From Cali- Entry #10

From Cali- Entry #10: I'll get a bit more online when I get back to the hotel. We're in the stands watching the 300-meter sprints. I am not getting pictures or videos of the sprints; I just want to enjoy the races. On the other hands, I've got plenty of video and photos of the 10km points & eliminations.

I made today's video- click here or press play below- it features videos from the 10km points & elimination races.

Quick news items; Kalon Dobbin (New Zealand's world champion) is out of the 300-meters and the competition after suffering a nasty groing injury. The track is fast and it is making for fast racing- the skating is pretty clean- I think most of the skaters are preoccupied with trying to keep pace.

There has been all sorts of delays- the 300-meters were delayed for all sorts of reasons; water on the track, timming system problems (I think). There were delays for the junior men's 10km pts/ elim after many fans jumped the barricades and got across the road course to watch the track races- their view from the stands was pretty bad.

I raced the 10km points/ elimination race and finished 18th in my heat- it was good because I hung onto the pack for 40 of 50 laps but the top-17 went on to the final. I finished and didn't get lapped out, so that was good.

I may put up photos later today, so until then, have fun wherever you are!