Training Log Archive: jimaIn the 7 days ending Jan 8, 2017:
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Sunday Jan 8, 2017 #
12 PM
XC Ski - Classic 1:14:32 [2] 9.19 km (8:07 / km) +179m 7:24 / km
shoes: '07 Fischer Classic White-Yell
Classic skiing on a clear and crisp day - 1" of fresh powder on top of the hard base, which mellowed things out a bit. Classic tracks were hard with ice mixed in - a bit of klister under the hard wax would have helped.
Some of this is on the Ski-o tracks - what I'd snow-shoed in was very uneven, but navigable. Snow pack is fairly firm, so wasn't wallowing in deep stuff off track.
Some of this is on the Ski-o tracks - what I'd snow-shoed in was very uneven, but navigable. Snow pack is fairly firm, so wasn't wallowing in deep stuff off track.
XC Ski - Skate 21:08 [3] 4.52 km (4:41 / km) +69m 4:21 / km
shoes: Atomic Red Cheetahs
And a bit of skating to round out the day - another loop on the race course - hills were getting to me - dehydrated and in need of a Gu or 2.
Saturday Jan 7, 2017 #
12 PM
XC Ski - Skate 31:07 6.42 km (4:51 / km) +102m 4:30 / km
ahr:145 max:157 shoes: Salomon SLab Classic-206
Skiing after standing around the finish line at the Zak Cup race - not really warmed up, but did 1 loop of the race course to see how I'd compare. Let's just say I wouldn't have been challenging the leaders.
Skis rather slow - waxed for warmer conditions.
Very good turnout for the race - had a lot of fun dancing around with the rest of the start/finish crew to keep warm.
Skis rather slow - waxed for warmer conditions.
Very good turnout for the race - had a lot of fun dancing around with the rest of the start/finish crew to keep warm.
Tuesday Jan 3, 2017 #
4 PM
XC Ski - Skate 20:00 [1] 3.5 km (5:43 / km)
shoes: '02 Peltonen Skate Skis
Putzing around in the freezing rain during the kids ski session.
About a dozen kids and 5 coaches was a good ratio, so I wasn't needed for crowd control.
Wet frozen granular over nicely groomed made for nice and fast conditions, but very limited and fading light plus rain freezing on my glasses made for some challenges.
About a dozen kids and 5 coaches was a good ratio, so I wasn't needed for crowd control.
Wet frozen granular over nicely groomed made for nice and fast conditions, but very limited and fading light plus rain freezing on my glasses made for some challenges.
Monday Jan 2, 2017 #
2 PM
XC Ski - Skate hills 1:11:29 10.12 km (7:04 / km) +291m 6:11 / km
ahr:132 max:150 shoes: '10 Salomon Equipe 8 Skate Ski
Started off on the Cobble Mtn side for a quick warmup, then headed back across the road - a quick loop on Brook Run, where I did a face plant just in front of a family as my left ski hit a rock in the snow and came to an immediate halt.
Then over to Mt Rowe for some vertical fun. More boot traffic and less firm conditions. Skis not overly fast, so was struggling up hills - more herringboning and less V1 than I wanted. Worked my way up to the dead end overlook, then came screaming back down. Started down the northern leg of Rowe's Revenge, but turned back near the bottom when I saw a section fulling in the sun and completely bare. Very cautious coming down some of the hills - steep, narrow, alternating powder and glaze. Saw one guy working his way gracefully down a narrow section - tried to emulate it, but opted for a graceless snowplow and side stepping the steepest parts.
Then over to Mt Rowe for some vertical fun. More boot traffic and less firm conditions. Skis not overly fast, so was struggling up hills - more herringboning and less V1 than I wanted. Worked my way up to the dead end overlook, then came screaming back down. Started down the northern leg of Rowe's Revenge, but turned back near the bottom when I saw a section fulling in the sun and completely bare. Very cautious coming down some of the hills - steep, narrow, alternating powder and glaze. Saw one guy working his way gracefully down a narrow section - tried to emulate it, but opted for a graceless snowplow and side stepping the steepest parts.