You pick a fairly high number, not wanting to be in the way of the experts. And you are glad you did, around you there are nervous and exiced faces, people you can relate to... rookies. While lineing up to start, you make freinds with many of them and they obviously like you and encourage you, of course you offer the same to them. When you start racing, you find yourself exited and ambitious to win... good job.

While running along the trail, you notice your sled keeps jerking a bit, you lean over to look at one of the blades, when you notice a twig has been jammed between the base and the blade of the sled, you could stop to pull it out, or you can ignore it; it can't be a problem... can it?