Honestly, I could have bailed in mid May (yeh thank you jury duty for holding me hostage) for Moscow, but I did not want to miss Arctic Valley. So, following in my footsteps from previous years, I decided to bail for Moscow AFTER WINNING Arctic Valley :)
This is one of my favorite races and I love the 10k climb. Leonid opted for the 5 mile again and won the guys division overall! I start serious hill training in Februray for this which often means treadmill sessions in the village. This year, I had a fair challenge. Kamie Miller who won the 49K in 2019 was hot on my heels. I was able to pull away on the climb, but my lead was less than two minutes at the turnaround. I am a climber and she is a descender. I had about 1:30 on her at the top and she was able to close about 30 secods of that on the downhill. I went eyeballs out on the descent just focusing on holding that gap. I usually win this race by pulling away at my own pace on the climb and hanging on for a strong downhill. I ended up with the win and a gap of just under a minute-whew that was an assbuster but the job got done. Time to hit the pause buttin on Alaska racing until August and head to my other home for a bit. Next stop-Moscow!
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