tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-670908392024479748.post5050686709846922449..comments2024-03-26T21:10:39.866+00:00Comments on Postcard from Timperley: Saturday 17 February 2018 - X-c Ski Number 12 - Gatineau Loppet (Part 2)Phreerunnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08551842487502221703noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-670908392024479748.post-81095795951092290952018-02-19T02:28:36.785+00:002018-02-19T02:28:36.785+00:00'Lopped' and 'lopper' should of co...'Lopped' and 'lopper' should of course have read 'Loppet' (race) if predictive text hadn't murdered my earlier efforts!Phreerunnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08551842487502221703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-670908392024479748.post-17809924615801753032018-02-19T01:10:28.560+00:002018-02-19T01:10:28.560+00:00Good news. The timing team has accepted that I did...Good news. The timing team has accepted that I did finish the lopped and has apologised for the defective timing chip. So I've now officially finished my fourth Gatineau Lopper. All of them have been the subjects of reports on these pages.Phreerunnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08551842487502221703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-670908392024479748.post-279353193463251502018-02-19T01:06:52.267+00:002018-02-19T01:06:52.267+00:00Haha - you'd be pushed to walk this route, let...Haha - you'd be pushed to walk this route, let alone at 3 mph! Walking on these ski trails is forbidden. Snow shoes would be needed to make any realistic progress, and there are separate snowshoe trails. The pictures may give an incorrect indication of the walkability of the trails. You'd just make big holes in the surface.<br />Waxing skis generally takes just a few minutes. Friday was exceptional, but even then each pair took only about half an hour. The problem was that we ate late and had four sets of skis to get ready for an early start. Normally waxing takes just a few minutes in the morning before we set off.Phreerunnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08551842487502221703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-670908392024479748.post-5261562489352828822018-02-18T22:55:02.863+00:002018-02-18T22:55:02.863+00:00Just joking because the two means of getting from ...Just joking because the two means of getting from A to B are not really comparable, but if you deducted the time from your total spent waxing the skis would walking have been faster? You must understand that I know little about skiing.<br /><br />My argument of course falls down because there are not many people who last out with any conviction the 30 odd miles walking.Sir Hughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17908756392825206914noreply@blogger.com