Training Log Archive: olsoran

Good stomp in pretty deep snow in lovely bright warm weather. Lovely except if you want to go skiing. Didn't fancy messing around with klister so will give it a miss today. Went up round Båntjern with T, then up Vetakollen. Great views of Holmenkollen and over Oslo - and lots of moose tracks in the snow, but didn't see any.

From Sognsvann car park with Kirsty. Ran along by east side of lake to the end then looped back some way via ski tracks. Wandered off into very deep snow and decided that was a bad idea. Then round Svartkulp and continued on walking tracks. Took map as a gesture!

Forced myself to run to work with light rucsac. Very slippery - sheet ice in many places especially in Frogner Park. Still baffles me how people cycle on it even with piggdekks. Fingers crossed the snow's still ok in the Nordmarka for the weekend but the forecast is for +3 - +6 :-( , maybe some sunshine though. Got to find a way of doing some map work soon!

C • Force 2

Ran back up the hill from work. Felt much better than on the way down. Pretty warm - a lifa and thin waterproof - nearly don't need gloves and....its light until 5 now,even if its foggy at the moment.

Straight off the plane from Schipol, back home and out and round Båntjern in the snow whilst T was picking up K from Nydalens intervals. Waterfall not completely frozen now, snow a bit crusty but not bad to run on. No-one else about - nice clear views across the city from near the house.

Den Haag travel day..so early start, and walk through Schipol, and walk through Voorburg to hotel in evening.

Huge amount of snow overnight but overcast. Sognsvann car park to Ullevaalseter (35 mins for 6.5k and 150m climb I guess). Must be getting better as I only got overtaken by 3 Norwegians, or maybe it was because there weren't many folk about at that time! Then to Sjennungen, Blankvann, Kobberhaughytta and finally across Bjørnsjøen (behind two snowmobiles) to Kikutstua. Cabin was packed, no room to sit so grabbed a waffle and left. Temperature about -4. Came back pretty much the same way. About 38 km. Very tired!!