Training Log Archive: nicki

Awesome sunny day out in K-country. Did the Whisky Jack-Elk Pass loop and had to keep moving quickly to stay ahead of the cookie XC ski race. The trail was perfectly groomed and track set but managed to find a side trail to find some powder and more interesting skiing.

Commute

A nice slow jog through the endowment lands of UBC, with a sprint around the campus on the warm-up map. Gorgeous sunny day in Vancouver

Hiking up Mt Seymore with Louise, Petra and Henrick

Deep Cove set-up race - Started out moving very quickly and nailing all the controls, until I hit the first forest section. I went too high on the hill (which I tend to do), got stuck in green and then got completely turned around. Lost nearly 5 minutes here and so realised my race was totally shot. I was then VERY pissed off and totally discouraged so just plodded through the rest of the course and managed to make yet another forest error. 2.5 more minutes lost there. Ended up with a 29 minute split and was way off pace to join the top 15 in the chasing start. Very VERY annoyed. I must learn to slow down when getting into technical stuff on a sprint.

Deep cove "non" chasing sprint - I decided to just go out and try not to screw up this time, slow down in the forest, and minimize the small errors in the circle. It was a much better run, although I missed the fun of chasing and the advantage of following. I definitely prefer the more urban sprints.

Ambleside final sprint - Last race of the weekend so I decided to just go out as hard as I could. I knew it was mostly urban so it suited me more because I like to go fast. Had a perfect run and go within 30 seconds of the top guys which made my whole weekend.

Warm-up, cool-down