How To Ski 90 km In Just One Day
I’m going to participate in Pirkan hiihto on March 2. It’s the longest one day cross-country skiing competition in Finland. My former colleague is also participating, so I thought why not? I’m always open-minded for new challenges. Skiing for 90 km sounds crazy enough to be tried - at least once.
The race is now two months away. I bought skis a month ago and during our Christmas vacation I really enjoyed skiing. Yesterday I made up my mind and filled the participation form on Pirkan hiihto’s web site.
I’m all excited about the race, but now I need to start training and that’s always hard. It’s easy to get excited and carried away, but when the reality (=work needed to achieve the goal) kicks in, things get harder. A huge amount of motivation and self-discipline is needed. But it’s only for two months, so I think I can change my eating/drinking/training habits for that time.
My TODO List For Surviving The 90km
To prepare myself for the race I made following TODO list:
- Get a training program
- Learn more about the skiing technique
- Get information how to prepare skis for different snow conditions
- Get information about nutrition during the race
- Lose 5-10 kg of weight. Currently I’m weighing 104 kg.
- Buy a skiing outfit
- Prepare to the competition day (transportation, packing, eating and drinking correctly a week before the race)
There are 61 days to the race. Time is running short and the most important thing - snow - is still missing…
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-päivi- said
am January 3 2008 @ 23:01
voi harriharri… tästä irtosi taas iloa ja ihmetystä meidän väsyneeseen arkeen koko illaksi! villen veikkaus tuolta sohvan pohjalta kuuluu, että äijä ehtii varmaan 5 kertaa hiihtoladulle ennen todellista koitosta
mutta noiden listojen tekemisessä sä oot kyllä ihan ykkönen. hyvin suunniteltu on puoliksi tehty!
Harri Lammi said
am January 4 2008 @ 22:16
Näillä lumilla tekee tiukkaa päästä tohon Villen veikkaukseen
Täytyy vetää Myllylän suotreeniä ja Nykäsen porrasjumppaa, niin kyllä lähtee!
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