komura pass snow shoe

Another snow shoe asaren this morning. Up at 610. At the foot of Komura Pass at 630. Just as the light is changing. Perfect timing.

There's always plenty of snow in Nota. On the bike this is one of Kashiwazaki's easiest climbs. On snow shoes it's one of the toughest.

With good form on the bike I can climb it in about 10:30. On the shoes I can't reach the top in 1h 15. Maybe 1h 30 or 40 is necessary.

Descending on snow shoes is fast if you use the track you made on the way up. However, if you plough a new track it can be almost as hard going down as going up. Great training.

Tomorrow I'll check out the Nota-Tanne line. Looking forward to it!

Saturday's training:

1. Snow shoe (2 h10 mins)

2. Rollers / weights

• 150 HR x 20 mins

• one leg squats 7.5 kg x 10 (3 sets)
• shoulder press 7.5 kg x 10 (3 sets)
• shoulder pull ups 7.5 kg x 10 (3 sets)

• 150 HR x 20 mins

Total: 50 mins