Training Log Archive: AliC

A pre-race day! So:

1) Wax testing at the base of Northstar. B ski won.
2) Wax testing at the xc area (which is halfway up alpine mountain, bizarre and a pain to get to), B ski still won, got the wax for tomorrow!
3) Skiing up to model area, trying to keep it easy, reading map a bit.
4) 1:15000 model course. Ok, a bit confused off the start, but then things made sense.
5) 1:10000 model course. More little trails, they are *icy*! Tried to do a bigger cut that wasn't just downhill, and ate it. Right after seeing Marie-Cat extracting herself from just a few meters over... Ok, so lesson learned.
6) 1:5000 model map. Woo sprint! But much easier to read for the little trails, nice.
7) Finished on 1:15000 again, just to be more in that scale.
8) And back down to lodge.

At some point while map reading, skied over a rock and scraped up ski. Sad!

Feel pretty ready for tomorrow, hope body isn't so unhappy about the altitude, but it's a 17k shortest distance, so will be a toughie!

C • You can do it. Just a lot o... 6

Woo! On snow and at altitude! Over at Spooner Lake XC, which was actually perfect, flattish trails, and only $12 since they were embarrassed that more trails weren't open.

Skied around with Brendan for the most part, and kept it easy, no reason to bury the body before the week's racing! Felt a bit awkward on the icy-solid corduroy, haven't had skiing like that yet this year. Also definitely noticed the altitude, especially going up hill, what feels like it should be an easy pace makes the HR + respiration rate shoot on up.

Tested my red grind against my purple grind, couldn't tell any difference on the icy-ness, where it was becoming slushy I think the red was a bit better. Just on the Base Prep 99 wax-wise.

Event: Sierra Ski-o Tour - Ski-o World Cup Round 1, US/NA Champs
 

En route! (Thanks Ian!)

If all goes well, should end up on some high-altitude snow by the end of the day!!!

And back out rollerskiing. Except I forgot my rollerskis because really, who keeps rollerskis in their car in January??? Only realized at River Rd., so a bunch of driving at 6.30am, brain fail.

Anyways, the ski itself was ok, I really wanted to get some ski-specific intervals in and this accomplished that. Bit of grit on the roads, but no ice (above freezing actually, yikes), so not so bad. Did 8 x 2ish minutes, from the valley intervals, looking at ski-o maps.

Next time, on snow, at altitude...

Being excited about ski-o, bought tickets out to Ski-o WC Round #4 in Boden, Sweden. Should get to see the Ross+Sam on the way out, plus take an overnight train to get myself to the *way* North, woo!

C • Way North 10

Um, so apparently a harder run than I thought, with those 22 minutes in L4. But I guess that's what I get for running at 7.10 pace. Felt good though!

Was out with Sanjay and Alejandro, did Juggler's Meadow loop. Balmy, balmy out, who invited spring? Snow melting left and right...

Drills afterwards, some dynamic stretching between bouts.

Core with the other giggle, who is back in Amherstland! So those 14 minutes, plus 3 x 25 pushups and 3 x 15, 15, 15 hammies.

Recovery joggeroo around Emily Dickinson loop, long version, in the snow. Pretty out, but gosh are groin muscles sore! Probably I should classic ski more than once in a blue moon if I intend to do classic races...