Training Log Archive: biggins

As its now September and all, I should probably get around to this rollerskiing stuff at some point. Been putting it off because both pairs from last year got replacements, the V2s because I broke them in half, and the Niflheims because Ed made me longer ones. But I needed to move over the bindings and stuff to the new frames, which I've been not doing for a while.

Did that this morning, wearing a sizable hole in my palm from the stupid pozidrive screwdriver, but got the bindings moved over on both pairs along with all the other various bits of the V2s.

Then went out for an easy test ski down at Martis Dam to see if everything worked. After a couple days of crisp clear fall weather, the smoke came back yesterday, so not really a workout - just trying all the obvious things to break my skis/self. The new V2s are just the same, only a bit heavier from the wood core, but not noticeable. Though both skis were tracking right so that was sortof exciting. The new Niflheims are infinity times better than the old ones, these are 5cm longer so they go much straighter with my giant boots on them. They maybe could use another couple cm, but these at least I can skate in.

Also I managed to lose a pole tip on the first lap in the hot pavement, but didn't even notice until after I stopped to switch skis (that's how hard I was not poling). Found it on the next pass by though.

C • Pole tip 3

Tried a ride from home, hills included, which didn't do too bad going slowly. Knee didn't break, still feels swollen and loose and such. Status quo.

Laramie goat. Started slow for a couple controls, was running with Balter and Craig until I think 12, then got ahead for a couple controls until the big uphill leg, then never saw them again through the end. Finished second, quite a ways behind Graham. Spooked a big mamma moose and a big baby moose on the second to last control, they were running parallel to me through the field for quite a while until they got ahead.

C • Nice running 2

Laramie day 5 I think. Mass start, one course with a shortcut. Almost totally clean navigation, though the map had lots of contours so that wasn't too tough. Started slow, but by four I think the order was Graham, Zhyk, me, JP, and Balter. Nobody was really making mistakes, though it sounds like Balter had some crafty contouring that got him a bit closer at times. Caught up to Zhyk going up the hill to 9, then he disappeared, not sure if he was cramping or altituding or what. We caught the shortcut course towards the end, so then there were some other people around for the last few.