Here is the bad news. the warm temps and rain have destroyed all the skiing in the twin cities so I have no snow to train on and I'm a week and a half from my event. DoH! I am officially on a taper schedule anyway so it's not like any really pivotal training was going to happen anyway but I am worried without being able to get on my skis I'll loose some of my technique and stride.
The good news is for cycling. This early thaw means an earlier than usual outdoor cycling season maybe in the works. The durand road race is april 19th (8 weeks from now) and I'm going to need all the saddle time I can get. Skiing is great but I need to get my bike legs back in time for the first race of the season.
I am considering hiring my, on and off, cycling coach to help me with the transition. 6 weeks is what I'll have to prepare and that isn't much. So moving over as efficiently as possible is going to be important.
it's really too bad this weather put a stop to the party I was really making progress... rats! Oh well that's how the cookie crumbles.
So far the birkebeiner site says the birke trail is going to be fine for the race if the temps stay below freezing ( crossing fingers).
Well that's the state of things. On to 60 minutes of bike trainer in the basement, Yum : )
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