Schallinger for the W!

Racing in Utah went reasonably well. My legs are still hurting today two days after the 20k skate race. The olympic course at Soldier Hollow is no easy feat for mere mortals, but our UAA freshman ringer Michael Schallinger hailing from Traunstein, Germany made easy work of it. On the last hill before the finish, Schalli blew past the pack and sprinted in for the win. This is the first nordic win for UAA since Paul took the gold in New Mexico in 2007. Yahoo and good work Schalli!

Schallinger jump-skating up the last hill.

Here I am heading out for one more lap at Bohart Ranch in Bozeman.

Photos by Mandy Kaempf and Lex Treinen