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NACAC XC Championships Tobago - Pre Race
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The question is "How do you keep the Junior team from getting sunburned when you go to a tropical race?" There are currently a few that look like lobsters here in Tobago and the senior team hasn't been good about watching over them apparently. I'm here in Tobago with the US XC team for the NACAC (North Amer, Central Amer, and Caribbean) Championships. This was my consolation prize for an 11th place finish recently at the USA XC Championships in Spokane. Not a bad consolation. It has been a great experience so far with the race yet to be run. We have been here a few days to acclimate to the weather (90deg and 80% humidity) and travel time (17hrs from the West Coast, that's long). I didn't realize it when I signed up for the trip, but Tobago is way down here. Only about 20 miles or so off the coast of Venezuela. And because these trips aren't just a race but a cultural exchange of sorts we were able to take a day and do what you would normally do in the caribbean...but without the pina coladas and rum. When we travel to these meets we have a Junior men's and women's team and a Senior men's and women's team. The Senior team is supposed to kind of keep an eye on the juniors to mentor them if need be, and at this point I'd say we failed since a few of them look a little pinker than when they arrived. But, we haven't raced yet so it may all be fine. |