Training Log Archive: kensr

Transit day. In SF headed to the mtns.
Cable cars, dinner at Fisherman’s Wharf, Ghirardelli hot fudge sundae. Hike back to hotel via Telegraph Hill.

C • Where did you stay? 2

Pretty relaxed ski with 1" ungroomed soft snow on top of solid base.

Up the hill and then touring upper trails.

Exercise class followed by trainer time. Lots of stretching especially hamstrings and hips.

Inch heavy snow overnight. Groomed the fields and skied around. Snow kind of slow.

Up the hill for the gazillionth time to get on the upper trails. Ungroomed and pretty slow.

Morning run with Joe's group. Warm up for first half mile and then pushed to stay with group. Thought I was doing 10 min/mi but turned out it was 9 min pace. So much easier to pick it up when you're running with others. Slightly faster than conversational pace and kept at it coming back.
Then all out for breakfast. Very happy with the run!

Trails still okay although worn a bit. Would be nice to add a couple inches plus. Thawed yesterday and set overnight, groomed the main trails to scuff up the surface.

Skied Stairway to Heaven and some laps up high and then loops in the field. Some no pole.

A shot up here. Legs a little tired. Too tricky coming down to bother a repeat.

Event: EMPO Lapland Lake ski-o
 

Thin cover, quite a few washed out spots that had been shoveled in. Actually skiing was pretty good.

Lost a lot of time going to 6. First headed up the wrong trail, fixed my location by finding 9 and heading over via 7. But then found groomed trails to my right and headed down them. These were shown as ungroomed tracks on the map, so assumed I was actually on the trail. Led me off generally in the right direction until it was clear it was not, and followed the track back up just below my start point. Then zipped down the real trail to the control, having added an extra 1-1/2 km to the effort. Maybe 12 min wasted.

Then took a dive stopping at 10 and snapped a pole. Detoured to the car on the way to 11 and got a new set of poles -- 5 min.

Using the second map proved to be more successful as I figured out the general trail layout and that some trails were groomed that were not indicated as such on the map.

Appreciated the event organized by Eric and Tyler. Good to get skiO started early in the season!

Picked up controls.

Red - Splits

Back home, snow above freezing but nice and pliable. Skied until darkness closed in.