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Saturday Feb 12, 2011 #
Event: Balsams Ski-O
12 PM
Cross Country Skiing (Skate) 2:05:41 15.48 km (8:07 / km) +379m 7:14 / km
ahr:154 max:183 (sick)
This race was my third time skate skiing, and I went in with measured optimism. I had checked out maps of the Balsams and been concerned about the magnitude of the vertical relief; that fear was justified. I improved somewhat compared to my classical experience last year, but my technique is awful, and I only know how to V1.
I had a wonderful time, and found the course to be superlatively challenging. The herringboning was exhausting, and because my skiing is so poor, I transition to herringboning on relatively shallow climbs.
The few flats were fun - for instance, the first part of the leg from 3-4 was slightly downhill. I found the snowshoe trails to be difficult in part due to the deep snow. Double poling was ineffective; the poles would sink two or three feet into the snow before I found any leverage. I frequently sunk into the snow and wasted much energy extricating myself. The long snowshoe trail that I took to 7 was brutal. The much faster route to 7 was straight over an ungroomed field; I wonder how I would have fared on the virgin snow.
I had a wonderful time, and found the course to be superlatively challenging. The herringboning was exhausting, and because my skiing is so poor, I transition to herringboning on relatively shallow climbs.
The few flats were fun - for instance, the first part of the leg from 3-4 was slightly downhill. I found the snowshoe trails to be difficult in part due to the deep snow. Double poling was ineffective; the poles would sink two or three feet into the snow before I found any leverage. I frequently sunk into the snow and wasted much energy extricating myself. The long snowshoe trail that I took to 7 was brutal. The much faster route to 7 was straight over an ungroomed field; I wonder how I would have fared on the virgin snow.