Michigan Tech Trails on December 5.

With the threat of possible rocks and sticks on the trail, and no wax on my skis as well as no time to tend to them, I decided not to ski; but I couldn’t fully support that decision. I had been in Houghton for less that 20 hours and I needed to do that one thing that is simply Houghton: take the skate skis out for a little ride at the Michigan Tech Trails.

I did not go very far or long, on Sunday. The snow was slow, I was out-of-shape and carrying around some excess weight (still am two days later ), and my skis were not properly waxed. I felt like I was going to die, but I still managed to get a few loops done in 55 minutes.

Dead tired and in pain, I was quite happy to have gotten a ski in. The Tech Trails are also a bit of a “social hour,” because so many people go there. The parking lot was full. I had the opportunity to chat with people I haven’t seen since I left the first week of October. It was nice. I am certainly glad to be back.

Just so we can see my improvement up until the New Year, here are my stats:
Time: 55 minutes
Distance: 4.7 km

This is seriously bad because I should not be on the trails for any less than 75 minutes, and I should be able to do at least 7.8 km. This is my goal for Christmas.