Cardio Whore 1: Night Skinning
Posted on Wednesday, December 19th, 2007
When it comes to Cardio Whore hierarchy, Anna Davis is the queen and I am a princess. Or maybe a Lady in Waiting.
This from Anna today around 4 p.m.:
“Any chance I could convince you to skin up the Old Pass Road with me at like 6:30 tonight? It will be fully dark, but I did it the other night, and it was not too scary with a headlamp. I need some damn exercise.”
My response: “Let’s make it 10 p.m. I’m babysitting.”
Done.
Along with honorary cardio troopers Dan, Sandy and Cosi, we started skinning around 10:13 p.m. Since the snow was falling steadily, our depth of field was only the few glowing feet our Tikkas illuminated. This gave the sensation that we were on a snow treadmill the whole way up.
The mellow skin had few excitements: one stop for delayering, a runaway Sandy, Dan skiing down backwards and serious discussions about family. When Dan turned around to look for Sandy, Anna and I skinned up, stopped at 11:13 p.m. – to round out the full hour of exercise – and turned around.
The way down, with the same shallow depth of field and snow flakes poking our eyes, seemed like a video game. With Anna is front of me, I felt like I had the wireless controls and she was my figure dodging obstacles and rounding bends. She felt the same about Cosi in front of her.
We were back at the car before midnight and home by 12:30. Might do a few laps on the King today at lunch. And definitely a Glory dawn patrol tomorrow. We’re not super good skiers, nor are we the fastest skinners or hikers. But, we do agree that if given the chance between up and downhill all day, we’d chose the former. Once we figure out how to dissaparate, we’ll hike to the top, disapparate to the bottom and start over.
Many apologies if the term Cardio Whore is offensive. We think it’s funny. We may even have t-shirts made with our respective titles on the back. Legendary uphill queen Tiff Simpson will receive an honorary one for holding the fastest uphill Glory time … for a girl.
Lauren M. Whaley is well aware that this post falls into the category David Swift describes as “And Then I …” writing. Still, she was inspired by the midnight soirée – and then she wrote about it.
Lauren – I think the term is Great – after all YOU adopted it (didn’t you) and it was/wasn’t given to you – especailly in a derogitory sense? So – if certain folks are TOO PC – don’t read these posts!
So what does that make the guys with you all – Cardio Pimps? After all – a work-out is a work-out and that AIN’T bad!!
Namaste!
Thanks for skiing the pass so often and telling everyone else about it regularly. Surely people are following your tracks and thus leaving Taylor wide open for the rest of us Dawn Patrollers who like to hike up knowing that a sweet reward is coming on the way down: 3200 vertical feet vs. 1600 on Glory
Seems like you should just shorten it to cardi-ho.
Nice post.
DAMMIT! Why didn’t I think of that? I’m glad you said something before all three t-shirts were printed! On second thought, maybe we’ll make monogrammed Windstopper headbands.
uhmmm, I’d advise washing any headbands first. Just, you know… in case.
Thanks to the Cardio Whores for stopping and waiting every once in a while.
dan’s a badass taking his skins off standing up. i tried to do that the other day and fell over… shut up, i’m from texas.