Training Log Archive: kensr

Demo day at the Birkie start. Got a pair of longer Fischer’s and tried them around the warm up loops. Then took mine and slid the binding up a half centimeter. Both pair ran well in the new ungroomed cover. So I guess that saves me from buying a new pair.

Slow day. Couple inches fresh snow on top of good base. Temp high 20’s. Hills broken up with pretty deep sugar snow/powder. Berms on the downhills. Had a rescue snowmobile next to me going down one and got trapped straddling a berm when someone fell in front of me. Nice faceplant and cut cheek.

Skis seemed unstable on the lumpy hard packed downhills. I think when I remounted the bindings after getting here they ended up a little back.

Finally felt good when I got to the lake and cranked up the pace across the last 3 km to the finish.

C • Slow day 2

gps track

Birkie trail at Mosquito Brook, then off onto side trails thru a private development. Really nice winding trail, part will be the start section of the Prince Haakon 15k race tomorrow.

Relaxing ski with Ruthie, Tom and Jan, who were on classics. Did a couple speed pickups at the end and felt good.

Lots of snow, most I can remember seeing. If we get some Friday night the plan is to plow it off and not try to pack it down.

Pull ups 3 x 4

Hiked around Glade cutting off briars poking up thru what I recently groomed. Nice open route down thru the trees.

Then worked to meet up with our flight to MSP. Got 9 notifications during the day about flight delays, cancellations and rebookings, including twice having the flight delayed 3 hours and then moved back up 2 hours. Most of this while we were still at home a 2 hour drive away. Finally got on board, good flight despite a 160 knot headwind. Drove up to Hayward after the storm had fully passed. Just seems the plows don’t run at all in the middle of the night, so some residual here and there.

C • Winter flying 1

Long pre-Birkie rolling and stretching session.

Cold, crisp, sunny day on beautiful packed powder. Lots of animal tracks around the trails.

4.58

Couple inches new snow, still falling and slow. Grand tour at slow pace, tired.

Rec center is having a pull up contest in April. Hmm ... time to start training for this.
Goal: how about 20?
2 sets x 5, way under max.