Training Log Archive: BashIn the 1 days ending Aug 28, 2019:
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Wednesday Aug 28, 2019 #
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slept:8.75
One good thing is that I’m sleeping a lot better this week than I usually do before a European race!
‘Bent is racing tomorrow so we did a short trip up to Glacier des Bossons on the side of Mont Blanc. Thanks to climate change, the glacier is now well above the Chalet du Glacier des Bossons at the top of the lift. The views up to the glacier and along the Chamonix Valley are still nice.
Unexpectedly, the “nature walk” from the chalet included a little information about how the glacier has changed and a lot of information about planes that have crashed on Mont Blanc over the years. There were various pieces of different planes on display; they had emerged from the glacier in this area years after the crashes.
We had a nice lunch there including my first vin chaud in a long time - yum.
Then it was time for the long race checkin process. Considering there are about 10,000 runners racing this week, the process went very smoothly - more efficient than the last time we did it. It still took the better part of an hour by the time we went through our passport check and mandatory gear check, got our non-removable bracelet put on, and had our timing chip zip-tied to our pack.
‘Bent races OCC tomorrow!
‘Bent is racing tomorrow so we did a short trip up to Glacier des Bossons on the side of Mont Blanc. Thanks to climate change, the glacier is now well above the Chalet du Glacier des Bossons at the top of the lift. The views up to the glacier and along the Chamonix Valley are still nice.
Unexpectedly, the “nature walk” from the chalet included a little information about how the glacier has changed and a lot of information about planes that have crashed on Mont Blanc over the years. There were various pieces of different planes on display; they had emerged from the glacier in this area years after the crashes.
We had a nice lunch there including my first vin chaud in a long time - yum.
Then it was time for the long race checkin process. Considering there are about 10,000 runners racing this week, the process went very smoothly - more efficient than the last time we did it. It still took the better part of an hour by the time we went through our passport check and mandatory gear check, got our non-removable bracelet put on, and had our timing chip zip-tied to our pack.
‘Bent races OCC tomorrow!