Skate Ski 1:20:00 [3] 9.1 km (8:47 / km)
A few laps around trails and then exploring upper network with Dan and mom. Needs a little more snow, as back trails have not been completely smoothed.
Skate Ski (GMtn High School) 50:00 [3] 3.4 km (14:42 / km)
Around hiking trails on beater skis. No grooming, just snowshoe tracks. Dan did fine with back couuntry skis, I struggled with my old skate skis.
Skate Ski 31:50 [3] 7.1 km (4:29 / km)
Another half dozen laps of the fields at dusk, just to rub it in.
Great holiday season, with the kids home at various times. Good snow and ski conditions; lots of fun skiing. Target was 300 km for the two weeks, ended up at 278, which came pretty close.
Note
So here's the summary for this year and the past couple:
................................... 2008..........2007........2006..........2005
XC Ski.........................1266km.......1121.........857...........1549
Running (incl o-races......931mi.........670..........636............685
& rogaines)
Bicycling........................204mi........407.........1666..........1015
Roller ski........................198mi........223
Weights............................23x.........17x..........33x............31x
Training hours..................435...........451..........404...........537
Birkie time.......................3:16......no times......3:37..........3:41
Manchester....................35:12.......37:29........37:58........37:23
Observations for the year:
1) Hours remain pretty constant, given the balance between job and family. Unlikely to see any significant increase here.
2) Continue to increase the xc km. Big number in 2005 was the combination of a long spring and early start to the next season. More importantly, the quality of the training is going up, thanks to coaching by Greg, Alex and Rangeley. Race results show it, with dropping times at the Birkie and other marathons.
3) Also saw a nice increase in running miles. This broke me out of a multi-year running slump. Made some progress on speed; this is a hard, upstream battle. No longer can I drop down to the track and knock off a few quarters to tune up the speed. Got to work hard during the 8 month running season.
4) Biking is now a secondary recovery sport. When I'm not running in the summer, first choice alternate is roller skiing. If that won't work, then maybe some bike time. You can't do it all.
5) More personally, relieved to have mom's situation in CT resolved after hard and frustrating effort by G.
Goals for 2009
1) Birkie under 3:00.
2) Vdot 46
3) Manchester <34; Springfield <28
4) XC ski 1400 km; run 1000 mi; roller ski 400 mi; bike 300 mi
5) Weights every week