Not having internet makes me a little less prepared for racing. I knew the race started at 10am but I managed to not see a start list so I didn't really know what time I was starting. Actually, the Mich Tech boys told me I was at 10:19 so I felt pretty confident going out for a warm up. But when I came back to get my race skis at 10:05 and double checked by asking my coaches what time I started, they said 10:15. It may not seem like much, but there's a big difference between 15min to start and 10min to start when it's a bit of a hike to the stadium and you're not ready yet so I started to get a little tense, asking whether we were at 15 or 30sec intervals, and being frantic. (At least as frantic as I get, which is still pretty mellow.) Reassuringly, Lindsey Dehlin happened to be standing right there and she half turns to me and says, "15second intervals, you start at 19:30." Which reminded me of why I like Dehlin-- if she says something, you know it's because she means it and she's not ever just saying something to try to make you feel better. And she doesn't bother telling you something unless she knows it's right. Despite how different my teammates are, there are times when I am very grateful for their unique personality traits.

also, there's a rumor that I was third today! I haven't seen results, but that would be a sweet, sweet result for me!