With four inches of fresh snow on the ground Saturday morning it was clear the midnight start next week was in limbo. I needed to ride and a little snow wasn't going to stop me so I outfitted the bike with my new secret weapon and rode around the icey and snowy streets of Hendersonville for a couple of hours. The secret weapon performed perfectly and I did hill repeats up and down Stony Mtn. until the snow plow finally came around.
By Saturday evening the race had been called so I stopped tapering and took the dog out for a run to the top of Lance Mtn. There was a nice little layer of fresh powder on the trail that made for a perfect tread. With blues skies and a bright warm sun it couldn't have been any nicer.
I plan on doing the Shut In Race next fall and forsee more of this in my future:
Valentine's Day morning means a big breakfast and then a nice dog walk. Mt. Pisgah in the background:
No longer tapering means I had to ride and a little snow didn't stop me from taking the road bike out for a spin. I headed up to the top of Jump Off Mtn. About halfway up it started to flurry lightly. As I slowly worked my way up the mountain the snow slowly picked up. By the time I got to the top it was snowing hard and starting to stick to the snow packed ground. It was snowing so hard that I was having to creep down the normally 40mph downhill. I was worried that it was snowing just as hard in town which would make for a treacherous trip back up highway 25 to my house. It was a case of tragedy narrowly adverted and the snow slowly tapered off as I worked my down the mountain. Halfway down it was a light flurries again and once I made home there were blue skies!
Pisgah is out there somewhere:
Hate to hear that about P36. I know you were looking forward to the suffering to come. It looks as if MMC will be altered a bit. Check out Blackmountainmarathon.com/details. Talk of snowshoes and knee deep snow.
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