Training Log Archive: Torino

Event: Swiss O Week Gstaad 2019
 

Riding to the event center of stage 1 of the Swiss O Week.

Warm-up to the start.

Sprint in Gstaad, did better than anticipated. There is such a strong field of Swiss women I normally can never beat, and the the women from other countries, I have no idea how they usually do. I came in 7th out of a field of 44 in my age class. Happy with it. Glorious day in the mountains.

Riding home from Gstaad but wanting to find that "Mirage Gstaad", elevation 1049 by Doug Aitken. We biked up on a little road, then took the hiking trail down (it was forbidden to ride the bike :-/) and found that hous of mirrors. It was magic and we enjoyed it much. From there riding through a ravine and pushing the bike down, then up to the main road and home. Fun day.

Riding up to Schönried for dinner; it was harder than anticipated. And we had to hurry back before it was too dark.

Forgot to record the end.

Jog/hiking my favorite loop but still don't feel up to par (still bone tired somehow), but being out and up high felt good. At one point where I needed to cross a fence a cow was lying right where my food would have come down. And there was a whole herd of cows resting so I did a far-out detour and it took me some time to find back on the trace of trail again. Missed Urs on top of Mt.Racine so I found him down at La Sagneule nursing a beer.
Cows up there are always a bother and they warn people from mother cows with their calves. And cows are so curious wanting to check you out or start running with you. I'm starting to become paranoid about them. My whole life I was never bothered by them, but I think the cows are wilder where we live.
A beautiful day out.