Training Log Archive: Rosstopher

Support car for the skaters. Driving to drop off and pick up the intrepid skating crew. It looked really fun, but it also seemed really cold.

Still a bit sickly, but I was really excited about going downhill skiing with my labmates at Kungsberget. It's a tiny little mountain, but it was a fun experience and I liked skiing down the snow park section, even if I was too chicken to go off any of the jumps.

The runs were all short enough that it didn't ever seem like strenuous exercise, and I didn't end up feeling all that sick. Hurray.

Recovered enough that I thought it might be good to head into work. The bike ride over was an indication that I was not really recovered fully. Even a small exertion is enough to feel exhausted.

Still very sick.

More sick (or is that more sicker) today than yesterday. Used WebMD to look up the difference between a cold and a flu. I felt unequal to the task of deciding which I have, but I didn't do much much else today. Listened to podcasts because then I didn't need to lift my head so far off the pillow.

Only thing I'm really excited about is eating ice cream... so that's a win at least.

C • you know what they say.... 1

A tickling cough on Monday turned into a more extensive cough overnight. Woke up feeling sick and contagious, so I spent the day at home. Frequent naps and fluids.

Sadly, skipping the Tisdagsbana of the Tour de Linné tonight, and with the aim of not spreading any disease, also skipping soup night afterward.

C • Krya på dig! 2

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Splits

Tonight's training was a bit more frantic than I had hoped. It is the first stage of the famous Tour de Linné and that meant an SI sprint first and a delayed rockgympa class to follow, starting at 7pm.

However, the experiment at work went quite late, and I wasn't able to extricate myself until 6, then I rushed home to get dressed and then rushed out towards the arena in the hopes that I would still find some people there.

I snagged a map from Anders as we crossed paths and arrived at the start just before the controls were to be picked up. I was a bit frazzled at the start but glad to have a chance to race. Should have taken the time to find some loose descriptions, as I had my holder and I lost a bunch of time on 9 when I guessed the wrong side of the fence.

Even without my mistakes I would have been the slowest out there, but I am pleased with many of my routes and tenth out of ten starters is better than arriving 5 minutes after all the controls had been gathered.

Jogged backward picking up controls until I met Elisa and then we biked home. Wasn't organized enough to join in for the last bit of Rockgympa and if last year is any indication... the tour week is brutal enough that making sure to rest enough is a good idea.