XC Ski tempo (skating) 55:20 [4] *** 9.7 km (5:42 / km) +240m 5:05 / km
ahr:146 max:165 spiked:11/11c shoes: '03 Yellow Fischer Skating
Skiing the long course to confirm trails in OK shape and it flows the way I want it to. Took a bit of time at each control to stomp down the snow around the control locations - just off the edge of the trails.
XC Ski tempo (skating) 35:24 [4] *** 6.5 km (5:27 / km) +140m 4:55 / km
ahr:142 max:160 spiked:8/8c shoes: '03 Yellow Fischer Skating
caught my breath for a few minutes, then did the short course.
Pretty cold and a stiff breeze in the open area across from the XC center. Could feel the sweat icing up on my forehead as is dripped down from under my hat - felt like an ice cream headache.
XC Ski (skating) 49:35 [3] *** 7.4 km (6:42 / km) +160m 6:03 / km
ahr:144 max:164 spiked:7/7c shoes: '05 White/Red/Black Fischer Sk
Setting the distant controls in late afternoon.
Strange sense of deja vu - like I'd been at each of these places in the not too distant past...