Sunday, January 30, 2011

Day 60 - Wow!

Today I ran with Dan and Andy for some snowy trail fun. Wow! The trails were amazing with snow falling for most of the run. We were the first ones up to the top of the mountain. Great views from the top at Pulpit Rock and The Pinnacle. The running was slow due to the 5 to 8 inches of snow. The snow was still stuck to the trees which made for so many great views. All of us have races in the near future so this was good training to keep the legs moving. Making are way down from Pulpit to the Blue Rocks campground was a lot of fun on the long down hill. Making are way up the yellow trail the snow felt heavy but runnable. After stopping at the Pinnacle to check the views out we headed back the AT to the blue trail to the turn at the spring. Once down this little trail to the creek the views were awesome and it was very quiet. After we left that area my feet started to get very cold. The snow on my shoes was melting and my shoes were soaked. I was glad to be heading back to the car. After getting back down to our cars and getting ready to leave our friend Al was just finishing his run.

Around 2 I went outside to make a snow hut for the little ones. The shoveling for that hut was another good core workout. After finishing the hut I was on my way back out to the mountain for round two. The snow was still falling and the mountain was beautiful. The view from the top was barely a view at all with the snow falling. I was checking some different trails out and just having a blast out there. Overall a great day with friends on the trail and some good time on my feet.


1-29-2011 - 10 miles(I think/No Garmin) - 2:30 - run
1-29-2011 - 6 miles - 1:30 - run


The view from Pulpit Rock

The view from Pulpit Rock

Looking up from the Blue Rocks campground

Looking up at Pulpit Rock

Up the yellow trail from the campground

Andy getting ready to go up the last climb up the yellow

Me getting ready to go up the last climb up the yellow

Andy and Dan going up the yellow

The view from the Pinnacle

The view from the Pinnacle

The view from the Pinnacle

The view from the Pinnacle

The view off a side trail

The view off a side trail

Ouch!!! After 2 hours of running

After 2 hours of running

After 2 hours of running



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