Wednesday Feb 28 |
 | ski-o 30:00 [2]6 km (5:00 / km) | |
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| rest day. Went over to the event center and did the ski-o-athlon. Basically it was a 2km skate loop that was marked in the terrain but not on the map, with lots of controls along it (no control numbers). For each time around the loop (3 laps, same loop) you got a map with 4 controls on it and had to ski the loop and punch the right controls. At each map exchange you downloaded the si card and they told you how many you got wrong, and you got an 80m penalty loop for each one. Managed to go 3/4, 2/4, and 4/4.
We decided that if you really wanted to race at this you just ignore the controls and sprint the whole loop, since stopping to punch was about as fast as a penalty loop, and the possibility of getting one wrong and having to do the penalty anyway made it not worth it. So it needs a longer penalty loop. Still fun for a rest day though. |
Tuesday Feb 27 |
| ski-o race 2:22:00 [4]30 km (4:44 / km) | |
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| ski-woc long. 3 maps of about 10k each. Had a stupid turning mistake on the last loop that cost about 5 minutes, but otherwise the navigation was pretty straight forward. Warmed up a little from yesterday, maybe -15C? |
Monday Feb 26 |
| ski-o race 24:00 [5]5 km (4:48 / km) | |
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| ski-woc sprint race. Wicked cold (minus a lot C) so LF4. Drew the first start number, so not only did I have no idea what I was doing, but I got to do it first. Many things went by too fast, especially on the second half of the course. In hindsight (now that the week is over) I think I could do this a lot faster just from learning to read the maps better and knowing what speeds are possible on what trails. |
Sunday Feb 25 |
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| ski-woc in russia |
| ski-o 1:30:00 [2]10 km (9:00 / km) | |
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| Model event. Cold and windy, slow snow. |
Saturday Feb 24 |
| skate ski 1:00:00 [2]8 km (7:30 / km) | |
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| easy ski around the hotel in Moscow to loosen up after the plane ride. half narrow skate trail, half double pole track. |
Thursday Feb 22 |
| rollerblade 1:01:00 [2]16 km (3:49 / km) | |
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| C • WOC Ski-O 2 |
Wednesday Feb 21 |
| roller ski 59:00 [4]16.1 km (3:40 / km) | |
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| 5:09, 4:52, 4:54, 4:58, 4:47 |
Tuesday Feb 20 |
| rollerblade 57:00 [2]16 km (3:34 / km) | |
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Monday Feb 19 |
| run 51:00 [3]6.0 mi (8:30 / mi) | |
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Sunday Feb 18 |
| rollerblade 1:50:00 [2]32 km (3:26 / km) | |
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Saturday Feb 17 |
| roller ski 58:00 [4]16.1 km (3:36 / km) | |
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| 5:09, 4:37, 4:57, 5:00, 5:02 |
Thursday Feb 15 |
| rollerblade 59:00 [2]16 km (3:41 / km) | |
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| soccer 1:00:00 [3] | |
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Wednesday Feb 14 |
| roller ski 1:12:00 [4]19.1 km (3:46 / km) | |
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| 5:25, 5:03, 4:52, 5:00, 4:56, 4:55
got the new [snow] skis yesterday. stronger, smoother, and redder than ever! |
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| C • Good news! Soak them with wax... 6 |
Tuesday Feb 13 |
| rollerblade 58:00 [2]16 km (3:38 / km) | |
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| soccer 1:00:00 [3] | |
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Monday Feb 12 |
| roller ski 1:11:00 [4]19.1 km (3:43 / km) | |
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| 5:45, 4:51, 4:54, 4:53, 4:54, 4:50
wow fast. maybe a week in tahoe really is good for you. |
Sunday Feb 11 |
| rollerblade 1:51:00 [3]31 km (3:35 / km) | |
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Saturday Feb 10 |
| run 1:17:00 [2]7.3 mi (10:32 / mi) | |
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| up temescal ridge. the promised torrential monsoon never came this morning (its 75 and perfectly clear), but I had already slept past rollerski-oclock. |
Thursday Feb 8 |
| rollerblade 56:00 [2]16 km (3:30 / km) | |
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| soccer 1:00:00 [3] | |
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Wednesday Feb 7 |
| roller ski 50:00 [3]12.6 km (3:58 / km) | |
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Tuesday Feb 6 |
| rollerblade 57:00 [2]16 km (3:34 / km) | |
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| soccer 1:00:00 [3] | |
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Sunday Feb 4 |
| ski-o race 44:30 [5]12 km (3:42 / km) | |
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| short course champs at Tahoe XC. not so much snow down here, so a little bit of running across the dirt. a few little mistakes, but a pretty clean run. about two minutes behind mikkel. |
| skate ski 1:00:00 [2]8 km (7:30 / km) | |
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| slushy control pickup with dad |
Saturday Feb 3 |
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| Event: US Ski-Orienteering Champs
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| ski-o race 1:10:00 [4]18 km (3:53 / km) | |
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| long course champs at Tahoe Donner. started very late and hot and sunny. two minutes behind mikkel. |
Friday Feb 2 |
| skate ski 45:00 [2]4 km (11:15 / km) | |
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| easy control pickup at auburn |
Thursday Feb 1 |
| ski-o 1:01:00 [3]14 km (4:21 / km) | |
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| two loop course at Auburn Ski Club. very small map, lots of trails. |