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Saturday Mar 16, 2019 #
XC Skiing Skate 1:15:55 22.69 km (3:21 / km) +368m 3:06 / km
ahr:157 max:190 shoes: Fischer RCS CarbonLite Skate
7:55 AM; Hyland Park Reserve
-7.0 °C; Clear
Snow is not quite gone yet, had a lovely skate ski on Hyland man-made loop. Four laps to the Boulder Ridge cut-off plus warm-up and cool-down around chutes and ladders. Did not see anyone I know, except the four deer that crossed the trail in front of me looked sort of familiar. Polled the classic skiers I saw for their opinion on kick and what they were using, all but one were using skins or fish scales. The one wax skier told me it wasn't working so well. I'll try Rex Powergrip tomorrow, we'll see how it works.
Hiking 53:52 [1] 4.53 km (11:53 / km) +29m 11:31 / km
shoes: Asolo FSN 95
3:17 PM; Hamline Midway
2.7 °C; Clear
Taking advantage of this lovely afternoon to do our first longer walk since broken foot and deep snow. Dogs very much appreciated getting some off leash time and seemed a little hard of hearing when they picked up a particularly good scent of something dead emerging from the snow.
Friday Mar 15, 2019 #
Running: Interval 8:45 [1] 1.09 km (8:02 / km) +1m 7:59 / km
shoes: Asolo FSN 95
7:08 AM; Home to Green Line
-1.8 °C; Clear
Freeze is back, ran to catch train and to avoid falling.
Hiking 43:28 [1] 4.04 km (10:46 / km) +12m 10:36 / km
shoes: Asolo FSN 95
3:06 PM; Hamline Midway
2.1 °C; Partly cloudy
One person at Hamline U told me in passing "Finally a day where it's nice to walk!" And it's true, most of the ice is gone from the sidewalks, even some dry spots are visible. The sun's peeping out from behind some clouds. Did some shoveling, breaking up some of the remaining thick icy spots covering the walk by our driveway. A woman I occasionally greet when we meet during dog walks came by with her pooch. She asked "Where are your dogs?" Indeed, there was no ferocious barking from Roux, he was visiting the neighbor's yard again. Looking forward to some walks on our full Energy Park Route!
Thursday Mar 14, 2019 #
Running: Interval 10:47 [1] 1.15 km (9:23 / km) +1m 9:20 / km
shoes: Asolo FSN 95
7:07 AM; Hamline Midway
5.0 °C; Light rain
Hiking 27:59 [1] 2.38 km (11:45 / km) +6m 11:37 / km
shoes: Asolo FSN 95
4:00 PM; Hamline Midway
3.9 °C; Rain
Wet walk and wet hike, only a short one today.
Wednesday Mar 13, 2019 #
Running: Interval 11:47 [1] 1.2 km (9:49 / km) +1m 9:47 / km
shoes: Salomon Snow Cross 1
6:29 AM; Bruce Vento Trail
1.8 °C; Light rain
Made it not even half a block on my way to the train because rain on ice made it feel like soap on ice. I considered working from home but then decided to switch from my trusty Asolo hiking boots to my Salomon Snowcross 1. Excellent choice, the carbide studs gave me safe footing both on the way to the train.
Hiking 15:28 [1] 1.36 km (11:22 / km) +5m 11:10 / km
shoes: Salomon Snow Cross 1
3:49 PM; Hamline Midway
4.7 °C; Rain
Shoes felt better on recovering foot than this morning, but then, I wasn't moving at a jog. Dry feet until my right broke through ice into the gutter and water ran in through the top. A minor inconvenience.
Hiking 20:29 [1] 1.55 km (13:13 / km) +3m 13:05 / km
shoes: Salomon Snow Cross 1
4:11 PM; Hamline Midway/Frogtown
3.2 °C; Rain
It was a wet affair, dodging puddles of standing water that looked like they were deeper than my ankle. Dogs did not mind one bit and enjoyed the treasures revealed by the melting snow.
Tuesday Mar 12, 2019 #
XC Skiing Skate 46:52 12.3 km (3:49 / km) +148m 3:36 / km
ahr:154 max:171 shoes: Fischer RCS CarbonLite Skate
6:25 AM; Elm Creek Park Reserve
-6.9 °C; Clear
Squeezed in a ski before work at Elm Creek. Conditions perfect, as usual. During my third lap on the man-made loop, I noticed a trail branching to the left at the bottom of the donut. Since I only ever ski here when snow conditions require man-made, I never noticed it before. Decided to take it at the end of Lap 4 and had a wonderful time on Northern Lights. This was where I started this winter's ski season in November, I hope it doesn't end here today.
Monday Mar 11, 2019 #
Running: Interval 9:48 [1] 1.11 km (8:50 / km) +1m 8:47 / km
shoes: Asolo FSN 95
6:39 AM; Hamline Midway
-11.5 °C; Clear
XC Skiing Skate 1:05:43 15.53 km (4:14 / km) +186m 4:00 / km
ahr:157 max:169 shoes: Fischer RCS CarbonLite Skate
4:50 PM; Como Park
1.4 °C; Clear
Battle Creek or Como was the question Karl and I had to contemplate, Como won out, because of proximity over fighting traffic while taking I-94. Good choice, very decent conditions. The only slushy spot was the climb right by the club house next to the parking lot. Deep shade was softer, some of the turns were scraped but still held an edge. The fact that they did groom the top of the ski hill was an added bonus, a little bumpy but not bad at all. All this in lovely late afternoon sun. My perceived weakness last Wednesday must have been tied to insufficient nutrition that day. I had a good lunch and felt good throughout.
Hiking 15:34 [1] 1.36 km (11:27 / km) +7m 11:10 / km
shoes: Asolo FSN 95
3:52 PM; Hamline Midway
2.1 °C; Clear
Sunday Mar 10, 2019 #
Hiking 33:10 [1] 2.61 km (12:42 / km) +5m 12:35 / km
shoes: Asolo FSN 95
2:12 PM; Hamline Midway/Frogtown
0.6 °C; Clear
Mild, but a stron wind was moving snow and made it feel anything but mild.