Training Log Archive: andyd

Mt Bachelor Trails. They're closed for the season, but fortunately Zigzag was groomed for a clinic. It had snowed 6" of sloppy snow, so was impossible to ski anywhere else. With conditions being so slow, I struggled. One of the coaches gave me a few pointers, and things improved on the second lap.

A couple of runs on the lifts between skate loops. Took it easy, as this was knee-wrecking snow - very heavy powder. Nice views of Broken Top through the swirling clouds.

A frustrating 4 hours working on the Ice Cave map. The USGS base just doesn't have enough contours in one area, and the only way I can see to fix it is to invent a contour then hide its end in a cliff - and that's just not cool :).

The same route as Tuesday (McCullough/View Ridge), but backwards and starting from Oak Creek - with Jill, Kevin and Cathy. Lazy pace (about 2 hours to the top).

Easy run from Winco, up the powerlines to Chip Ross, and back through Timberhill Meadows.

Run at Peavy with Larry, Ben and Tim. Really beautiful, but I wish they'd stop gravelling the trails! Feeling a bit heavy-legged. Need to rest up before West Point.

A long ride with the Tuesday group. Out to Oak Creek, up McCullough via Uproute, and down via View Ridge - a really spectacular rollercoaster gravel road that I never knew existed, down to the power lines near Fitton Green and back to town. 2+ hours of hilly (about 3000 ft) riding.