Training Log Archive: coach ld

Snowglobe snowy morning. Big fat flakes coming straight down. Goose and I headed up to Palgrave Forest for a tromp in the woods on snowshoes and had a lovely time. Then we got a call from Tman's day program saying he was
not himself, they couldn't wake him up for 3 hours, he couldn't stand up at all. So went to get him and he definitely could not stand up. He was pale, glassy- eyed, couldn't keep his eyes open or his head up. Looked a lot like a drunk or a drugged out person. Turns out he was. The workers at his house had given him his roommate's meds - and he's twice the size - and it's a sedative. Tman never got his own. He was quickly and well examined, had his blood and pee tested, his chest and abdomen x-rayed etc. right away at the Peel Memorial urgent care clinic - but it was still about 3 hours. Mostly we had to wait to see if the effects were wearing off. Bit scary but he started perking up and managed to eat dinner out with us, then walk tipsily into his house. Another tale of Tman.

C • Poor guy! 2

Took some stuff to the Mono ski swap and since there was still enough snow there, headed out on my crowns to check out their trails. Ross had run the snowmobile over them to try to pack the snow down enough for people to be able to kick in a track but too many walkers had been out so it was bumpy and not very nice. However, right beside that and in sections where he hadn't run the snowmobile, no walkers had gone there so it was actually lovely for kicking in my own classic track:). Gorgeous blue skies and sunshine but it was early enough that the snow wasn't sticky. Another smiley day on snow!

What a day!! It was like a crisp, bright mid-winter day with lots of snow and lots of sunshine. Cold to start and stayed clear and dry all day. Awesome. Goose and I did a very civilized steady classic ski in decent tracks. Chanse had been able to groom the green, first and second fingers, flat 500 and back orange. And it was lovely:). I tried my skins since I thought it was going to trickier waxing but I could've been on my good skis. The skins were a bit slippy at first until I found the pocket and my technique improved.

C • We live in such an amazing ... 1

After some lunch Goose and I set out on skate skis in sparkling snow. It was equally awesome. Repeated the upper loops a few times, did a few legs only, did some double poling - all with a big smile on my face just like everyone else who was up there enjoying some fine early season skiing. Lots of snow, lots of sunshine, no wind. Sweet.

Got out at the lunch break of the first aid course and did a neighbourhood run near Humberview. Then a short stretch before sitting again.

back/ab ex, planks, strteching

Oh man I love skiing:)
Last night's temps were -16 or so, so I thought the conditions for skiing where there's no grooming would be better today - and they were!! I went to Palgrave to see how Albion Hills' trails were and then if they were bad I'd try the rail trail. But I had an awesome, beautiful kick-in-my-own tracks ski wherever I felt like going. in Albion. There were some walkers' tracks, some ski tracks in spots, lots of animal tracks, and in some sections I was the first to make tracks. The snow was fantastic everywhere. Enough cover to not hit grass/dirt, but not so much that it was like wading shin-deep. The slushy stuff underneath must have frozen hard last night and set up a great base for the snow on top which was dry and satiny. Sweeeet just by luck conditions. Such a pleasant surprise and I had a big smile on for 2 hours:) I could take this weather until the end of March.

Cold dry day so the snow stayed:) Tried classic skiing again in the park - but there was still slush lurking underneath in spots. It was great until I hit those spots and iced up but I found a good loop on the gravel trail that had enough snow to not hit gravel, but no slush. Did repeats with lots of double poling. Good workout, in the bright sunshine.