skiing (skating style) 1:08:58 17.2 km (4:01 / km) +360m3:38 / km ahr:145 max:159 slept:8.0 shoes: Atomic WC Skating
Full perimeter loop this morning, skiing alone. Colder tracks made a liittle slower gliding than yesterday, but still around the best for this year. Had plenty of power to push up hill. Weather was changing and I felt a little cold on down hills at the end of the loop, skipped second run for the day. May be next week one more time.
skiing long (skating style) 1:22:28 18.4 km (4:29 / km) +380m4:04 / km ahr:149 max:164 slept:6.0 weight:160lbs shoes: Atomic WC Skating
Session #1 at Lapland Lake, skiing with Speedy. Temps are around low 40-s, soft wet snow, sunny spots are slow with excess of water on tracks. Energy wise felt great, climbing all hills felt easy.
3 PM
skiing long (skating style) 1:16:47 17.2 km (4:28 / km) +360m4:02 / km ahr:150 max:163 shoes: Atomic WC Skating
Session #2 at LL. Skiing with Spedy, after 20 min. rest and food. Gliding conditions started to improve with cool wind and may be temps were dropping. Same effort - less power + better gliding = same speed. Tired at the end. Grooming and over all snow cover are close to perfect today.
skiing (skating style) 1:20:27 18.2 km (4:25 / km) +380m4:00 / km ahr:154 max:166 slept:5.5 weight:161lbs shoes: Atomic WC Skating
At Lapland Lake with Speedy. Good conditions and decent gliding. Temps are around freezing, fresh snow. The GPS is for two training sessions together, did not reset the watch.
3 PM
skiing long (skating style) 1:18:12 17.0 km (4:36 / km) +360m4:10 / km ahr:155 max:164 shoes: Atomic WC Skating
Second run after 30 min rest, bar and tea. Gliding was slightly improving as temps were going down, same effort, tired arms and quads. Just full perimeter loop this time.
skiing (skating style) 1:04:18 16.69 km (3:51 / km) +380m3:28 / km ahr:145 max:159 shoes: Atomic WC Skating
In the morning on freshly groomed and super fast and somewhat icy track of perimeter loop. While muscles aren't fresh, fastest skiing this season.
11 AM
skiing (skating style) 1:16:29 18.0 km (4:15 / km) +400m3:49 / km ahr:138 max:154 shoes: Atomic WC Skating
Last session at Lapland Lake - perimeter loop + Joki Latu, some warm sports on the tracks, mostly conservative effort, but plenty of strength to finish. I have to say, I enjoyed this skiing season at Lapland Lake. 80 year young Olavi has done remarkable job grooming this year.
skiing (skating style) 1:16:03 16.96 km (4:29 / km) +380m4:02 / km ahr:144 max:160 slept:6.0 weight:159lbs shoes: Atomic WC Skating
Back to Lapland Lake for last skiing weekend of this winter season, Speedy is absent this time, skiing with Valeriy and Z-man. By the time we arrived the temps are well above freezing, so gliding was variable on sunny spots and in shadows. Tons of strength on this first run,Felt strong while climbing, even with the slow snow. This made it quite a workout. Not pushing too hard, saving some for the planed later skiing.
3 PM
skiing (skating style) 1:19:27 16.57 km (4:48 / km) +380m4:18 / km ahr:140 max:156 shoes: Atomic WC Skating
Same loop after very short stop for food and drink, snow is warmer and slower, same as me.