Sunday Feb 3 |
 | xc skate skiing 2:04:56 [4] 33 km (3:47 / km) | |
| ahr:164 max:176 |
| City of Lakes Loppet....everything went well except for the result....felt fast, technique wise I felt like I handled it reasonably, no falls, fast time, but poor placement and result.....finished farther back in the field that I hoped for and not really sure why.....my heart rate average was right where I would expect indicating that I gave it a good effort...but I just wasnt where I wanted to be in the field....by the time I got to some of the downhills they were luge runs but that was to be expected given the conditions...funny how you develop good downhill technique but have to resort to the "ol snowplow and let the berm guide you" technique after the early waves push all the soft snow off the trail.....My wax was warm for the last half of the race and I wasnt gliding as well as I was at the beginning but the conditions were fast for most...
The weather was good and it was a good day to race....they seem to improve the race course and staging every year....I would have expected more than the just over 700 finishers in the skate and 200 in the classic race that participated given the good snow year we have had....I thought they would top 1000 in the skate race...It will be interesting to see how many the Vasaloppet draws this year..... |
Saturday Feb 2 |
| xc classic skiing 32:10 [1] | |
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| Kari and I skied the Luminary Loppet...took off 10 minutes to account for stops and picture taking.....great event that is alot of fun...amazing to see over 1000/1500? skiers enjoying the great temps and candle luminaries on Lake of the Isles...they had built a ice candle pyramid and glowing ice columns...ironic that this event is growing each year while the race fields are not....the course was screaming fast as you could double poll with little effort to make it around the 2 mile? course.... |
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Friday Feb 1 |
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| weight:170.8lbs |
| after 3 days of teaching/training 7 hours each day I just decided to veg and forget a Thursday workout....
watched Leif on the Internet TV this morning in my office skiing the first leg of the US Juniors Biathlon Relay team....did anyone else see it?.....I actually gave out a little yelp when he cleared his targets in the 2nd prone shooting leg and moved into 3rd....fantastic!...
my weight is in a good spot right now....I thinking lifting weight has helped...I feel stronger if not faster...
looking forward to the Loppet this weekend...33K skate....fast conditions are likely, which should help me....I do OK on the flats and if I can hold it together in the hills in butler and the bog I hope to finish in the top 55% of the field...top 60% would likely be a good result....should be a good time if I can get to the lakes feeling good... |
| weight machine 20:27 [1] | |
| ahr:85 |
| 2 sets, very light weights, 20-25 reps.......saving it for sunday... |
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| Kari and I walked around Lake of the Isles for 45 minutes on Friday night.....we need to try and get out ice skating once this winter....very cold wind but nice to see others out...some skiing on the lake... |
Wednesday Jan 30 |
| Stairs 31:52 [2] | |
| ahr:113 weight:171.2lbs |
| risked the dangerous stairwell workout.....Kari joined me and we went at an easier pace with an eye towards being fresh for Sundays race...Kari is doing the 12K Tour and I am in for the 33K Skate....both of us are doing the Saturday night Luminary Loppet just because it looks so dang cool...unbelievable that the Luminary Loppet (with 1000 people!) may be the BIGGEST ski event of the weekend...out drawing the races.....the nordic ski community should put on more participative events with a unique twist lke this to draw people into nordic skiing.....I enjoy racing but I have to admit the Tour de Beer was the most fun this year.... |
Tuesday Jan 29 |
| uphill treadmill hike/run 55:00 [3] | |
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| go outside?....no way...my inner wimp came out to play....glad to have the inside apartment gym in the apartments.....did 4 1/2 mile repeats at 8:00/mile pace mixed in with some 15% incline walking inbetween the intervals.... |
Monday Jan 28 |
| weight machine 29:25 [1] | |
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| 2 sets, light weights, 20 reps... |