Sunday 2/2 was my first club run of the season, which felt wonderful. I am so glad to be back on Barr trail. There's just something special about it. It was nice to see Lindsay, Mark, Debbie, and many others at the start of the club run. We all had various training plans today, but I knew I wanted to go on Barr trail at a comfortable pace. I recruited Jill to go with me (more like wrangled.)
My legs felt a little heavy and I didn't want to push as far as Barr Camp today, but I did plan to get up above No Name Creek and past the 4 mile sign.
The hill at No Name Creek was like a giant ice slide!! I had brought my nano spikes but Jill's screw shoes were rather worn down and it was not an easy hill to tackle. (I tend to bring traction in the winter no matter what, especially if I'm going past just the Incline).
The weather was amazing! It was warm and perfect to soak in the day before the coming storm.
At Bob's road I was about ready to turn around, but I wanted to get some nice views of Pikes Peak.
I convinced Jill to scramble up a very small rocky top and soak in the sunshine for a few minutes.
After we had had our fill of sunshine and cool rocks, we descended Barr trail and ran into Bryan at the intersection of the Incline connector! We ran down with him until the bailout, where he was going to go back up the second half of the Incline. (What a trooper!)
What a great winter day on Barr trail. Thanks Jill for being adventurous with me! I always love Barr trail in the winter, and being with friends makes it even more fun.
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