21 February 2011
Tricked!
All the snow melted last week; we thought we saw spring peaking through the trees, and then yesterday afternoon the flakes began to fall in a dense wet downpour that piled more than a foot of fresh snow in our yard in just a few hours.
17 February 2011
Spring?
It feels like spring here today. It's 50 degrees F this morning, and by this afternoon it's supposed to reach 58! Of course, the temps are back below freezing and snow is in the forecast for the weekend.
I pulled out the Soma yesterday for a 10-mile lunchtime road ride. If I can bring myself to spend the $40 on the registration fee, I'm going to to enter the Barry-Roubaix Killer Gravel Road Race that's March 26. I'm not sure I will enter, but I'm training towards it. I'm not sure which bike I'll ride if I do it, either the Soma or the Nickel, depending on the weather and whatever else.
Also on the schedule for spring is the Yankee Springs Time Trial. It's a mountain bike race, and will be our first. I'm going to enter myself and both kids. I'm interested in giving it a try to see what it's like. I'm sure I'll win the Men's Sport class for my age group! It will be a tough ride for the kids: it's an 11-mile loop on single track trails that are supposed to be challenging and well-maintained, but at times rather sandy. What does "well-maintained" actually mean in this case? Cindy will probably follow Quinn and Abbey so they won't have to be out there on their own in case they need some help. We'll plan to preview the course a couple weeks before the race.
Today Cindy is doing a 10-mile training run with her running partner, Ckat. Amos is going, too. Although it's cloudy and a little windy, it should be a nice day for it. She has 14 weeks left to train for the Bayshore Marathon, which will be her first.
We're all looking forward to spring.
I pulled out the Soma yesterday for a 10-mile lunchtime road ride. If I can bring myself to spend the $40 on the registration fee, I'm going to to enter the Barry-Roubaix Killer Gravel Road Race that's March 26. I'm not sure I will enter, but I'm training towards it. I'm not sure which bike I'll ride if I do it, either the Soma or the Nickel, depending on the weather and whatever else.
Also on the schedule for spring is the Yankee Springs Time Trial. It's a mountain bike race, and will be our first. I'm going to enter myself and both kids. I'm interested in giving it a try to see what it's like. I'm sure I'll win the Men's Sport class for my age group! It will be a tough ride for the kids: it's an 11-mile loop on single track trails that are supposed to be challenging and well-maintained, but at times rather sandy. What does "well-maintained" actually mean in this case? Cindy will probably follow Quinn and Abbey so they won't have to be out there on their own in case they need some help. We'll plan to preview the course a couple weeks before the race.
Today Cindy is doing a 10-mile training run with her running partner, Ckat. Amos is going, too. Although it's cloudy and a little windy, it should be a nice day for it. She has 14 weeks left to train for the Bayshore Marathon, which will be her first.
We're all looking forward to spring.
06 February 2011
Home Sled Run
The kids have been doing their best to enjoy the snow. I'd estimate we got an additional foot last week with the big storm. Our schools were closed for two days. This weekend we build a sled run in the front yard. We made use of the natural slope of the front yard, the pile of snow Cindy shoveled out of the driveway, and the berm pushed up by the street plow. The kids and I just had to build a pile big enough for a starting platform beside the tree.
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