Looks like some cold weather running for a while. Long run planned on New Years day, might be a bit arctic out.

Have a great weekend everyone.

QOTD: NY's eve or day plans?  We have company over and play cards on NY's eve and then go to the Square for fireworks at midnight.

Greetings guys--been awhile. Up at my shack for several days enjoying a real winter with a foot of snow on the ground and some bitter below zero temps. Spent the morning snowshoeing around my property in -6F weather and now heading out on the icy roads with screw shoes for a little over 5 miles. The plan is to do a snowshoe run after dark on the groomed trails near here later tonight. A good day even with the tough temps.

Just to catch up a little --I went back to my seasonal job to pay for some of my adventures and to keep DW appeased. I'll now be staying on for awhile working maybe 3 days a week and getting time off whenever I need it. Decent gig in general even if the pay is somewhat lacking. Running has been going great--strong, healthy, with a good combination of distance and speed. Lost about 12 pounds over the last couple months too. Has me actually looking at some events with a little hunger again.

I'll try to check in a little more often. Hope all is well.

QOTD- It is gonna be real, real bitter out. I think the high here might make it to -5F. That's my temp threshold for running so hopefully I can get out. Otherwise it will be putting another log or two on the fire and opening up another craft brew. Maybe stream some football or not.

I'm not running today, but since Harrier showed up I think I can also make the effort . 3 degrees here, so my exercise will consist of walking a couple of miles to the car shop to pick up our car, which seems to have a frozen washer pump. Oy.

DD- about the paved trails comment the other day- I would have supported pavement on trails that could accommodate wheelchairs, too. However, these trails are very steep in many areas and are not ADA accessible. I think they paved so they wouldn't have to put in steps.

qotd: Stopping in Chicago for the night, on our return East. Watching the forecast, but hopefully we will be able to see the fireworks from our hotel room (or at least rooftop) without actually going outside. That's hoping I'll actually be awake at midnight.

Looks like some cold weather running for a while. Long run planned on New Years day, might be a bit arctic out.

Where you running?

I'm not doing a super long run this weekend, but I think I'll get out for a few hours tomorrow around Boiling Springs. I'm hoping to run just long enough to use my new hydration vest. For something different, I'm planning to do a loop that's about half road and half trail (AT).

 

Appalachian running company is doing a 7:30 run tomorrow from Boliing Springs Tavern lot. Heading N to Trindle Road.

 

We’re running around South Mt. area, probably to MD line.

I've run into a their group runs a couple times before. I did Boiling Springs to Carlisle Pike (11) and back earlier this week. I run those sections very frequently. Flat but nice.

Tomorrow, weather permitting, I'm doing the section between Boiling Springs and Whiskey Springs road with about equal parts road thrown in. I like that section a lot and do it quite often as it's close to home. There's a great park in Boiling Springs that has a gravel trail that's neither road nor rocky trail and I've done a lot of miles there as I returned from injury this fall. They just added a section of the that trail that runs to downtown and leaves you a short road section from the AT, so that will be part of the loop tomorrow.

Last winter I started doing sections south of there from Pine Grove Furnace, doing out-and-backs each time. I've gotten past Shippensburg Road, which is getting close to the areas you've said you run. I planned to do a further section each weekend and go to the MD line,  and I had scoped out good drop bag locations, but it's getting up to an hour drive, more if I do drops, and I just never had the time slots to do it. Maybe this winter. With my girls' swim meets and other obligations though, it might not happen.

Short run tonight with DS2 and dog in tow.  Two more days and I will have my year long streak.

Nice to see Harrier back!

QOTD: No big plans.  We may go tubing on New Year's Eve - unsure yet.  I will likely get out for a nice trail run on New Year's but place and distance tbd.  Then we always go to my in laws to eat pork and sauerkraut on new year's.  Always good eats!

Have a great night!