I usually don’t like to do tough workouts on consecutive days, and I almost backed out of snowboarding after a long and strenuous day of shoveling. However, the lure of fresh pow and the beautiful forecast were impossible to turn down. The latest mountain to be conquered is Attitash. After an early rise and a scenic 3.5 hour drive, brother Tom and I were ready to rip. Mount Washington can be seen in one of the pics.

Since the sand dunes are frozen (although I will get there this winter), I chose the infamous Crestwood Road Hill for a sprint WOD. This hill has tested me for most of my life! From walking, roller blading, biking, and now sprinting, it’s one of my favorite spots to get the HR up and the lactic acid flowing. With the vibrams strapped on a brisk sunny day, I set out to conquer the stretch of pavement that has humbled me for years!

Winter is officially here now! Usually this means a combination of gym time, chlorine ingestion, treadmills and spinning bikes until Spring. This year however, will be different. Instead of an “off season” triathlon training regimen, this winter will be focused on “in season” snowboarding training. I believe the primal way is universal, and instead of swimming, biking, and running all year round, I want to stay in the present and make myself a stronger rider. Snowboarding is a blast but can be even better if you can ride all out, all day. Plus, more strength and endurance means maximizing the investment that is a lift ticket nowadays.

After a disappointing showing last time, I still felt I had something off which to build. Although only a couple WOD’s were fit in (plenty if you ask me), both were of much greater quality. Here’s how a little over one hour of my week was spent exercising:

Warmup – 4-5 min joint mobility circuit then a couple rounds of: walking lunges (forward then reverse), kb swings, inchworms, kb clean and press, burpees Squat Clean and Press 135×5, 5, 5 Dips 3 x15 (last two sets broken up) Pullups 3×10 (last two broken up) The notes I jotted down in book afterwards read “not an impressive effort.”...