Skiing

On Friday the associates at my firm went skiing at Santa Fe. I skiied from 10 am to 4 pm, with a couple little breaks in between. Factoring in the ski lift time, I'd say I got in a good three hours of skiing. I was doing moguls on black diamond slopes... it was hard!

It was my first time skiing this season, and last season Kenny and I went just about every weekend it seemed. I remember I used to get tired last season and need a break. This season, even though I was rusty from being out of skiing practice, physically I felt great and I wanted to keep going and going, even after most of the rest of my co-workers were finished. I could feel a big improvement in my physical condition as a result of running so much. Woo hoo! I love skiing and I'm glad that running translates so well with it.

Yesterday I was a lot more sore than I thought I would be, though. My neck and back were stiff and tight, almost post-marathon style, and my calves were really sore. I was also really tired, like when I used to train for this uphill mountain trail race called La Luz. I was surprised, because I'd felt so good on Friday!

Today I still feel pretty sore, especially my tight calves. But I took Venus for a run around Kenny's neighborhood and it felt really good. Amazingly my calves didn't feel sore when I was running, but after I stopped again, they sure did. Weird! We just went for thirty minutes, about three miles.