Definitely a runner not a skier!

There is such a great effort to be made when skiing. First there's the boots that kill your feet, ankles and calves the moment you put them on. I lost feeling in my left foot when I did the boots up but then promptly got pins and needles. Once the boots are on then you need to suss out how to walk in them which is definitely easier said than done! I actually thought I was going to pass out from the way the boot was constricting the blood flow. Considering this is the 4th time skiing you would have thought I would be used to it by now! Then there is the actual act of skiing, sadly some people make this look easy, it's not. There is a bit of a catch 22 with skiing, you need to gather enough speed going downhill to be able to turn easy but the moment you start speeding it scares you and your natural reaction is to stop yourself, this is when you inevitably fall over. Of which I did many times, one fall I nearly impaled myself onto a piste pole! Despite the miles of ground covered running I'm still very unfit on the slopes, my thighs were aching just after half hour. Sadly there were no easy greens to save me, all the blue runs seem to have sneaky challenging steep bits, often too narrow to be able to glide from one side to the other. I discovered a great love of the chair lift, especially one which took 14 minutes to get back to the top. A lovely respite from the pain and fear and also a chance to take in the beautiful scenery. I did have the best hot chocolate ever which was also the most expensive at nearly £6! By the end of the day my shins and calves were really hurting and luckily Heath was aching too. Once I took my boots off I found the source of my pain, my ankles were all blistered from the pattern of the seams to my Long John's, at least I had something to show for the pain. All I can say is after a week skiing is BRING ON THE MARATHON!! What with the snow during the first 2 weeks of January and then the holiday, the training has taken a break. Tomorrow it restarts, no rest for the wicked.