Training Log Archive: SarahD

Somewhat delayed start. -23C at 9am and the car was not impressed. Eventually got it warmed up enough to cough start and drove the few miles to Lemonsjøen. Ski options still v limited, but an OK track of 5.5km and at least it was quiet. Good for re-discovering the ski legs, arms and bum.

First ski of the season. Stopped off at Hafjelltoppen on the way north. Thin, icy and very busy.

Christmas morning run from the house to Hoias tower and back. Feeling somewhat weary, not too surprising.

Long O course on Hakenby. Tapes still out from TTT a few weeks ago. Tough running - deep heather or tussocky marsh grass the whole way. Navigation was pretty smooth apart from an error at 10, drifting off the line approaching the control. Saw a caper (no question this time), but otherwise had the forest to myself.
Really enjoyed it. Think I might try and do something like this for my long run every 2nd week or so.

Shadowing E round some controls at Akselaas. Nice terrain.
Includes jog to start and back from finish.

Headtorch run round Stenrod with J and CMc. Wet, but really pleasant run and felt much better than anticipated.

From the house to Venås and back.

8 x reps of the Venås hill from the bottom of the cp to above the hut. Times were mostly 71s with 4 and 5 dropping to 74 then 69 to finish. Jog back recovery with cycle over 2.5'. Felt tougher than it should have. Guess I haven't done any hills in a while.
Good to get this out of the way early in the week.

The Not Morven winter solstice run, with J and E. Spotted a couple of pimples with utsiktpunkter so decided to turn them into a mini night adventure. Started through the steinring feld at Hunn that we visited yesterday, following a signed path to the summit of Ravneberget. Then navigated off the back with an "ish" map, to successfully find some paths onto the next top. This one had the added excitement of a tower on its summit which took us to the grand height of 116m :-) Gløgg and dumles on the top before finding a route off the other side. Then lucked out in finding a track to take us back round the side of the first hill.
Much amused to get back to a full car park - winter solstice revellers, presumably about to light some bål and sacrifice a few small children in amongst the steinringer.
Nice night, +8C