Training Log Archive: Ari-o

Pre-worlds, super slushy, and some gray ice water locations. They'll patch it again this weekend I guess.

Slow, and my legs were tired/sore. Some no pole.

Chatty cool down, skis slower than most everyone else.

Oh Worlds was a struggle today. My skis were not fast. Of course, I didn't wax them, and there was a lot of post-race discussion about wax. Well, then.

Got dropped off the lead pack pretty quickly, and then the chase pack, and then was with the big second chase pack, desperately trying to hang on the downhills. I was working hard per HRM (seems to need to be strapped quite tight and still gives off some garbage, especially when running) but could barely break off. Finally on the 4th lap I attacked the group and got into No Man's Land, almost caught the pair of skiers ahead but had burned too many matches and would have had to catch them on the last uphill and then passed them because my skis were not winning a sprint.

Hopefully the Birkie isn't transformed slush mashed potatoes (unlikely!) and then the week after my skis may well have Birkie magic on the bases.