Training Log Archive: kensr

Wax check. Star roto-block medium was very good for the mid-20’s temp.

Wax ran well. VIC trails were well groomed and laid out. Major trails were generously packed by a PistenBully, dashed trails dragged a meter and half wide. A few dotted trails just had ski tracks, so they were double poled.

Route error going to 6. Had to double back for 5-6, but the approach hill climbing to 5 was plugged with people, so I kept going a few hundred meters and cut down through the woods. That cost me 4 min. Going 8-9, a possible route was to take off my skis and run up the hillside. I had started late, and saw no footprints doing that, so decided not to take a chance. Turns out some people after me did that on blue and one other on green and saved 2 min.

Then at the very end, got the string for the pin punch at 14 wrapped around my pole tip. Tried to drag it free and I had to go back and rehang the flag. That distracted me enough to miss a minor trail going up the hill. Blew past it and made the next turn, which took me in a bad direction. Cost me over 11 minutes to sort out. Very frustrating, but the trails are nice and courses were good.

Again won both US and ESG for a weekend sweep of the class.

Long Green - Splits

Middle at Dewey Mountain. Warmer today getting above zero. Snow still slow skis were dragging. Bunch of mistakes including over 15 min going to 3. Intersections of the trails in the NE corner seemed off and drew me off repeatedly.

Still won the class, but it was ugly.

C • NE corner 3

Middle Green B - Splits

Event: U.S. Ski Orienteering Championships
 

Empire State Games champs. Not US champs because it was too cold (-12F). Limit is -4F. In the woods, out of the wind with enough layers it wasn’t bad at all. Had overboots, shells and buffs so very little subject to the cold.

Snow was great packed powder, super cold. Weak glide. Tested two pairs with the same polar wax. Picked the old Fischers with stiff camber — I think that kept the pressure off the snow under foot.

Won M70 by a lot, but behind a couple M60’s by a lot, too. Wrong turn near the end got me off plan with some lost time; will analyze how much when I clean up the gps track.

C • Congrats 1

Sprint- GREEN - Splits

Mid teens, sunny. Grooming with a coarse comb had frozen had and was tricky on downhill sections.

More after hot chocolate.

Half inch new snow last night over hardened base. Groomed the top, but underneath was still lumpy. Skiing okay but not great. Groomed higher up, too, but that's definitely not ready to ski yet.

Warm up on bike and ski erg. Then workout with Adam and some stretches.