Training Log Archive: AliC

Rainy, rainy, rainy, ug. Went up to Northfield, but when we got there, the lady explained that the trails were just too icy, we were only allowed to ski in the wee little field. That was going to be way boring, and I wanted a bit of hill for double pole intervals, so we retreated to the golf course in Amherst.

Dan gets major points for putting up with quite poor ski conditions, it is icy and fall-through-crusty, must admit I ate it twice myself!

Anyways, did 3 x 7.30 min L4ish intervals, double poling or narrow-trail skating. Cold seems better today, intervals felt fine, if scrambly b/c of snow.

Ski at Northfield, just slowish because of the cold. Started out watching Dan on his shiny new skate skis- cool! Gave some tips on rotating knees in to get some grip using edges on way up the hill and focusing on V1 timing.

Then took off and skied around, felt slighty sluggish, but not bad. Hardest is to breathe because nose all congested. Did 2 x 10 min sans poles and then finished up with 20 min double pole. Had map in map holder whole time, should have brought a ski-o map, because northfield isn't so densely trailed...

Oh, and it rained! Blah- and then later in the day was nice and pretty and sunny, wrong hour to go out, although snow was probably best then, early.

Day off to nurse the cold away. Or at least make sure it doesn't turn into a really nasty cold!

Hah, faked myself out, didn't actually leave Garmin in France, actually stuck it in my ski boot for travel, for space conservation purposes... =)

Happy morning ski with Alex, out at the golf course. Meet the snowmobile groomer in the parking lot on the way out, he was friendly, seemed psyched people were actually using the trails. And for just being a snowmobile, it was really helping the trails actually.

Anyways, a nice putter around warm up chatting, then 4 x dp intervals, 1 x skating intervals. Feel the legs from yesterday's run, despite that it was easy. Guess there was a bit (a week?) I didn't run there, so maybe the legs are slightly surprised...

And, decidedly coming down with the sniffles. Boo!

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Noooooooooooooo! Left the Garmin in France. Sad. Must be at Frederic's house, as that's where I uploaded all my skiing from....

Anyways, a noonrun with a good group in the sun, and often icy sidewalks and a skittering downhill. Alejandro, Sanjay, Barry, Glen and Sarah- actually another girl around for once! Very mellow pace, lotsa chat.

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