Training Log Archive: Joshosh

XC Skiing - Freestyle 51:53 6.76 km (7:40 / km) +96m 7:10 / km
ahr:146 max:168

Moving time - 48:43

Nice morning out today and just after we left the house there were kolme poroa in the metsa (after i put my camera away of course)



Some of the guys went to the slopes again in Yllasjarvi while myself, Riina and Taija went to do some more cross country. The plan was to Ski to Kesangin Keidas for pancakes......this is my kind of sport!!

We started off from the cabin, then out across Akaslompolo, pretty cool skiing on a frozen lake....if a bit worrying. Then along the trails to the cabin with me going freestyle and the girls doing traditional skiing.

Time to go 'splorin



if only we had someone with a good sense of direction........



Loads of people out today and some many young kids flying past me!!

mid training pancake......but i think the real issue is who puts coke in a pepsi cup?!



not exactly a shack in the woods

XC Skiing - Freestyle 1:03:43 8.08 km (7:53 / km) +172m 7:07 / km
ahr:140 max:161

Moving time - 1:01:32

After some refueling we decided that 12-13km on the out and back wouldnt be enough so we picked some add ons to our loop.

Imagine skiing along endless deserted trails



Wintery wonderland



This brought us as far as Hangaskurun Laavu which was awesome!! A small hut open to anyone and everyone with wood for a fire

toasty time

XC Skiing - Freestyle 48:37 7.2 km (6:45 / km) +89m 6:21 / km
ahr:135 max:160

Moving time - 46:45

After a nice refueling juice box we started out again.....uphill, which i find tricky on ski's. Worth it though for a nice downhill towards Akaslompolo again even if i did stack it a few times.

last photo before turning on my torch for the final part



Finished out along some of the same trail we started on and across a part of the lake to the K-Market in the town.

XC Skiing - Freestyle 13:34 1.24 km (10:58 / km) +12m 10:28 / km
ahr:121 max:134

Moving time - 11:48

Very slowly through the icy car park and along the footpaths back home for joulutorttu and a sauna

We made it



Food!!!

Running (Snow) 30:04 4.21 km (7:09 / km) +61m 6:40 / km
ahr:128 max:154 shoes: Inov-8 Oroc 280 Ice-Tec

Note

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XC Skiing - Freestyle 38:31 4.14 km (9:19 / km) +61m 8:40 / km
ahr:157 max:173

XC Skiing - Freestyle 30:19 4.14 km (7:19 / km) +64m 6:48 / km
ahr:163 max:175

Back from the cabin in the woods after a munkki. Myself and Roope went ahead and took car #1 back to the house and the girls followed behind.

There is something nice about skiing through the forests up here with a headtorch on to see your way.

when are the Irish XC Ski Champs for 2016 I wonder, now that I've done 2 days on the snow I feel pretty qualified

XC Skiing - Freestyle 45:35 2.02 km (22:34 / km) +13m 21:52 / km
ahr:125 max:154

Running (Snow) 48:28 8.52 km (5:41 / km) +45m 5:33 / km
ahr:143 max:161 shoes: Inov-8 Oroc 280 Ice-Tec

Skiing Downhill 5:00:00 [3] 15.0 km (20:00 / km)

Forgot my garmin this morning after going to the trouble of plugging it in so distance is a guess. Dunno if it counts as mileage since it was just sliding!

I'm not a natural on the slopes, lots of falls but completed green, blue and red level slopes under lights and in the snow. #

I looked like I knew what I was doing......until I started actually doing

Note

Running (Road) warm up/down 11:42 [2] 1.75 km (6:40 / km) +5m 6:35 / km
shoes: Inov-8 Oroc 280 Ice-Tec

Orienteering ◪ race 30:05 [5] *** 5.63 km (5:21 / km) +27m 5:13 / km
spiked:27/30c shoes: Inov-8 Oroc 280 Ice-Tec

Orienteering ◪ warm up/down 19:38 [2] 2.47 km (7:56 / km) +16m 7:41 / km
spiked:6/6c shoes: Inov-8 Oroc 280 Ice-Tec

Orienteering ◪ warm up/down 7:46 [2] 1.19 km (6:30 / km) +2m 6:27 / km
spiked:4/4c shoes: Inov-8 Oroc 280 Ice-Tec