Well after the long drive down and the first two days of skiing, tiredness has finally set. On the third day we all slept in longer than we planned. So whilst Mrs F and Cara decided to head into town to do some sightseeing and shopping, Katy and I headed for the slopes.
We decided to start the day with a speedy run down a particular green run in the resort. Last year at the end of the week here in Saint Gervais (before Katy hurt her knee), we managed to complete the run in about eighteen minutes. We thought we would be able to match this time, but not beat it considering Katy still was not back up to full speed on her board. However we managed to set a new speed for our run of around fifteen minutes. Though at the bottom I have to admit my legs were burning. I wasn’t sure how much the lack of exercise would really affect me, but now I know. It has been nearly ten months since I have done any form of karate training, or indeed any other regular sports, and boy was I feeling it in my legs. After that run we just explored a number of runs at a more gentle speed and ended up skiing to the very last minute of the day.
Yesterday was pretty gentle day. Mrs F and I flew down a run and then sat peacefully in the baking sun whilst we waited for Katy and Cara to catch up. It’s another one of those surprising things about ski/snowboarding holidays. Even when the slopes are busy, they are still pretty quiet and you can easily sit there and just enjoy the peace and quiet. That is unless you find yourself next to a French man who has decided to scream his head off to talk to his family who are just behind him. Anyway, after a late lunch, we all decided that we were still pretty tired and ended up heading back to the apartment.
I’ll post some pictures later from these two days.
