Sunday Feb 24 |
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| after the drive back from Hayward, Kari and I went on a long walk around Harriet and down Minnehaha....great temps and scenery.....we walked for nearly 2 hours...neither of us to sore from yesterday.... |
Saturday Feb 23 |
| xc skate skiing race 3:46:53 [4] | |
| ahr:154 |
| Had a fantastic race....beat my goal by a significant margin and was well ahead of some people I usually race close...I caught one of them at the Hwy 77 hill and he started a wave ahead which means I beat him by over 10 minutes...so I knew I was having a good day...and I felt good the last 15K...actually skiing strong and feeling good.....Birkie #18 in the books...
Kari also did great in the 23 Korteloppet Classic...after the race she told me she had stopped at the 2nd aid station and chatted with an older volunteer for 7-10 minutes.....ater lookig at the results I told her that 3rd in her age group was only 7 minutes ahead....NO CHATTING AT THE AID STATION NEXT TIME!...she ended up 6th in her AG and managed to finish in the top 38% of her race field, men and women.... |
Thursday Feb 21 |
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| heading up to Hayward Wi for the Birkie tonight....and I usually dont feel totally prepared to race 51.5K,....although this year I have done a decent job....I would have felt more prepared if I had raced the 42K classic Mora Vasaloppet....I would like to go below 4 hours....a goal that would not impress me at all 10 years ago but my race and training times indicate that I am 10-15% slower than I was 15 years ago....fastest Birkie ever was a 3:09 in smoking fast conditions.....actually, my best race ever was a 3:14 in the mid 90's in slower conditions when I had great ski's, so I figure a 4 hour goal is doable and requires a significant effort...
This will be #18 and that is probably the accomplishment I am most proud of....I am not a distance guy and its taken alot of pain and suffering at times to haul myself over those hills to get to the finish line 17 times...when I get to 20 that will be it......
The hills, the soft sugar snow...it gets tougher every year, but its Mecca if you are a nordic skier and there is no ski race close to its size....in a time when I am seeing a slow death of Nordic ski citizen racing, it remains the one event that keeps the scene going....
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Wednesday Feb 20 |
| weight machine 20:24 [1] | |
| weight:173.6lbs |
| 2 sets, very light weights, 15-20 reps.....light effort to save it for saturday... |
Monday Feb 18 |
| Run 31:34 [3] | |
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| Kari and I ran around Calhoun on a windy cold evening....... |