I’ll pick up where I left off, the 30km pursuit race. Going into this race I was hoping to improve on Thursday’s 15km classic result. I had already had one race under my belt, so I knew what to expect and was confident in my abilities. Unfortunately, my body wasn’t quite ready. Right off the start I knew something was wrong. The classic leg of the race was terrible, after lap three I wasn’t sure if I was going to be able to finish the race! Luckily once I made the transition to skate I felt better and better and as the race went on I was able to make up some time, but I was already too far back. I think my body is just a bit tired from all the racing the past three weeks. It will nice to have a break over Christmas to let me body recover and get some training in before the NorAms in Thunder Bay, which are Jan 3rd to the 6th. I arrived back home last night to -30 C temperatures in Whitehorse, I don’t mind the cold, but sometimes it isn’t the best for training purposes. Hopefully it warms up a bit so I will be able to get some intensity training in before Thunder Bay!
Merry Christmas!
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| Me (#47) not feeling so hot in the classic portion of the 30k pursuit. ©Grant Abbott |
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| Leading Fred Touchette halfway through the skate leg. ©Grant Abbott |
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