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Saturday
1/5/2002 |
Morning |
Chestnut Valley 12K Freestyle. 25th overall
(44:12, winner 37:42). I still can't climb hills very fast, but was able to pace myself
pretty well. Hit the wax dead-on. |
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Low to mid 30's, cloudy, calm, high
humidity, soft track, hilly. Toko HF Yellow was fast. |
Sunday
1/6/2002 |
Midday |
Boyne Nordican 9K Classic. 14th overall in
34:23 (winner 29:41). Waxing nightmare. I ended up borrowing waxless skis from Dick
Fultz. Felt very good climbing. Did a long post race ski. |
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Low to mid 30's, snowing, calm, high
humidity, soft track, hilly. Universal Klister seemed to be the compromise wax of the
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TRAVEL back home |
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Tuesday
1/8/2002 |
Midday |
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Evening |
Dale Carnegie class 11. One more to go. |
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Wednesday
1/9/2002 |
Afternoon |
The snow's melting & racing this weekend
looks chancy. I'm going to go do a hard workout at the Mt. Brighton alpine area tonight.
I need to practice uphill technique. |
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Evening |
Technique night at Mt. Brighton: Warmed up,
10:00 of uphill skate w/ no poles (:30 repeats), then 10:00 with poles (:17 repeats),
skied for 10:00 then did uphill intervals of 2:25 (1:48), 2:22 (1:41), 2:27. |
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Mid 30s. |
Thursday
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Friday
1/11/2002 |
Afternoon |
I am getting a cold. I'd like to do a
strength workout but history shows that I tend to get much sicker if stress myself whne
already feeling off. |
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Total Hours for Week: 6.6 |
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Saturday
1/12/2002 |
Morning |
It's a cold all right. Ants in the nose...
no workout today. Tomorrow? |
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Sunday
1/13/2002 |
Morning |
I'm feeling better today, but my resting
heart rate is still 7-8 beats higher than normal. No training today. |
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Monday
1/14/2002 |
Morning |
Still high resting heart rate. Still feel
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Tuesday
1/15/2002 |
Morning |
Ditto yesterday. |
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Evening |
Actually, I feel better now. And I felt
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Wednesday
1/16/2002 |
Afternoon |
I seem to be pretty much recovered, but I
have no time to train. My Mom & cousin are waiting for me at home, and we travel to
a funeral in Seattle tomorrow. |
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Thursday
1/17/2002 |
Morning |
TRAVEL to Seattle. I'm going to miss the
Crystal Classic this weekend... At least it's only one race instead of two. |
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Evening |
Weight Room. Went to the gym with my cousin
& his daughter at the equavalent of 1:00am in the morning (10:00pm Seattle time).
Was great to be training again! |
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Friday
1/18/2002 |
Midday |
Will be attending funeral and family events
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Total Hours for Week: 0.8 |
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Sunday
1/20/2002 |
Morning |
TRAVEL back to Michigan |
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Monday
1/21/2002 |
Afternoon |
. Ran & streched, then did 35 minutes of
weight training, then biked & stretched to cool down. I'm VERY tired today. |
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Tuesday
1/22/2002 |
Evening |
Still not quite there. And I need to spend a
little time with my wife. |
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Wednesday
1/23/2002 |
Evening |
A wonderful rollerski in the fog! I'm so
happy to be back on skis (even if they have wheels on them)! |
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Mid 40s, dark, wet, and very foggy. Had to
stop to wipe my glasses off several times... |
Thursday
1/24/2002 |
Evening |
. Ran & streched, then 33 minutes of
weights, then ran & stretched. |
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Friday
1/25/2002 |
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Total Hours for Week: 4.6 |
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Saturday
1/26/2002 |
Afternoon |
First time on V2 Aeros. But tired & out
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50, sunny, & a little breezy. |
Sunday
1/27/2002 |
Afternoon |
Felt much better today - could have gone
much longer. Also crashed today - stuck a ski pole between my rollerskis. More road
rash... |
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50, sunny, & a little breezy. |
Monday
1/28/2002 |
Evening |
Fartlek Intervals tonight. Charged the
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50, dark, and windless. |
Tuesday
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Wednesday
1/30/2002 |
Morning |
Went to the doctor this morning - still
trying to shake a cold or something. He said it was just a long-lasting virus and
shouldn't interfere with this weekend's marathon. |
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Thursday
1/31/2002 |
Morning |
I don't feel any better. In fact, my head is
getting more stuffed up. Jill's feeding me "natural" anti-histamines &
vitamin C... |
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Evening |
Pre-waxed: Toko HF grey, then 1:1 Toko HF
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Friday
2/1/2002 |
Afternoon |
TRAVEL to Bellaire. Weather report now say a
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Evening |
I'm staying with Washtenaw SKi Touring Club
members in a house between Bellaire & Central Lake: Always good food! My cold still
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Total Hours for Week: 2.9 |
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Total Hours for Cycle: 14.9 |
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The
Method |
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The Madness |
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Strength |
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Goals |
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Conditions |
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The Real Story |
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Skate RS |
Clas RS |
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Gen |
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Speed |
Endur-
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LSD |
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Hills |
Race
Pace |
Saturday
2/2/2002 |
Morning |
White Pine Stampede! 1:47:10, 55th overall.
The 50K was shortened to 33K (thank God!). Had a fabulous 1st half of the race, then my
legs quit and I was passed by about 15 people. I waxed too cold; it was 10 degrees
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High teens warming to mid 20s, mostly sunny,
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Dead, but can't seem to nap. My voice is
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Evening |
Too bed as early as possible so I don't get
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Sunday
2/3/2002 |
Morning |
My voice is still a deep baritone, but I
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