Training Log: 'Bent

Run with AD. Just a bit icy for skiing.

I would have biked with my spiked Plus tires, but when I mounted the rear one after 10 attempts it had a slow leak near the valve. Bash kindly took it to the bike shop for me. They'll get it in 30 seconds.

Ski with the hounds. Expert-only at first on refrozen bits, and had to de-ski for some bits, but conditions were good in the hardwoods especially out of the tracks.

Out with both beasts to tire them out a bit.
Big boy was fine on his free range setup, even when we met the 4 Ridgebacks.

Stars O cup Forested Hills.
Nice open hilly woods, and a box of 15 controls where I needed to get 9 meant that I spent most of this running by myself easily instead of sprinting to keep up with better orienteers. I had to give up on 15 after 3 tries (should have read the description) but found it later on the non-box course. Fun run, mid-pack finish I think.

C • Consistent 2

Starry Night-o.
Run went OK at first, but I took a wrong turn and ended up way down a subdivision trail and had to backtrack. Also a bit confusing with the numbering in the second box meant I visited some controls twice. Oh well, at least I navigated by myself again. Mid-pack finish again with the fast 0 handicap kids.

Full skijoring tour of Palgrave West with both dogs in winter wonderland. Doesn’t get much better, even if the snow was a bit soft.

Rehab + partial workout 2.

Woo hoo, ski to work with AD. Very marginal on the way in, put some new gouges in the rock skis, but better skiing home in dumping snow by headlamp.