XC Skiing1:34:33 17.04 km (10.8 kph) +333m ahr:154 max:183
Classic skiing with Harps at Scenic Caves, and a second short outing with Bash.
She and Dee were on skate skis. Also saw Logie, G-stix, PJ and The Riddler.
Perfect conditions on great trails! GPS adjusted for stopped time.
1 PM
Snowshoeing (Orienteering) 1:04:24 5.88 km (10:57 / km) +196m9:23 / km ahr:169 max:186
Icebreaker- G-stix set a solid course which nobody was even close to cleaning.
I was able to run almost all of it due to the low-impact snow!
I tried not to use the existing trails where I didn't like the line they took- it seemed a lot went over every possible hill, while I skirted around. Tarno started shortly behind me, so I took different routes from him too.
I was the first one to bushwack into the thick bush leading to 102, but used the contours to hit it right on, although the guys who followed me got lost for 45 minutes. Ran out of time and had to hammer it back alone, but the hit deep unbroken snow on the "roads", and had to pound down the final straight after Tarno. I did have a 4.5 minute penalty, but I was pleased that my knee wasn't too bad, and Tarno didn't drop me in the final run where I was doing 4.0-5.5 min kms. So great to be able to do this- let's see how I feel tomorrow.
Harps took the victory, with a well-planned 20 more points than me and only 1 minute penalty.
A little fresh pow and the skiing's much better. Slower going but nice.
I wore the Garmin with HRM this time, and will update when I download at home- I suspect my HR is higher than I think when breaking trail.
Extra rations for Bulletdog today- she worked hard!
Note- uploaded the data- yep, HR's up there. It's a good workout!
XC Skiing1:29:58 1.77 km (1.2 kph) +12m ahr:142 max:159
Crash and I carpooled to Dufferin Forest. I skied, while she and Skyerocket snowshoed. I wore the Garmin with HRM strap, but the battery died after only 11 minutes.
A great ski- some bushwhacking, some untracked trails, lots of perfect groomed classic. I went in after and bought a ticket.