Talloires: Water 7°C Went for a short swim afterwards with no wetsuit for keeping the Cold Adaptation / Ketogenesis levels[…]
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Alex Autumn 5
Yesterday’s training course was fast with wide turns – necessitating extreme edging angles. Unfortunately Alex’s clothing wasn’t providing adequate protection[…]
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Tough day for Alex today – getting hit on unprotected body parts with the poles on several occasions. The positive[…]
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Alex enters the universe of skating… very quick to catch on – but very tired before the end of the[…]
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Alex clearly slept too well last night and so was still dreaming even at 1 pm in the slalom. His[…]
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After a disappointing Sunday when the mountain was closed due to high wind and there was continuing confusion over constraints[…]
Read moreSwimming Progress?
First scene is in Le Torrent des Glaciers at 3.3°C yesterday. Need more cold adaptation! The proper swim in the[…]
Read moreLandgraaf 3 – Lowlands Championship
Having spent a relatively sleepless night in the car at Geneva Airport, having checked in online and then rushing through[…]
Read moreBike Fitting – Short Crank Arms
Accurate fitting for a bicycle is just something that most of us never consider. There seems to be far too[…]
Read moreLandgraaf 2 – Apex Iceman
Two very constructive days at Landgraff. The overall result is that Alex (Apex Iceman- as he is now called!) is[…]
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