Training Log Archive: Big Jon

From Målia straight down steepest approach, decked myself after 2 minutes - really shaken for quite a while but gradually settled into rhythm, wonderful sunny day, very cold (~15˚minus) but really quiet tracks (too early for the Nogs) and mostly good condition. Back up to Stenfjell hytte and a long break for soup, coffee and snacks unfortunately Ukrainian borsch soup was off the menu :-( but the carrot soup was pretty good anyway. - hut run by a Danish/Russian couple.
From here back to Budor and car park, some slightly scratchy tracks and met a ski race going the other way - 12-16 year old girls absolutely flying along, looking effortless and smooth.
i reckon this is the best area for skiing I have visited - lovely views, fantastic forest/semi-open and not too busy.

From Målia, long loop to south almost to Gåsbu then back up hill to Stenfjell hytte (best view ever for a snack stop) and almost direct back to Målia.
Feeling bit down - bad sleep, achy back and new skis - not sure I am comfortable with them yet - possibly too little wax as seemed to struggle to grip on uphills. Arms aching by end from catching slides.

Sneaky extra loop with S - mostly flattish from Målia back to top, out along north track for a wee bit (till it hit a downhill). Superb views.

Had a night walk on trails - moonlight was enough walk, could have skied in it. Only downside was too much light for proper star gazing.

Long steady plod into wind and snow up to Målia hytte. Amazing semi-open blasted moor type terrain 9all hidden by .5m snow :-)

Høiås training, shadowing S on corridor course, mostly nice running and smooth o-ing. Headed off on my own towards end and managed to fail to rad any detail in one section - just contours overlain with crags, couldn't work out up or down or relative heights at all. Eventually relocated and carried on. Cold crisp night.

With S, Swedish raid in Tresticklan National Park - over to Norway at Budalsvika hytte and visited Tomt Elias cave (scary ladder to reach it). Superb forest - multiple narrow small-medium sized ridges all running N-S, with marshes and lakes in between. Nice small paths to run on. Didn't take enough food and were both wobbling a bit by the end.
Fantastic run - probably the best on the whole trip here.

Venås loop with S. Starting every 6 minutes. Planned 5 but right calf cramped 1-20 into last one, so stopped. Sore now afterwards but I don't think its a major worry.
Times 3-54, 3-47, 3-46, 3-40.

Lysløpe to Venås and back.

To and from strength with S. Daylight! - at least on way out.

No Eva so circuits - less dynamic but still some hard work. Only limited by ribs on one exercise.