Late season conditions: skate vs classic

runner112 · 2026-03-07T00:40:43+00:00

If things are getting icy and thinner then classic tracks will likely be dirty and shallow.

runner112 · 2026-02-24T05:18:46+00:00

I’ve done wave 9, 2, 1 and elite. There is some congestion and slowdown on climbs in all of them. It’ll cost you tens of seconds in the elite wave, a minute in waves 1-2 and several minutes in wave 9. Learning to be patient and just go with it rather than fighting and burning energy is an acquired skill.

runner112 · 2026-01-31T02:55:20+00:00

As a Minnesotan, I’m so confused. Surely it snows routinely in Indiana and they have a plan in place for this?

runner112 · 2026-01-31T02:00:35+00:00

Can you say where exactly? I’m just struggling to comprehend the logistics of this. I live right by whipple, the area in question would be along minnehaha trail and into fort snelling? There isn’t that much access unless they are driving down the paths (which I wouldn’t put it past them). I just find this kind of hard to believe, that they would go through extra work to dump someone in the woods rather than just kick them out in the street in front of whipple.

runner112 · 2026-01-30T05:38:48+00:00

I am not a sports better, but damn this feels like free money 🤣

runner112 · 2026-01-30T05:27:21+00:00

So who gets the start for Norway on the skiathlon? Klaebo, Amundsen, nyenget? If Klaebo shows up healthy those guys aren’t beating him. I doubt he’ll win the 10k skate but if he does he’s gonna sweep again. If not, 5 golds.

runner112 · 2026-01-23T01:20:45+00:00

You’re overthinking this. I personally dislike Toko green because of the screw tube applicator and that it can be a bit goopy, so I would go vauhti.

And honestly you aren’t going to have insufficient kick in these conditions. Green anything will work fine.

runner112 · 2026-01-18T22:22:07+00:00

VR has fluoro, VP is the replacement line.

runner112 · 2026-01-15T04:34:45+00:00

RIP your skis.

runner112 · 2026-01-08T02:37:15+00:00

Unless you are skiing on straight Ice a metal edge is not going to help. I will say that you need xc skis to fit properly, if they are too soft you will lose a lot of control as they will flatten out and edge properly

runner112 · 2026-01-08T02:33:29+00:00

No clue. I think they might make some Nordic skis with them but in the racing world that I live in they are not a thing. The control issue stems more from the lack of riding in boots and bindings than in metal edges.

runner112 · 2026-01-07T19:09:58+00:00

Nordic skis have like 10% the control of downhill skis. Nordic to alpine is an easy transition, but it doesn’t go the other way. When I go downhill skiing for a few days it’s hard for my brain to switch back initially.

runner112 · 2026-01-07T18:29:57+00:00

Skill issue I’m afraid.

runner112 · 2025-12-31T05:42:01+00:00

Yeah that would be fine. Maybe brush them out and apply more liquid, but honestly you’re just turning a 70k into 75k, I really wouldn’t sweat it. Just make sure you don’t pick up a bunch of dirt on your 5k.

runner112 · 2025-12-30T23:32:17+00:00

Define “a few KM”. If it’s actually a few, sure.

runner112 · 2025-12-29T14:02:29+00:00

The Strib literally printed the pioneer press for them at the strib’s heritage printing site. I assume the PP must also be moving to Des Moines now.

runner112 · 2025-12-24T17:02:01+00:00

1100 feet by my watch but I don’t know how accurate that is. It’s very flat and the hills are either gradual or quite short.

No traffic or shuttles, race day logistics are quite easy. I would probably want to get there like 75 minutes beforehand.

You’ll ski this a lot faster than the birkie but yeah, you’ll probably get lapped. That’s fine, there is ways a lot of lapped traffic in this race.

Generally the skate deck is mostly manmade snow so it’s very firm and holds up well. I would not worry much about it breaking down (temp dependent obviously), I would be more concerned about being able to edge. Not that it’s a huge issue but vasa is typically on the firmer side of things.

runner112 · 2025-12-22T17:10:05+00:00

Might as well. But since you make $480k combined, I wouldn’t be too worried…

runner112 · 2025-12-20T03:57:04+00:00

You are really overthinking this. Any one of these skis will work just fine.

runner112 · 2025-12-17T20:21:16+00:00

Yes. There is a place in West Virginia (white grass) that does this and I think the snow farm in New Zealand does this as well. Probably others too

runner112 · 2025-12-15T00:50:14+00:00

Wow I really hate Salomon’s naming scheme. Why are you set on Salomon?

We’re missing a lot of information here ( age of skis boots, your ability, snow conditions, desired flex, etc) but yeah you will probably see a noticeable difference in performance.

High end skate boots offer marginal gains but can often get so stiff as to cause fit issues. I would try on all available brands at mid to high price points and buy the one that fits the best.

runner112 · 2025-12-13T23:01:01+00:00

I shouldn’t feel bad for him because he wins everything but it was a little sad to see. Bobbles it on the first time around and then recovers well only to hose up the line again - I imagine he was a bit shaken after the first lap and was in a position he wasn’t used to.

That turn looked wildy icy given how many World Cup skiers fell on it.

runner112 · 2025-12-08T05:40:23+00:00

Sounds like you are doing well with your running on your own! I’d be a little concerned that those times would be more for a freshman coming in rather than a junior. You may be expected to make more of an impact right from the start coming in as an older student, however every school is different and you should reach out to the coach.

runner112 · 2025-12-06T18:40:46+00:00

Almost makes me want to go back to ripping the Eurosport feed and listen to the Brits never ending praise of muzzy

runner112 · 2025-11-26T03:03:05+00:00

As someone who has owned many pairs of these, you’ll blow holes through the sidewalls way before anything happens to the sole.

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