Training Log Archive: 'Bent

A nice loop around Palgrave with Bash. I broke as much trail as possible beside the hiking and snowshoeing tracks. Waxless skis were fine for today, and it was a great ski.

Workout #1. A bit lethargic after the ski.

Took Bulletdog out on leash to rest her leg, and tried to avoid being dragged on my face behind her. T-dog came along too, as we set a snowshoe track beside my ski tracks on my commute route.

More crust-pounding on the trails. They're getting a bit more ski-able.
Hard to get the right wax though, as it's a mix of ice and powder. I should have taken the waxless boards.

More ski-like on the way home- the tracks are working!

I got out my backcountry crust-buster skis and boots, and pounded my way to work. I'm trying to break one side of the trails for skiing, the other for hiking and snowshoeing. Anybody who wants to help break the snowshoeing lane, please come to Palgrave East and West!

No bulletdog today. Her leg's still sore after her 4-lab play session weeks ago when the doofus overdid it.

Workout #3 and some extra hamstring work.

A hard slog-jog through the crusty snow with Bulletdog, who eventually figured out that it's better to run in my tracks. Trying to break out the crust so we can ski.

Bash and I took the chair up to the summit and had a fun time skiing out to Alder point and back home. Funny wax conditions, either no grip or stuck like flypaper, alternating. Much better than driving to the airport in freezing rain.

I didn't dare skate any more on my knee, so I took the Tarnopol-skis out for a test ride. Bash and I had a nice ski between the preliminary and final sprint races at Sovereign.

VO2max didn't make the finals, but sprinting isn't his favourite, so he was philosophical about it. He still *flew* out there!