argue with that. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Val Mustair - Matt, Cork, and me. Ready to get after it. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Italy - Since I was working with Noah at this year's Tour, I got to head up to the start of the point to point race in Cortina. It was a good day to be up in the mountains. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Italy - Racing in Italy is like racing in Germany... only the sun shines and it doesn't rain. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Italy - The stadium at Toblach. Take note of the hill in the middle-back of the picture. That is part of the sprint course and you'll also note it is a building!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I was lucky enough to be upgrade to the Executive First cabin for both my flight to and from Europe this time. If you have no idea what I am talking about, you should check it out here - <a href="http://www.aircanada.com/en/travelinfo/onboard/comfort_intexec.html" target="_blank">Executive First</a>. Seriously, go have a look. It will blow your mind. </td></tr>
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Next weekend Reid and are I heading to Duntroon, Ontario to do race support for a few folks at World Championship trials. This is Canada's last set of selection races for Worlds, so this is event is a big deal. Patrick Moorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14185004327752273891noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1549462984226195160.post-52820408260928370522013-01-20T19:18:00.000-07:002013-01-20T19:18:04.411-07:00Canmore World Cup - December 2012I haven't managed to post anything here in a long time... <i>too</i> long, really. But that doesn't mean that nothing has been going on.<br />
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In December, Canmore hosted World Cups, which was the start of my season with the USST. I was working with Kris Freeman and Liz Stephen. Kris had some awesome races, but Liz was sick the entire time and didn't start a single event.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">On the way to Canmore. Ski racing gets me excited. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Inside the wax cabin. All cleaned up at the end of a long day. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Canmore is a good venue, for sure one of the best in the World. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Getting after it. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We make amazing skis for the sprint and didn't want the entire world watching what we were applying. So we got some bottles from Canadian Tire and camouflaged them. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Testing skis. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mass start. You can just see Kris poking his head out behind #21. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kris racing hard. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Norwegian girls came around the hotel one night with pastries and songs for <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Lucy%27s_Day" target="_blank">Saint Lucia</a> night. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">More of Kris racing. He is #16 in this picture. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">At one point, I was on live TV in Europe for several minutes when the cameras were in our wax cabin. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sunrise at the venue. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Working on Kikan's skis for the sprint. That's me in the yellow jacket. </td></tr>
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<br />Patrick Moorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14185004327752273891noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1549462984226195160.post-51451580643168741992012-11-08T20:57:00.002-07:002012-11-08T21:03:13.260-07:00Winter RunIt's been a while... but winter is here so the updates will start coming a little more frequently. Tonight, it is -8c and snowing in Edmonton. Paul and I went out and did the 4x4min intervals we missed last night due to the intense snowfall. It was an awesome run and it felt great to be outside.<br />
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The run looked like this - <a href="http://connect.garmin.com/player/241528622" target="_blank">4x4min, Garmin Details</a> <br />
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I've really missed running with Paul throughout the summer and fall. Due to his work schedule, we haven't been able to train together much. But it's awesome having him in Edmonton again so that we can at least get out a few times a week. I always seem to run a little faster when he's around. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I couldn't find any pictures of us running in the snow together, but in the process of looking I did manage to find this. So... that's something. </td></tr>
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The route we took also brought me back several years to doing morning intervals with Lorris. When we were coaching, it was tough to get our own training in during practice. So we'd often meet before work and do the exact workout that Paul and I did tonight. Lorris lives in San Francisco now, so he and I don't get to see each other very often these days. Remembering those mornings makes me pretty happy though.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lorris and me at the Olympics. We are a couple of good looking guys.</td></tr>
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So, all in all a great night. There is talk of a 5km classic skiing time trial on Sunday. I'm already thinking about wax and ski options. It certainly isn't fitness that is going to put me in that race :)<br />
<br />Patrick Moorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14185004327752273891noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1549462984226195160.post-8772960985774170002012-09-05T22:22:00.003-06:002012-09-05T22:22:40.114-06:00Summer - that's a wrapSome things that happened this summer:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We spent a lot of time with Roseanne...</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-VmsuTHmCwRc/UEghgye6jUI/AAAAAAAABCc/At5wX_isCjw/s1600/Summer+2012+474.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="266" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-VmsuTHmCwRc/UEghgye6jUI/AAAAAAAABCc/At5wX_isCjw/s400/Summer+2012+474.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">... and Wayne!</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-8d9U4_xay4E/UEgf8L9ThII/AAAAAAAABA0/qXpWInwGGP4/s1600/Summer+2012+156.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-8d9U4_xay4E/UEgf8L9ThII/AAAAAAAABA0/qXpWInwGGP4/s400/Summer+2012+156.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Specifically, we spent a lot of time with Roseanne and Wayne in the boat.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We also played ladder ball.</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-6YhUHUQTLBc/UEggSD0MIxI/AAAAAAAABBU/LohXbqXMLEo/s1600/Summer+2012+238.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-6YhUHUQTLBc/UEggSD0MIxI/AAAAAAAABBU/LohXbqXMLEo/s400/Summer+2012+238.JPG" width="300" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Maryann and Cole were a team.</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-V8yfFQjXuos/UEggIGNybkI/AAAAAAAABBE/HB3V4lb9v0k/s1600/Summer+2012+236.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-V8yfFQjXuos/UEggIGNybkI/AAAAAAAABBE/HB3V4lb9v0k/s400/Summer+2012+236.JPG" width="300" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cole was a really good shot...</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-g5tSj4h3VVM/UEggNJ_VHZI/AAAAAAAABBM/iwObpgiu7Gk/s1600/Summer+2012+237.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-g5tSj4h3VVM/UEggNJ_VHZI/AAAAAAAABBM/iwObpgiu7Gk/s400/Summer+2012+237.JPG" width="300" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">... but Luke and I won the game.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Luke took advantage of some glass. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And Cole grabbed some air. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rose strapped on the board.</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vkfoCn71nmk/UEggz-B2tLI/AAAAAAAABBw/k1hNJuNt97c/s1600/Summer+2012+397.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="266" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vkfoCn71nmk/UEggz-B2tLI/AAAAAAAABBw/k1hNJuNt97c/s400/Summer+2012+397.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Wayne taught me to love skiing. He's still got it. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I got my swerve on.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Maryann got a new wetsuit and immediately learned to drop a ski. Coincidence? I think not.</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-a_4r4KNlcsc/UEghHe-4fdI/AAAAAAAABCA/NqXexCD--Qk/s1600/Summer+2012+471.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="266" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-a_4r4KNlcsc/UEghHe-4fdI/AAAAAAAABCA/NqXexCD--Qk/s400/Summer+2012+471.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">She was pretty excited about that development. </td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-76w5dBulq7c/UEghO5uxi1I/AAAAAAAABCI/1dvysKoxHYg/s1600/Summer+2012+472.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="266" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-76w5dBulq7c/UEghO5uxi1I/AAAAAAAABCI/1dvysKoxHYg/s400/Summer+2012+472.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I was excited too. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Luke is excited because he is sitting beside the heater!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cole was in charge of the tunes for most of the summer. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Good times.</td></tr>
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Thanks guys - that was an unbelievable summer!<br />
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My first World Cup trip of 2012 gets underway in less than 100 days. Not long now...Patrick Moorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14185004327752273891noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1549462984226195160.post-69313285924022779472012-08-19T16:28:00.001-06:002012-08-19T16:28:20.808-06:00Edmonton Half MarathonToday Paul and I ran in the Edmonton half marathon. This was a good race for me and I was able to push the pace all the way to the end.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Near the front of the group, just a few minutes before the start. </td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-nsVKptoMLYY/UDFlzlF5nbI/AAAAAAAABAQ/YPwZZstvC6s/s1600/2_Patrick+finish.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-nsVKptoMLYY/UDFlzlF5nbI/AAAAAAAABAQ/YPwZZstvC6s/s400/2_Patrick+finish.jpg" width="295" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">At the finish. I was able to make it in just under 1:30, crossing the line in 1:29:53. It doesn't get much closer than that. </td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-T6Mqmr5akVw/UDFmBkRwoFI/AAAAAAAABAY/QOXR4PKwZzI/s1600/3_Paul+finish.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-T6Mqmr5akVw/UDFmBkRwoFI/AAAAAAAABAY/QOXR4PKwZzI/s400/3_Paul+finish.jpg" width="295" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Paul just about to finish. Not his best day, but there will be others.</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-S1DdxtQXAmA/UDFmRcgHU-I/AAAAAAAABAg/P672TU0yDUY/s1600/4_+walk.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-S1DdxtQXAmA/UDFmRcgHU-I/AAAAAAAABAg/P672TU0yDUY/s400/4_+walk.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Finished. I kind of like this picture.</td></tr>
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Today was an interesting race. For me, it was a good effort and my first half marathon on the road. I can safely say that I didn't leave any time on the course and I am very satisfied with the way things worked out. Sitting here right now, I can't remember my legs being this sore after a race in a <b><i>very</i></b> long time. So that was good.<br />
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It is a bummer, however, that Paul didn't have his best day. Typically, we are within seconds of each other in races like this and I can really only think of two other times when the time gap has been this significant: a triathlon in Sherwood Park where Paul was sick and a ski race at Mount Shark where his heart rate raced out of control. Other than that, it normally comes down to a sprint finish.<br />
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So, all in all a good day. A good run for me and Paul will be back to fight another day. Patrick Moorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14185004327752273891noreply@blogger.com0