I survived my first race as a J3! The Eric Hays race in Park City was four long days of racing, the longest race I have ever done. It is an open series race with the first two days slalom followed by two days of GS. The adrenaline and the nerves as well as the time and effort put into skiing and ski tuning is really tiring.
By the end of the fourth day I was exhausted.
The first day I had a strong first run, winning me a spot in the flip but unfortunately, I straddled on my second run only two gates from the finish. It was an off set hairpin that came very quickly because of the speed that was carried into it. Over twenty percent of the girls also messed up on that hairpin! The second day went well. Entering the race with 990 points, I started 89th but managed to make the flip. With a strong second run, I placed 19th, scoring a 74 point result.
The third day went well but not as well as I had hoped. I finished 30th with an 89 point result. On the forth day, I was having a phenomenal run so what started as a 30 second interval between the racer in front of me (one of the slower racers) and I began to shorten as I started to catch up. Unaware of this situation, a course worker jumped into the course to shovel a rut right after she passed him. I was unable to pull out quick enough, so crashed and asked for a rerun. They told me to go back to the top as quickly as I could to redo my run. I rushed to the top but as I arrived they said there would be no rerun for me. Unfortunately I ran forth from last so as the jury was making the decision, the last racer left the gate. Although I followed all the right procedures, all reruns must be done before the last racer goes. Over all I was pleased with my results while still dealing with an injured ankle.
.)) Molly Leavens
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