Training Log Archive: Ari-o

Packing for the weekend (obscene amount of stuff in the car: AT skis to get mounted, bike, etc) made me late for rollerskiing. With Frank not there and Rob there, the drills and balance must have gotten cut short, because at 9:11, when the pack is usually assembling, they were already rolling towards the bridge.

So the parking lot was deserted when I rolled in. I changed boots and rolled out like a bat out of hell rolling down the bridge at a 4:12 pace for the first mile, and kept poles on and was sub-7 up the first two miles of the hill, by which point I was nicely in L3 and backed off to join the crew.

Actually, I think I may start using that hill to go hard, it's long enough to get a nice interval in.

Anyway, the rest of the roll was quite relaxed. Long loop, no extensions, L1 the whole way. Just a gorgeous day, leaves, cool breeze, no traffic. The best roll of the year. And hopefully a few more weeks until white.

C • 9:11 2

Got to Maine after dropping the skis off and errands and it was so damn nice I grabbed the bike out of the car for a quick lap around the lake, chasing down the sunset. It gets dark early!

Fun relay race set up by Juanma, and I got to run a leg so we could have enough teams.

After coaching, home to throw on ski boots and go ski. Hit Central just as the second train of a bunch was leaving, but made it on. Quick trip to Alewife and on the trail 19 minutes after leaving my house. DP up to Lexington, then skating back. IT band is feeling a good deal better, you know! Made it back on the light through Lexington, and got to Rindge just in time for the 83 bus, but it was running late (of course) but no matter, I had plenty of time to ride home on my transfer.

Warm up run over to Riverside Press for Basketball Court O.

This was super fun? Run to the points marked on the basketball court, say "beep" a lot, and go slow enough the IT band doesn't get angry. Did every course forwards and backwards, and then one where you had to stay on the lines (super fun, let's do that some time Alex).

Then run to pick up pizza.

IT band is effed? To the Minuteman! 8 miles of double poling because I ran out of light.