First of all, thanks for all the Rothrock info... I plan on making an appearance this year as well (my first time) and as soon as the weather breaks I'm planning on heading out that direction to check out the trails. If anyone wants to tag along (or most likely school my slow ass) some Sunday afternoon, I'm game. It's about a 1.5 hour drive for me, and I know a handful from my RC that will probably join as well.

12 miles for me today on the road with a few girls from my RC.  It was 100% ideal out today, but the trails have yet to pack enough for any decent running.

QOTD: I was never into group running until recently (like November). A few of my training partners and myself started a "safety in numbers" club so that we had a group to run with in the dark in the winter months.  It's turned into a game changer for me.  Having access to all sorts of different personalities and paces has opened up a lot of new trails and definitely helped my winter motivation from waning.  Never thought I'd say that, but it's been most excellent.

A little over 12 miles on a FLAT local trail. After a sore achilles the previous week and 4k elevation in yesterday's mountain travels, wanted to give it as much rest as possible.

QOTD: not member, dont even think I've ran with another person before! (Aside from races, obviously.)

Bad end of week and beginning of this week. The flu went through all of us. Not fun. Then to start off the week I slipped on ice (walking out the door) and broke my wrist. It was grossly deformed. They set it and splinted it. Six weeks in this stupid thing. I am joining a gym so I can do something in the interim. Not in my plans. Grateful it was not a hip, leg or knee.

 

Shit!  So sorry, moonlight.  Are you still allowed to run?

Jamie: The boulders to climb up after AS3 are still on the course, as are the boulders right before that section, where you climb down along the rope. I forgot about this downhill, this is probably the most challenging downhill on the course, not Kettle Trail (the first steep downhill), which I had referred to as having been removed.

The bouldery section on Midstate Trail, which I think has been removed (as far as I can tell from the map), is where you hop over the big rocks for a couple hundred feet on the flat part, before you soon head down toward AS2 (but still about a mile before AS2).

I ran close to 10 miles on a snow packed Appalachian this morning.  Had the trail all to myself.  Was glorious.  This was the longest I have run in 15 months.  I feel ok.

 

NH - coming to PA huh? Just had to experience the rocks for yourself? I was thinking during my run this morning that I would like to do Rothrock this year.  It's been a few years and I love the course (although sad to hear that it is changing).  Couch - I may have not understood your description of the changes - are they taking out that one climb up the big boulders - after AS#2 I think? I have some work to do before I am in Rothrock shape so we'll see.

 

QOTD: I am not associated with any.

 

Have a good night (sleep)!

Martha: I assume you are familiar with some of the Hyner View/Lock Haven area trails? Rothrock is very similar, but the uphills are a bit shorter (less elevation gain as well, say 1100 ft on the higher hills, compared to about 1600 ft at Hyner). Just as rocky and steep, though.

A scouting run sounds fun, we might meet up and just run!