2003 in review

(Kevin Miller) wrote in message ...
1. How many miles/kilometres (or hours) did you ski/run/rollerski/mtn bike
this year?

460.75 hours

Bike (road/tri, mtn, transport): 5836K
Skate Ski: 427K
Classic Ski: 312K
Ice Speedskate: 60K
Inline Skate: 624K
Double pole on inline skates: 414K
Run: 789K
Weights: ? hours
(I logged daily details of hours, but haven't totalled them.)

3. What was your longest run/ski/mtnbike ?

121K / 5:20:19 "Beach to Beach" mountain bike race



4. How many (if at all) races did you enter?

44
10 ski (6 skate & 4 classic)
6 inline skate
9 run
9 mountain bike
10 duathlon (run/bike/run)

8. What were your goals for 2003? Did you achieve them?

Stay active and stay healthy. Yes.

9. What are your goals for 2004?

Stay active and stay healthy.

Kevin Miller
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
"We have become so attached to the idea of convenience that we
will put up with almost any inconvenience to achieve it." Bill Bryson

Roller ski off road 80 hr
Roller ski on road 45 hr
Cat Skiing all terrain 23 hr
Junk Yard Hammer workout 11 hr
Ran Three local Chicago area 5 km and 10 km races.
X-C Skiing about 1 hr so far this season.
Joe

1. How many miles/kilometres (or hours) did you ski/run/rollerski/mtn bike
this year?

320 hours

2. What were your highest and lowest mileage(hour) weeks?

Highest was 13....then I slept for the next week

3. What was your longest run/ski/mtnbike ?

50K North American Vasa Ski Race

4. How many (if at all) races did you enter?

I did 7 ski races

5. What were your best and worst performances ?

My best performance was probably the
day I beat both of the Jays (Tegeder and Wenner....Sly D. Skeez.) My worst performance was the day the Frontrunner and Birkebeiner Pete ganged up to beat me......(in golf)

Best ski race was City of Lakes Loppet....changing from the Birkie to
the Kortaloppet the morning of the race and then falling 5 times and
bonking had to be my worst, I was 20 minutes behind people that I
often ski with.

6. Do you have a favorite, memorable ski/run that you did this year?

I'm not as fond of the Birkie trail as others because the hills keep
growing year after year. End of the season skiing in Elk River, MN was
exceptional last March

7. What was the craziest weather you endured while working out?

Hail storm biking back from Rice Lake, WI to my cabin, no shelter anywhere so I had to ride right thru. The noise from the hail hitting my helmet was memorable as were the bruises on my back

8. What were your goals for 2003? Did you achieve them?

Each year I hope to hit 360 hours exercising (an hour a day)...I was about 10% short in 2003

9. What are your goals for 2004?

360 hours and to be fit enough to enjoy ski racing

10. Do you have a favorite ski event that you enjoyed watching or competing
in?

Mora Vasaloppet, Seeley Hills Classic, City Of Lakes Loppet to participate in. The Birkie is a great event but my performace over the years has been so uneven it is always a crap shoot for me on the hills to Hayward


John O'Connell
4th Wave skier but 1st wave consumer....used to be elite but, well
I'm a bit older now.

"32 degrees" wrote in message ...

1. How many miles/kilometres (or hours) did you ski/run/rollerski/mtn bike
this year?
2. What were your highest and lowest mileage(hour) weeks?
3. What was your longest run/ski/mtnbike ?
4. How many (if at all) races did you enter?
5. What were your best and worst race performances?
6. Do you have a favorite, memorable ski/run that you did this year?
7. What was the craziest weather you endured while working out?
8. What were your goals for 2003? Did you achieve them?
9. What are your goals for 2004?
10. Do you have a favorite ski event that you enjoyed watching or competing
in?

3. This is interesting. I did 4 ski races last season. Wow, that's
low. The Pepsi, City of Lakes, Mora and the Birkie. The best ski race
was Mora (2nd in the 35), but I also skied the Pepsi (9th) and Birkie
(41st) well, particularly with the Pepsi being the first race of the
year. The City of Lakes was one to forget, but the worst race was my
token mt bike race, the Chequamegon. The day started with eating
Ammonium D and packing toilet paper. I broke a chain twice and ran the
bike a few miles to the finish.

6. A memorable workout. Hmmm, how about a 25 mile hike over two passes
in Glacier National Park. I thought I broke a toe, ended up drinking
water from a stream, which lead to my Ammonium D Chequamegon.

8. I'm not much of a goal setter. I wanted to win the 35 k Mora, and
came close. I wanted to beat Krenz in the Birkie, and he got me by at
least a minute, maybe two.

9. I guess my goals this year are about the same as last year. I'd
like to really improve my classic result at Seeley in a couple weeks.
Usually I'm about 15th or so and I'd like to break into the top 10
depending on who shows. I think I can do it so long as I stand up and
stay on my feet.

Jay Wenner

"32 degrees" wrote in message ...
Greetings, rec.skiing. nordic

Please feel free to join this thread and submit any information
you have compiled regarding your year. You don't have
to answer all the question - feel free to add any other info
you'd like.

Have a great, injury-free new year, everyone!!!

snip


1. How many miles/kilometres (or hours) did you ski/run/rollerski/mtn
bike this year? Total hours: 165. Skiing 68, running 10, roller ski
25, biking 40, gym 22. Not much LSD training.
2. What were your highest and lowest mileage (hour) weeks? Max about
12 hours, min Zero several times.
3. What was your longest run/ski/mtnbike ? longest ski 51k.
4. How many (if at all) races did you enter? All on snow, two
marathons, six 5ks, two 10ks.
5. What were your best and worst race performances? First timer
Birkie from the 4th wave moved up to the 2nd wave for this year.
Second best was a full length 50k in 2:45. Worst: a 10k at -5F in
early January which I just felt awful from the start.
6. Do you have a favorite, memorable ski/run that you did this year?
Many including the two marathons mentioned above.
7. What was the craziest weather you endured while working out? The
Great Glen to Bretton Woods Event in the untimed catagory with the
wife, due to tough waxing conditions and different skiing abilities.
At least I did not use my waxless RCS Fischers, since the wife did not
have her waxless skis. Glad I insisted that we bail at the 25k point.
8. What were your goals for 2003? Did you achieve them? A decent
result at the Birkie. Yes.
9. What are your goals for 2004? Sneak into the Birkie 1st wave, but
this is going to be tough due to the lack of training the last few
years. Major goal, increase my training hours for 2004 and enter
dryland races such as cycling time trials and etc. Increase my core
strength.
10. Do you have a favorite ski event that you enjoyed watching or
competing in? The Birkie.

John

1. How many miles/kilometres (or hours) did you ski/run/rollerski/mtn
bike this year? Total hours: about 575-600 Not sure on the splits as I raced
the Xterra triathlon series this summer and did a lot of swim/bike/run stuff
and less rollerskiing this fall. More bounding and pole running though. I
averaged 5-7 days per week on snow last winter too.
2. What were your highest and lowest mileage (hour) weeks? 22 was the high and
about 8 was the low. Averaged 11-15 hours per week.
3. What was your longest run/ski/mtnbike ? Did a 4 hour brick 3 hrs on the mtb
then a 1 hour run.
4. How many (if at all) races did you enter? A lot! Approx 6 Xterra's plus lots
of ski races the winter of 2002/2003, through in a cyclocross race and a bundle
of running races.
5. What were your best and worst race performances? Best, a couple of good
Xterra races...not the National Champs of course. Worst: DNF'd a 10K skate race
last winter for no particular reason.
6. Do you have a favorite, memorable ski/run that you did this year?
Xterra Tahoe was pretty rad. Even though I suffered like mad at altitude.
7. What was the craziest weather you endured while working out? Great Glen to
Bretton woods was pretty nutty.
8. What were your goals for 2003? Did you achieve them? No specific goals, I
need to increase my skiing speed, the East has some VERY deep talent here.
9. What are your goals for 2004? Top 3 in age group at Xterra Nationals, and
beat Bradlee once!!!!! Plus I may do the Birkie.
10. Do you have a favorite ski event that you enjoyed watching or
competing in? Craftsbury Marathon