Yesterday was the 3rd time trial of the summer and the second one skating. The course is 5 minutes of flat and rolling terrain before climbing up for the better part of 25 minutes the last 8 of which are spent on steady switchbacks. It hurts. The good news is I was 1:40 faster than I was at the end of May and 0:40 faster than at the end of August last year! I also felt a little sluggish and heavy, so to post a best time was very reassuring. The bad is I did my usual lead on the hard parts routine (like the last 8 minutes) and Lars came by me in the end. I need to stop doing that.
Right after I got home from training the DHL man showed up with a box of Atomics! One of the great things about working with them is I get wet snow skis to test and get to know while I am on the glacier. That makes that first sloppy day of the season that usually coincides with a race day so much nicer knowing that I know the skis.
