Training Log Archive: Nev-Monster

Run in the valley with SW who was hammering. She took me up the Kinsman hill which sort of destroyed me at the end.

Watched the ladies alpine and sprint races. Lindsay Vonn is on a different level than anyone else and my god, do American alpine skiers know how to perform for the Olympics. From Billy D Johson to Tommy Moe to Bode to Vonn. She's in every second Euro Sport commercial prior to the Olympics.

The sprints looked like a strange day. My picks were pretty safe, Johnsson and Petra M from Slovenia. Petra's training fall was pretty epic and I don't know how one of the top skiers in the world could do that warming-up.

I've got zero faith that those Russian dudes are clean.

C • Training Fall 1

Ski with Chad as he's still recovering from the Birkie on Saturday. Should have done classic as it was way softer than I thought would have been and hard-wax would work.

Was awesome to watch the ski race today, especially the Canadians I've raced again. And I really wish I read Norwegian to get a response about their results.

Goldbar Ski with Ian Murray who was still pretty toast from the Birkie (Ian was out-leaned by Graham Nish). Chad is still recovering and couldn't make it.

Ian checked out my two pairs of skate skis. His comments:
1) My Fischer which are my "stiff" pair: "These are nice soft snow skis" (although hates the skate cut).
2) Madshus: "I've never skied on a pair of skate skis this soft."

I evidently could use a pair of stiff skate skis.

We chatted about the list of ski gadgets that have been invented and then forgotten about, like the skate cut.

The Biathlon and Nordic Combined was pretty awesome to watch, when did the US decide to dominate Nordic Combined? The start draw will be interesting for the 15km race Monday.