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Keski 25k Classic. View from the back.
I saw Beckie at the Sprints on Friday night and had a chance to talk with
her very briefly. She's quite remarkable - like John says, she's really smiley, and was that way every time I saw her during the weekend. She's very gracious with all of the attention she was getting, and was absolutely thrilling little kids on Sunday after the race when she was signing autographs in the gym. I am now officially a Big Fan. Her skating is some of the best I've seen - smooth, powerful, controlled, fast, and her race tactics were bang on, even on a 2-lap 300 meter (if that) loop. She made a nice pass for the lead the second time through the only sharp turn in the course, and just cruised away after that. Tim on 16/2/04 22:56, John Forrest Tomlinson wrote: snip... What else? I saw Beckie Scott but missed seeing her skiing. She is really tan and really smiley and really fit looking. A winning combination. And I finally know my way around inside the CEGEP which is comforting. |
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Keski 25k Classic. View from the back.
"Ken Roberts" wrote in message
... Sharon and I went up north to a different section, Lac Phillippe. Thanks to Pete's careful route advice, I was able to make a backcountry connection to the main network of groomed trails used in the race. I skied the from parking area P19 to the McKinstry cabin and the #1 trail that joins to Fortune Parkway (with the help of several skiers who broke trail on previous days of the weekend). In article , Eddy Rapid wrote: On your tour, did you go over the edge of Lusk lake and climb up to #1, and turn left for McKinstry? If so, you've done one of the nicest "back country" routes in the Gats (sometimes known as the "Northwest Passage".). The old #10... A beautiful, peaceful route. Nothing like it in the whole park. Why not join us for the real Big Tour the weekend before the Keski? We gotta work on Ken. I know he would enjoy the Marathon. I think it's more his style. He will do the whole thing, Sharron will do as much as she wants. -- "It's a sad day for american capitalism when a man can't fly a midget on a kite over Central Park." J. Moran |
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Keski 25k Classic. View from the back.
Yes that was the start and finish of my backcountry excursion.
On your tour, did you go over the edge of Lusk lake and climb up to #1, and turn left for McKinstry? I had a lot of help. Pete Hickey actually brought an old Gatineau Park map with him to dinner the night before, and showed me the old #10 trail on it. Actually I asked him about a possible interconnect two years ago, and he told me then about old #10 -- but I had trouble finding the trail near Lusk Lake that year -- and didn't want to commit to a route-finding trail-breaking business with the gear I'd brought -- so instead I just had a pleasant time exploring closer in to P19. This time I had #10 sketched onto my Park map, and a compass, and kicker skins for steep trail-breaking. But I didn't need those this time because the trail was already broken in by previous parties. Why not join us for the real Big Tour the weekend before the Keski? Sounds interesting -- but does it include much _skating_ ? My route from P19 to McKinstry had lots of skating. I was touring on a high peak in the Adirondacks today and I did lots of skating. 90 km from Salen to Mora is a great concept, but for sure I'm going to choose a day when I can _skate_ it. A key reason I chose the Keskinada Loppet this year instead of the Tug Hill Tourathon or the Craftsbury Marathon is because Keskinada has good skating. It's not that I refuse to do any tours that are less than half skating, but I want to know what are the compensating advantages. Ken |
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Keski 25k Classic. View from the back.
"Ken Roberts" wrote Yes that was the start and finish of my backcountry excursion. On your tour, did you go over the edge of Lusk lake and climb up to #1, and turn left for McKinstry? Great stuff. Why not join us for the real Big Tour the weekend before the Keski? Sounds interesting -- but does it include much _skating_ ? It's a classic track set event for the most part, with about 20% opportunity of skating over lakes and such. For me, the overall experience and the terrain choose the skiing technique rather than the other way round... Parham. |
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Keski 25k Classic. View from the back.
On Tue, 17 Feb 2004, Ken Roberts wrote: 90 km from Salen to Mora is a great concept, but for sure I'm going to choose a day when I can _skate_ it. It's not that I refuse to do any tours that are less than half skating, but I want to know what are the compensating advantages. Net elevation loss Blueberry soup Just being there! :-) I'm currently scheming how to get back there to do it again. My inlaws are much cooler than Jay Tegeder's. (They ski.) Am hoping my wife will go for it if we invite her parents along. Her dad would love to ski the Vasa. -Mitch |
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Keski 25k Classic. View from the back.
Parham wrote
For me, the overall experience and the terrain choose the skiing technique rather than the other way round... For a 15 km tour, I can agree. But when it's 120-140 km of skiing, then the choice of technique matters a lot to me. Because skating is just more fun, and I enjoy skating all year long. I will easily do more km (and days?) in road skate tours than snow skating this year. For ski tour with more than 100 km of classic striding, I'd have to have a separate training program just to get ready for it. So before I do that, I need to ask what are the special benefits of CSM. Also I have to justify 8 hours of driving time and wear-and-tear on my car -- twice. For that amount of transportation, I have some alternatives -- since Sharon and I live only 15 minutes from a major international airport: (A) fly non-stop to Geneva, arrive 9am on Saturday morning, hire a car, drive an hour into the Jura mountains, and skate 30 km that afternoon. Next day the entire Transjurasienne course, like 70 km of _skating_. Next day drive south to the Alps (B) fly to Reno and ski some of the big tours in the Lake Tahoe area, including the Royal Gorge perimeter tour that Mark just told us about. Time my trip to hit one of the special events (Kirkwood - Echo Summit?). Then the great Sierra backcountry tours (C) fly to Oslo. True, that's more than 8 hours transportation time. But it's Norway -- maybe there's _some_ skating? Just trying to evaluate my alternatives. Ken |
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Keski 25k Classic. View from the back.
"Ken Roberts" wrote in message: Parham wrote For me, the overall experience and the terrain choose the skiing technique rather than the other way round... For a 15 km tour, I can agree. But when it's 120-140 km of skiing, then the choice of technique matters a lot to me. Because skating is just more fun, and I enjoy skating all year long. I will easily do more km (and days?) in road skate tours than snow skating this year. For ski tour with more than 100 km of classic striding, I'd have to have a separate training program just to get ready for it. So before I do that, I need to ask what are the special benefits of CSM. Ken, for one thing you hardly need a special program for the CSM unless you are trying to break some kind of record, or may be even if you do -- lots of seriously competitive skiers supposedly do both techniques for training, even if they specialize in one for racing. I do most of my off-snow training, skate skiing on roller skis (and bike commuting to work, with some paddling thrown in.) This year I trained about 520 kms on snow before the CSM. Out of that about 250 kms was skate skiing, because the conditions in Ottawa before the New Year were rather poor for classic, and I enjoy doing both anyway. I would recommend doing the last 200 kms or so classic, but that'll just keep you multi-talented :-) I must admit the thought of driving up to Ottawa twice in 10 days is rather daunting. My approach would likely be to take that week off and enjoy Winterlude and the various things around here and in the Laurentians during the week (e.g. telemarking at Tremblent.) In terms of special benefits, what can I say? It's beautiful terrain, skied in friendly company, in an ultra-long-distance touring format, and is well supported in terms of safety and enjoyment. The distance is long enough that if you do it, there is a feeling of unique accomplishment. Just talk to people who've done both the Keski and the CSM and see what their take is-- especially if they are not super competitive racers. Actually, this year we had at least 4 ex Canadian national ski team racers doing the CSM for enjoyment. Also, as a family event, different members of the family can participate at their own level. My wife who does not care for the long distances, has often toured 2-3 sections each day and enjoyed it thoroughly. I may be touring next year myself, so that I can do a section with my little daughter. In the end though, I would say that you need to enjoy classic skiing for the CSM to be worthwhile. Parham. |
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Keski 25k Classic. View from the back.
In article ,
Ken Roberts wrote: So before I do that, I need to ask what are the special benefits of CSM. The atmosphere. The carnival-like mood of everyone skiing together, but not racing against each other. The varied terrain. Forests, skiing over farmers fields, skiing through a city... oh you did that. The shuttles and stuff, makes you pretty much car-free. You and Sharon can each ski at your own pace/distance, and shuttles bring you together afterwards. The insanity of getting up to get on a bus at something like 4:30 AM. BTW... damn you Ken... your ears must have been contagious. I froze the bottom of my ears this morning on my commute.. and it wasn't that cold, either.. only -19C. I must have caught it from you, although I didn't get it as bad as you did.. -- "It's a sad day for american capitalism when a man can't fly a midget on a kite over Central Park." J. Moran |
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Keski 25k Classic. View from the back.
On Wed, 18 Feb 2004, Pete Hickey wrote: The insanity of getting up to get on a bus at something like 4:30 AM. Getting up? That's barely enough time to finish waxing! :-) -Mitch |
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Keski 25k Classic. View from the back.
In article rnell.edu,
Mitch Collinsworth wrote: On Wed, 18 Feb 2004, Pete Hickey wrote: The insanity of getting up to get on a bus at something like 4:30 AM. Getting up? That's barely enough time to finish waxing! :-) Opps... language ambiguity... getting up to get on a bus which starts leaving at 4:30 AM. -- "It's a sad day for american capitalism when a man can't fly a midget on a kite over Central Park." J. Moran |
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