We continue our excerpts from the training log. Moving into the third section of the season – Christmas Break. It was fun to finally see family, we had really cold temperatures, great snow conditions, and I decided to not do a race in the end of January. All of that made for “pre-race” season that generally had me sort of ‘unmotivated’ to finally race. I felt like I had been sloshing along forever without doing a competition. Indeed, the last ‘race’ was Sept. 29th at a Gravel Grinder in Canon City. Not exactly a good example of me putting myself out there and seeing what I’m made of. At the end of January, I not only opted out of the first potential race of the year, I was at the CMEA conference in Colorado Springs, where it was 60 degrees each day. My mind and my body were totally out of synch with the idea of racing on snow at that point. And yet, six days after that, I would have to toe the line in Crested Butte…ready or not…I also finally got a pair of waxable skis from Karl, the high school coach in Leadville. He loaned them to me – we figured they’d probably work ok. Madshus skis from many generations ago is how I’ll describe them. They are special to me now …
Week 9
Sunday
AM – 2 hr CL
PM – off
Monday –
AM – 2 Hr 10 min CL/ Mineral Belt
PM – 80 min CL / Mineral Belt
Tuesday
AM – 2 hr skate – mineral belt
Pm – 90 min Cl – Mineral Belt
Wed –
AM – 40 min run @ Beaver Lake – hill section over and over again ..changed into shorts at one point haha
PM – 90 Classical at MMGC
Thurs
AM – 2 hr skate on Mineral Belt – doubled up hilly section
PM – 1 hr 40 min CL Mineral Belt – easy and fast
Fri
AM – 2 hr 15 min CL with mom on Mineral Belt
PM – 3 mile snowshoe with family
Sat
AM – 2 hr CL/Skate at Tennessee Pass
PM – Downhill skied + 35 min run with Tom in town afterwards
Totals – Ski – 18.5, Run – 1
Total – 19.5 hours
Week 10
Sunday
AM – 35 min run with Tom at Beaver Lakes …super cold
PM – Skate ski (80) + Cl/DP (40) at MMGC
Mon
Am – 2 hr CL… – 20 degrees when I started
PM – downhill skied at Copper with Tom, Mom, and Dad
Tuesday
Am – 80CL + 50 SK @ Mineral Belt ..-20 again..
PM – 75 skate on Mineral Belt with Tom – fast and nice out
Wednesday
AM – 2 hr DP with Tom all the way to the top of Mineral Belt
PM – shoveled for 2 hours
Thursday
Am – 20 min SK + 1.5 hr CL on Mineral Belt
PM – 80 min SK
Friday
AM – 40 min run at Beaver Lakes — hilly+ 80 minutes of shoveling
PM – 1 hr 50 min Cl at Mineral Belt
Saturday
Am – 90 min skate at Mineral Belt – lots of climbing
PM – 2 hr CL – 15 miles – lots of climb “great day”
Totals – Ski – 18, L – 2, Run – 1
total = 21 hours
Week 11
Sunday
Am – 2 Hr Skate – lots of climb – 15 miles
drove to get Ajee afterwards; drove home
PM – 90 min CL/12 miles @ Mineral – lots of climb again
Monday
AM – 40 run
PM – off…walked 3 miles
Tuesday
AM – 35 run + 45 lift
PM – 1 hr 45 min skate
Wed
AM – 80 skate @ MB
PM – 2 hr CL @ MB
Thursday
AM – 40 run + 45 lift
Pm 90 CL/DP on MB
Friday
Am – 45 run
PM – 90 CL/DP @ MB
Saturday
Am – 45 run …hills at Beaver Lakes +45 min shoveling
PM – 60 min DP at Beaver lakes – DP’d entire stretch from house to the top….
Totals – Ski – 12.5, Run – 3, L – 2
total – 17.5 hours
Week 12
Sunday
AM – 40 run
PM – 2 hr skate ski @ golf course – went easy but didn’t stop at all + 1 hour shoveling
Monday –
Am – 35 run + 45 lift
PM 70 min DP on BLVD road …new snow…ajee’s first ski
Tues
AM – 40 run
PM – 90 skate on MB – really fast..had to start at 4:45 because of a meeting, or would have gone longer…
Wed
AM – 80 min skate @ MB
PM – 2 hr classic – went almost to 3 mile mark and back in 1 hr 45 (16 miles)
Thurs
AM – 40 min run
PM – 1 hr 45 skate – Mineral and CMC
Friday
AM – 90 min skate at CMC
PM – 2 hour shoveling
Saturday
AM – 50 min run @ BV lakes + 40 min shoveling + 20 mnin abs and push-ups
PM – 1 hr 45 skate at CMC
Totals – ski – 13, Run – 3.5, L – 2
Total – 18.5 hours
Week 13
Sunday
AM – 2 hr DP – 2.5 hour break for church. early PM = 2 hr skate – Mineral Belt
Mon
AM – 1 hr skate + 1 hr DP on MB
PM – 2 hr CL – did Dump road to Cart hill 3x)
Tuesday
AM – 90 skate @ Mineral belt
PM – 1 hr 45 min DP @ Mineral belt
Wed
AM – 2 hr skate on MB before school
PM – 40 min run + 30 min lift in Colorado Springs @ Broadmoor Fitness Center
Thurs
AM – 45 run + 45 lift
PM – 80 min bike + 15 lift
Fri
Am – 55 run + 15 lift
PM – 90 bike + 15 lift
Sat
Am – 55 run + 60 lift
PM – 90 skate ski @ home
Totals – ski – 14.75, Run – 2.5, Lifting – 3, Bike – 3
Total – 23.25
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