Swimming at zero degrees centigrade is probably best left to the ducks – who seem not to mind the low[…]
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Bozel Beach–4.9 °C Water
Getting back to cold adaptation after skipping a week is slightly hard – especially with the water cooling by over[…]
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Alex has had a rollercoaster week of race training. Initially, despite a huge fall when warming up on day one,[…]
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Alex had been looking forward to Giant Slalom today but it didn’t quite turn out as he expected. The course[…]
Read moreAlex–Angulation Day
Today the glacier had a 30cm coating of wet and heavy snow – so slalom training was too great a[…]
Read moreAlex Getting Down to Business
Alex’s main objective today was to bring the skiing mechanics worked on yesterday into the slalom course. The movement is[…]
Read moreAlex–Groundhog Day
This is the third time Alex has come out training after having been coached on plastic slopes in the UK.[…]
Read moreTignes Mid October
Gareth testing out some World Cup slalom skis – off piste – where skis are meant to be used![…]
Read moreCold Thermogenesis
The intention was to go swimming at Bozel “Beach” (1400m altitude) where the the water was 6 degrees – but[…]
Read moreCold Water Swim
Okay – I’ve never been able to swim front crawl – but somehow 10°C water seems to make it work[…]
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