Training Archive: bmay

classic ski 1:48:45 [3] 36 km (3:01 / km)

Reino Keski-Salmi Loppet. 4th place overall about 7 minutes behind Skeets and Jesse, 2 minutes behind 3rd place. Very good race. Skis seemed a little slow in the early going and I dropped off the lead group early on Ermine Frolic. I came through the half-way point in 6th, but then managed to pass two skiers (Cyrus being one of them :-) on the 2nd loop. Best I've ever felt on the 2nd trip around the course. Splits (53:42 and 55:03) were pretty even. Grip wax: Rex Blue binder; Swix Silver Universal; covered with VR45. Good wax combo, but I probably went a little thick with the klister.

classic ski 40:00 [3] 8 km (5:00 / km)

Wax testing; warming up; cool down.

classic ski 1:00:00 [3] 12 km (5:00 / km)

Testing wax for the Loppet. Pretty tough waxing as we had fresh snow, then granular tracks when the groomer came by, then more fresh snow falling on top of that. Went from hard-wax to klister and back in the space of about 1/2 hour.

skate ski 30:00 [3] 5 km (6:00 / km)

Ski practice with the younger kids. Soft and wet, with rain coming down. We stuck to the main road up to and beyond South Hub.