A new extreme ski line on Mount Cook

https://www.skimag.com/adventure/first-ski-descent-mount-cook-new-zealand/

2024-25 adk Tour de Ski schedule

A good week despite election anxiety

Ski-able snow on Monday, and a dusting of snow at weeks end. I logged 16:40, on 159k (122k bike, 30k run, and 7k ski), with 4325' vertical. I had my fourth day on snow, and did two strength sessions, and two good stretches.

Another thought on the aging athlete

https://www.outsideonline.com/health/training-performance/declining-muscle-power/

The ski mountaineer running for the Senate

https://www.outsideonline.com/outdoor-adventure/environment/caroline-gleich-senate/?utm_term=ool&utm_campaign=ool-longreads&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz--jaw9WfxkOEUB0MzOlBHGKvt9qs0E5r32g1tvr4E4vuNbNz_Cb4SasOjY3qIxD2NsGfNeUarSjWE_mVU2e5SCXM7n15g&_hsmi=331854297&utm_source=newsletter

Endurance performance and aging

It's going to take me awhile to digest this, but of course the bottom line is obvious … performance declines!

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC2375571/