Thursday, January 23, 2025

College buddies meeting for some cross country skiing

Lat week we had a great outing at Middlebury's Rikert Nordic Center.

However, at 72 a "day of skiing" is more like 2+ hours. Moreover, it includes: frequent stops to chat (letting heart rate get below 150 bpm); multiple trips back to the car to add or shed layers; additionally lunch stops are quite a bit longer to accommodate PT stretches, changing into skating boots, and scoping out flatter terrain for the "afternoon" (final 45 minutes).

The day was fun, and I wouldn't miss a moment of it … one can only speculate what the outing looks like when we are 80-85-90!