Something different for a change

I had every intention of going XC Skiing this past weekend. Right up till about Friday when I looked at the weather forecast. If it was going to be that cold, skiing would not be that much fun. Not wanting to spend that much time on the trainer or sit in the gym, I called in a favour.

I have a friend of mine that has been offering snow shoes to me for quite sometime. I thought this weekend would be a perfect time to give that a go.



What a great decision for this weekend. Saturday I was out in the morning. Pretty cold but I dressed right.


Sunday rolls around and I still have the snow shoes in my possession. Might as well go out again. Another 3hr day on the snow shoes. Great. A little colder Sunday. It was about -16 Celsius when I headed out. I had company for this trip though, so the cold wasn't much of a problem. Used the old Camel Back under the jacket trick to keep it from freezing. The tube did freeze up during the last half hour. I can deal with that.


Needless to say it was a great weekend on the training front. It was base endurance all weekend long. Muscles were starting to fatigue right at the end. Perfect. I'll take Monday night off and be back in the gym for Tuesday.

Rody

Late Start

It's taken a broken arm, broken finger and two years of inconsistent training, but I'm ready to go again.

Last year was interesting. I ran two half marathons and participated in a bunch on MTB races. One of the half marathons went well, everything else.... Let's just say I participated. There's a lot to be said for training.

The last couple of months my brain has started to talk about being in shape and racing again. It's going to be a late start and there are several pounds that need to be shed. I'm confident that I can make a dint in the gut that has grown out in front of me though.

Wish me luck and watch for more updates.
Rody