Training Log Archive: R Anderson

Really nice run set by James. The controls through the farm were really fun.

Carleton team time-trial.

Have yet to do any real ski intensity this year, so a bit unprepared, but was excited to do this.

This was the case until we got to the park. Absolutely no grooming done, with a good few inches of fresh powder on top. Also, the coach told us we would be doing 2x the t-junction to black lake section, claiming it was only 8k in total, but we all knew it was way longer.
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It turned out to be a real character builder. The whole first loop we were breaking track, and it was snowing heavily the whole time (very low visibility). Quite slippery too, nobody had good grip, had to work hard on the hills.

Nansen took off at the start so I went after him. His skis were super fast though and he kept gliding away on the long downhills, with no way of me catching him. Kinda got tuckered out after the first loop from trying to play catch up on every hill. I could hear another guy Nolan on my tail gaining on me at about 3/4 through. I sort of relaxed and let him nearly catch me and then attacked up the long hill to blacks and he couldn't hold on.

Interesting race. Looking forward to better conditions and being a bit more prepared.

warm up/cool down + lap after tempo run + track warm up + stretching

Tempo loop. Quite slippery.

5 200s. Times slower than last week. Didn't have much energy at all today, quite tired and sluggish.

1000m (3:12)
30s rest
500m (1:41)

5min rest

1000m (3:17)
500m (1:28)

Again, not feeling so hot today. Found these were much tougher than they should have been. Some GI troubles as well. Eric pushed me on the last 500m.

Wow, Devon Kershaw FTW!

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Wednesday morning practice at p10. Conditions not too bad with a few inches of fresh powder. Used rock skis and it turned out to be a really nice morning.

sprints
no arm technique
strength

C • rock skis? 10

4min of strides/rest
2x550m Woodroffe HS loop
4min strides/rest
loop, 30s rest, loop (reverse direction)
4min strides/rest
2xloop
4min strides/rest
loop, 30s rest, loop (reverse direction)
4min strides/rest
2xlop
4min strides/rest

Crazy workout! Felt good other than my hip flexors which are sore from skiing. Hands quite cold as well.

With the old ladies, haha. Wanted a lower impact second session.

Really should have worn spikes. Paths were all super icy, with a light dusting of snow on top. Stuck to the woods and open fields in vincent massey.

New songs to listen to was nice though. Have had the same songs on my ipod for the past 2 years, haha.