SkiMinninSkiMinnExtremely Hard and Incredibly SlowZach texted me Friday night suggesting a Saturday morning throwdown at Hyland, with some semblance to a 30k time trial. His idea was to…Feb 20, 2017Feb 20, 2017
SkiMinninSkiMinnMora Vasaloppet Race ReportHaving decided to do the Mora Vasaloppet with the pressure sale of a price increase looming, and the well-intentioned reporting of a 56km…Feb 13, 2017Feb 13, 2017
SkiMinninSkiMinnAlmost Vasaloppet TimeTomorrow is the Vasaloppet, my first 50k ski race! It is going to be four loops of a 14k, for a total of 56k (funny how that math works out…Feb 11, 2017Feb 11, 2017
SkiMinninSkiMinnOn Breaking SkisSkis are meant to be skied, but maybe not to be broken. You can avoid breaking them by taking care of them, not doing stupid stuff, and…Feb 8, 2017Feb 8, 2017
SkiMinninSkiMinnCity Lakes Loppet Race ReportThis sounds like it’s going to be a race report from the City Lakes Loppet, doesn’t it? Some hard grind through the slush of Wirth park…Feb 6, 2017Feb 6, 2017
SkiMinninSkiMinnA Bit of Sprint PrepYesterday, Speedy went to Wirth for practice, and came back Speedy-livid, which is a lot like disgruntled for normal people. He munched on…Feb 1, 2017Feb 1, 2017
SkiMinninSkiMinnThe Wave 1 ProjectWith us now just under a month away from the Birkie, the fever is running high. As Johnny Klister once put it, the Birkie is the only day…Jan 31, 2017Jan 31, 2017
SkiMinninSkiMinnTesting Wax by Any Other NameYesterday evening Corey was blustering about testing wax at Hyland in the morning, and I had to come along and open my trap and suggest we…Jan 27, 2017Jan 27, 2017
SkiMinninSkiMinnEmbrace the SlopI skied yesterday, and the day before, but not today. It is what it is. It’s supposed to snow tomorrow, which I hope will have people amped…Jan 24, 2017Jan 24, 2017
SkiMinninSkiMinnI Feel Like I Skied YesterdayThankfully, Strava is there to corroborate my story. Honestly, when I was walking up the stairs at work today, I felt tired. It could be…Jan 20, 2017Jan 20, 2017
