Training Log Archive: coach ld

First real ski. Great snow - satiny and just enough to not really see any dirt or sticks etc except in a couple of places on the Highlands trails. Up top was great. Did 2 full loops plus a few extra small sections. Felt strong. Did most of the 2nd lap legs only to go easy on the thumbs which hurt all the time now. But my achilles was ok in the stiff ski boot :). Didn't want to come home. Saw Mrs. Gally getting her new skate stuff in the pro shop. Fastest sale they ever made. Chanse and Kelly were astounded., said they've never put anyone on high end stuff so fast ever. Goose and I knew exactly how she felt: when you have a specific window you try to cram as much into it as possible - a workout, plus travel time, plus errands etc. has to all fit into that window. Hopefully we'll get to ski with her some day.

C • Skiing! 2

You know it's a good day if you get to bike and ski. I biked to school, then skied out back. It was like spring skiing this morning - clear, frosty and a thin crust of snow. Even the green poking out from was coated in frost so when the skis hit the grassy patches they still slid :)
Had a lovely 1/2 hour of just skiing all over our playing fields. So easy/fast. Love it. Then it all went mushy., and muddy so ski team practice was running and weights again.

circuit x 3 classes

Core Strength Series:
2 minutes or 2 sets of 10-12 per station
ab roller - roll out planks
hand weight double poling
cables dbl poling, triceps extensions
st. bike
Bosu ball 1 -foot twists, squats, teapots
med ball squats
leg press
chin ups, leg raises
lat pull downs
hamstring curls
good stretch

It had to be done. Midnight ski. Snow globe snow had been coming down for about 2 hours. Sort of wet but quite a bit of it. Sure looked like winter. So despite the late hour I just had to get out there. Did a slow tour of the park in the dark with magical snowflakes swirling down. There is hope winter is coming. It was lovely.

C • Good for you! 3

circuit x 2 classes

Got out onto some school rock skis to check out the fields before class this morning. And it wasn't bad. Took some kids out at lunch time and we found a pretty good patch where the elementary kids had packed the snow down. We did a tour of the fields and then technique work on the packed patch. It was actually pretty good. The novices were even able to glide.