Training Log Archive: revyIn the 7 days ending Apr 8, 2023:
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Saturday Apr 8, 2023 #
9 AM
Backcountry skiing (Mantra) 2:30:00 [1] 8.0 km (18:45 / km) +825m 12:22 / km
Slackcountry with Courtney. Atsuko was going to join us but she wasn't feeling well. We climbed to Kokanee Peak and had plans to ski down the back but I triggered a SA sz 1 and then a SR sz 1 just off the ridge so pulled the plug and climbed back up. Plan B was a run down Kokanee Bowl which had some good sections but also a lot of west facing terrain which meant a crust below the newer snow.
Friday Apr 7, 2023 #
10 AM
Classic ski 1:10:00 [2] 12.0 km (5:50 / km) +265m 5:15 / km
Soft and slow conditions but still nice to get out.
Thursday Apr 6, 2023 #
9 AM
Skate ski 1:20:00 [2] 18.0 km (4:27 / km) +390m 4:01 / km
Skate ski with Brendan - I lent him some gear so he could get out. Decent conditions though softening faster than expected.
Wednesday Apr 5, 2023 #
Backcountry skiing (Blaze) 2:30:00 [3] 9.0 km (16:40 / km) +950m 10:55 / km
Highway Bowl and back up Greely.
9 AM
Run 38:00 [2] 5.5 km (6:55 / km) +135m 6:09 / km
shoes: Salomon Sense Gore tex
Up to the 5k parking lot although there is still a lot of snow so ran back down the road.
Tuesday Apr 4, 2023 #
7 AM
Run 25:00 [2] 4.0 km (6:15 / km) +20m 6:06 / km
shoes: Salomon Sense Gore tex
Easy run taking Milo for some exercise.
Monday Apr 3, 2023 #
7 AM
Skate ski 1:25:00 [2] 17.25 km (4:56 / km) +345m 4:29 / km
Easy ski with Courtney on the lower Silver Star trails. A few trails with fresh grooming and some still to be done (groomed seemed to be out late). Surprisingly cold and slow snow. My right hip is a little tired after the classic day yesterday...
Sunday Apr 2, 2023 #
9 AM
Classic ski 2:40:00 [3] 40.0 km (4:00 / km) +690m 3:41 / km
Great weather today - sunny, cool and nice grooming. I had glide waxed for slightly warmer conditions but I didn't feel like re-waxing. I also used my skin skis as I hate the hassle of waxing though given the colder temperatures waxing might not have been too tricky. A slight speed penalty but I had great grip.
I felt pretty good after yesterday and used the same strategy of going easy for the first half. I was in the first wave today so started at the back letting the fast people take off (I was in the front of the second wave yesterday). I had some back and forth today with a couple skiers who had better glide but worse grip. It was nice to have racers around to keep me motivated. The zumas were fine on classic - the toughest hills are still on the way up Lars Taylor. I herringboned up 4-5 hills, 3 of which were on that section. I thought I finished strong right up until the last hill - almost perfect pacing I guess;) The fast guys were almost the same speed as skate yesterday showing how slow conditions were due to the new snow.
All in all a good weekend... I sign up for these events to give myself a training goal and I'd say I can be satisfied with my buildup for and execution of these races.
I felt pretty good after yesterday and used the same strategy of going easy for the first half. I was in the first wave today so started at the back letting the fast people take off (I was in the front of the second wave yesterday). I had some back and forth today with a couple skiers who had better glide but worse grip. It was nice to have racers around to keep me motivated. The zumas were fine on classic - the toughest hills are still on the way up Lars Taylor. I herringboned up 4-5 hills, 3 of which were on that section. I thought I finished strong right up until the last hill - almost perfect pacing I guess;) The fast guys were almost the same speed as skate yesterday showing how slow conditions were due to the new snow.
All in all a good weekend... I sign up for these events to give myself a training goal and I'd say I can be satisfied with my buildup for and execution of these races.