Training Log Archive: silkychrome

Event: POCAR
 

POCAR loops 1 & 2.

Loop 3 was 20mi.

it snowed and was cold.

Loop 1 - 35F and light rain - 10AM - 3PM
CW8 beanie
Arcteryx Beta AR jacket
Craft LS baselayer
Patagonia SS daily cap tee
wool gloves
medium-weight Salomon tights
3/4 rain pants
knee-high OR gaiters
regular Swiftwick socks
Salomon Speedcross
+2 chem heaters

Loop 2 - 31F at start 3:30PM, rain had stopped. 23F and snowed 6" at finish, winds 20-40mph.
Skida fleece beanie
Arcteryx Beta AR jacket
Icebreaker 200 LS baselayer
new Patagonia SS daily cap tee
fleece gloves
medium-weight Salomon tights
3/4 rain pants
knee-high OR gaiters
regular Swiftwick socks
Salomon Speedcross
+2 new chem heaters

Loop 3 - 23F and snowing at start, winds 20-40mph, 12F at finish, snow had stopped
Skida fleece beanie
Arcteryx Beta AR jacket
Patagonia Nano puffy on/off/on
Under Armour LS baselayer
new Patagonia SS daily cap tee
new fleece gloves
medium-weight Salomon tights
3/4 rain pants
knee-high OR gaiters
new regular Swiftwick socks
dog poop bags
new Salomon Speedcross
+2 new chem heaters

These are probably the worst conditions I've raced in. However, it was NOT the most miserable I've been. Honestly I kept warm enough with the clothes I had. We were even crossing ankle-deep streams in 12F and it seemed the snow sucked the moisture out of our shoes and our feet stayed reasonably warm. I loved having my Nano puffy to put on/take off on Loop 3 as temps dropped and terrain/effort changed. I was planning to change into fleece tights for Loop 3 but it was just too much to ask at the unheated HQ, so I opted to change just shoes/socks.

C • "It snowed and was cold" 1

POCAR loop 3