Training Log Archive: kensr

Fog, freezing rain, snow, -1C. Glasses and visor freezing over. Still, started good, 3rd to first control. Then 3 of us converged on the third control at the same time and I got body checked face first into the fresh powder. Couple minutes to get enough away to see and took off a little prematurely downhill, couldn't really see and crashed again.
After that ran conservatively for awhile, down a moderate hill on my butt. Gradually got back into it and did the last half ok.
Ended up 9th for the day and combined out of 15. Could have been a couple places higher without the mishaps.

C • Body checked 7

Cold today, in the teens and windy. Snow cold overnight. Wax okay, but not super hot. Used LF5 with Swix cold rocket fluoro. Most of the trails were choppy so it didn't matter too much. Course folded in on top of itself with loops.
Technically no mistakes, dragged a little up one early climb. Finished middle of the pack of 15.

Event: WMSOC 2016
 

In Germany for World Masters skiO champs. Just got enough snow here in the past week to hold the races, about 15" on the ground. Some coming down on the drive up yesterday on sketchy roads from Prague. Clear and cold today. Forecast for single digits tonight.
Model set up with the SI-air timing. Practice testing the distance sensitivity. Flashes at about 2' unless it's on the same wrist as the Garmin watch, then you have to get within 6". Definite interference. Lesson: wear on different wrist.
Snow soft but setting up. See what we get tomorrow.

C • Good Luck! 2

Wax testing. Put LF5 over the Start green medium fluro. Okay, but temp will be colder tomorrow.

3" more snow overnight so trails are getting okay. Groomed fields and Pines and then skied. Cold fresh snow somewhat slow.

Night ski on new heavy cover. Couple inches of sleet with a light crust. Didn't groom, and skiing was fine. Stayed in the fields, but other areas are probably okay, too.