Road 2 Mora

The physical preparation for my Vasaloppet has been quite an adventure. I do have some basic knowledge of training theory, but a whole new world has opened up for me.

My last post on this blog was quite some time ago. No excuses. But at least I haven't been doing nothing. After a rest period at the end of April, I started training again in mid-May. First, I built up slowly with long, easy training sessions. Then I incorporated more and more interval training. This was followed by regular threshold training. And it worked. I feel that my endurance has improved and that I can handle longer, more strenuous efforts with a slightly lower heart

Living in Belgium is no advantage to learning cross-country skiing. The number of days a year we can cross-country ski here can usually...