X-Country skiing race (Vasaloppet) 6:27:00 [3] 90.0 km (4:18 / km)
Just finished my first vasalopp stage! I completed the so called Open Stage under 7 hours witch was my goal. I opened controlled and felt very good the first half, but the length of the race took me. The last 30 kilometers was two hours of pain. But I keept on going and after all i'm really happy with my race. It will remain a worthy achivement for me.
*The ski wax when it comes to grip wasn't the best, but it stayed on the skis until the end. So I could "Glidstaka" a lot but to "diagonala" was a bit harder when it was too steep, so I "saxade" a lot.
*But the was when it comes to slide was good. I had a better glide then most people around.
I'm happy that I maneged to hold a good pace from start to goal. I think that was because I stayed in control of my powers the first 40 kilometers. I'm also glad that I've trained more skiing this year. I've trained up a tempo that I can hold for a very long time and still feel fresh. Now I held it the first half, and the second half also, but with a lot of pain. I was also in good motiavtion through the race, otherwise I would never been as fast as I was.