Skate Skiing

The morning began doing our weight workout at the gym. Our fearless leader was absent so Sheena, a fellow Tri-Fusionite and friend wrote up her own little workout. It was a great mix of core and legs and it felt pretty good to get through it. We had to start early (at 5:00 am) and of course I showed up a few minutes late, but only like five.

This evening marked my second attempt at skate skiing up on Mt. Spokane. I joined four great people, Jessi, Roger, Natalie and Greg (all part of Tri-Fusion) for a great workout under the stars. This time we did not have the great instruction of Robin but Jessi and Roger filled in nicely.
As I clipped into the skis I thought this was going to be easy, I have already spent a couple of hours learning last time and so this time it should be a breeze, right? Well, I started off pretty shaky but the snow was a bit softer and I seemed to get the hang of it a bit faster. Last time the hardest part was going up the hills. This time it was pretty easy but I REALLY need to work on the downhill part(see picture above). Every single time I get going with any speed I hit the snow, hard. When I snowboard I can usually count on one hand how many times I fall throughout the entire day. It takes both hands and my toes to count how many times I fall in the short 1.5 hour workout.

I just keep telling myself to get up and do it again. You can't let such a simple little hurdle in the race of life stop you from reaching your goals. Thanks again for all the fun and looking forward to the next time.