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Wednesday, December 07, 2005
Snow!
When I got home from work today, I put on my skis and went out for 40 minutes of skiing. It was a blast.
I am a terrible skier. I remember the first time I skied in Sweden. My friend, Per Spiik let me use a pair of his skis and gave me a little bit of advice on how to ski. I practiced for a few minutes, then hit the trails. I was cruising along and felt like I was moving pretty well. I was quite fit at the time and felt like I was going at a good clip....then an old lady passed me. She must have been in her 50s (I was about 26 at the time). I picked up the effort. I was working hard. I was able to keep up with the old lady.
I guess there is enough technique, and my technique is so bad, that an old lady had no trouble skiing at my pace.
Maybe someday I'll live in a place where I can ski regularly. Maybe my technique will improve. Despite the bad technique, I was fun to shuffle around in the snow tonight. Despite the bad technique, it felt like decent exercise.
I took a few snapshots tonight, but the photo uploading doesn't seem to be working. I'll try to post them later.
posted by Michael |
8:09 PM
