Training Log Archive: Ørret

Skied up with Cristina and Lisa on the moonshine path on the west side of Sognsvann to Ullevalseter. Then went down the wild bill trail, as I have come to call the trail back down on the east side of Sognsvann from Ullevalseter. I was quite tired from my ski yesterday, especially in my triceps and generally in my legs but I started to feel that i was getting a real kick from my skates on the way back down.

I went out on the path to the right of the dam at Nedre Blanksjø. It was gently snowing most of time (gustily snowing for about 15 minutes on the way back) and the snow was silky smooth. It was delightful. I tried to feel my body weight on my pushing leg and work on extending my arms back all the way, making my triceps tired.

Lisa tried to organize a group ski trip up to the cafe at Ullevalseter but it was so gosh-darned cold today (-14 C) that it turned out to be just three of us. Cristina and Lisa skied faster but they patiently returned or waited for me on the way up. I had forgotten that on a previous trip up there I had learned to pack a separate pair of gloves and hat as they would become frozen after thawing out in the cafe for an hour and then wearing them again to go back down. Luckily Lisa had an extra Buff and well, you can just use a buff for everything so it all worked out. I was worried about the path being too icy on the way down but it was pretty good aside from a few major spots. I only had one incident with going off-trial unintentionally and I didn't even hit a tree or anything.

I decided to use tape instead of wax on my skis for the rest of the season. I wanted to learn how to use wax but I've decided that it's way too much of a hassle and is detrimental to me actually getting outside to ski and enjoying it. So I was very happy to try it out today and it seems okay. We need some new snow as things are pretty icy outside.

Skiing with Lisa near Sognsvann. My waxing job didn't seem to be doing anything to make skiing easier so we mainly stayed on trails to the west of Sognsvann and then headed back to ski around the winter park. We ran into my classmate's husband and son on the way back.

Ran around Sognsvann clockwise. On my way back there was a bandy game in progress.