Now with spring at our doors, we are switching from hikes in the snow, x-country skiing and gym training to 5 days/week mini x-alps training sessions. We have decided to train every day for about 2 - 4 hours instead of 6-8 hour workouts once or twice a week.
Most of the hikes are from my house to either www.PanormaResort.com (23 km on the road) and if the weather allows it to fly back, or to hike 12 km from my house up Mt. Swansea (860 m elevation gain). If the weather is good I will fly and if not, I will walk back home. On the days I can fly, I will land about 8-10 km away from my home and walk back. This way I get a good combination of flying and hiking and get used walking with my gear.
New for my flying gear is a light Gore-Tex jacket and pants sponsored by www.Arcteryx.ca. To keep me warm, I use underwear and fleece form www.Craft.se.
Besides training, I do spend about an hour plus a day with Google Earth and Google maps to get familiar with the route. It is really is amazing what technology can do today and I recommend everybody to give it a try. During the race you will be able to download our tracks into Google Earth and you can run the track as a tour. This way you can follow me without getting out of your chair.
In the mean time, visit and sign my Guestbook at www.Redbullxalps.com.
Thanks again to everyone supporting us with the good wishes and sponsorships.
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Max & Penny
www.flyingMax.com
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