January Update
Wow! That was fast! Interim came and went in a flash, but not without plenty of action from the St Olaf Nordic Team. From racing all around the upper Midwest, to dominating at broomball, to even starting their own radio show, January had a little bit of everything for the Oles. Week one of Interim was filled with intense training as we were shocked to actually see snow on the ground at St. Olaf. Our fearless captain Mitchell Miller even dared to comment that “This is the best snow we have ever had at St. Olaf!” despite the measly three inches being packed down to barely grass via the steel door. On Sunday to finish up the week, most of the squad headed north in to the city to race the Preloppet, a grueling 14k skate event. On the gun, Leif (my name is actually Leaf) Hanson sprinted out to an early lead, but 200 meters in, he decided to fall back a little and join the Ole train in order to make sure that the Oles were prominently featured on Skinnyski. Everyone ended