These boots are Not meant for skiing

No running for me today, but I did take out those x-country skis again. I decided to ski in Beech Woods Park, the same place I ran during the snowstorm last Wednesday. Beech Woods is a great park with some nice running trails but not very well known to many of the residents of South Brunswick. I have a vision of organizing a road race in this one day. It has a huge gazebo and it would make a great finish area.

I couldn't park my car in the park as it still wasn't plowed so I parked at the end of Beekman and walked across the street. I hooked into my skis and headed into the park. The snow was deep and soft so I kept sinking. I figured I would do a few circles around the park and I just needed to lay the first tracks. The subsequent laps would be easier because of the tracks I laid.

My skis are old and the boots are just as old. I was on my skis for about 17 minutes when I reached the center of the park which was about 1.2 miles. I turned around and headed back into the woods when my boot just fell apart. The sole just split from the boot. Now I had to hike back to my car, about 3/4 mile in the deep snow. That took me about 15 minutes.

It was still good to get out this morning despite my problems. I will have to get myself some new boots which is fine with me because those were never comfortable.