Friday Mar 7 |
 | XC Skiing (Classic) 1:10:00 [2] | |
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Wednesday Mar 5 |
| Skijoring 1:20:00 [3] | |
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| First time out skiing with the dog and the harness! I had some backcountry waxless classic sticks on so the skis weren't terribly fast, but wow, we sure picked up some speed on some of the downhills. If only Koona would really focus on keeping up the intensity on the uphills we could have been soooo much faster. She would often slow down on the hills and almost be running behind me. Makes for interesting wipe-outs when the lead gets wrapped around legs (mine or hers) and poles and skis. Also, I had a couple of good butt-plants when she got distracted by the mysterious creatures under the snow by the side of the trail which just HAD to get sniffed immediately. Nothing like 50lbs of solid dog to yank you sideways off your skis!! We stuck mostly to the freshly groomed trails but took a few side trails too which hadn't been groomed since the 20cm or so of fresh stuff had fallen. Good times. Hopefully both she and I will get better at working together so we can really rip! |
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| C • Koona 2 |
Tuesday Mar 4 |
| Snowshoeing 4:00:00 [2] | |
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| Deep crusty snow made for some slow moving and tired legs but the feelign of warm sun on my face was worth it. |
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| C • Ou 2 |
Monday Mar 3 |
| Running 52:00 [3] | |
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| Ugh. Tough hilly road run and not quite as relaxed as I'd wanted it to be. Unfortunately, Koona (a dog) insisted on pulling me DOWN all of the slippy icy roads instead of UP them.
Wet feet in the rain.
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Sunday Mar 2 |
| XC Skiing 7:33:10 [3] | |
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| Awesome second day of the Snowgaine! Dog Runner was an awesome partner and we worked well together on the maps, planning, survival muffin eating, and suffering. I was well challenged in the self-calming skills at some points when my wax kept giving up (skiing on sandy roads will do that I guess), or when the tip of my ski would get caught on the wrong side of a tree for what might have seemed like the 100th time in an hour. Regardless, we managed to fly through the course this day and make it back with all of our planned points with even a few minutes to spare! |
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| C • Yay, Bobkittens! 6 |