training in rain

In hot and humid southern summers, my clothes and shoes can be 100%
soaked from sweat in as little as ten minutes.
Rain then is welcomed (without lightening).

rick++ said:

or else this enhances bad skin conditions.

I keep telling you, that's HERPES Rick.

I managed to find some real dirt to run on today - enough to actually
stretch legs on 🙂 🙂 (about 50 min of something closely resembling
running) Our new single track (1.5 mi) starts on ridge, and I was able
to run the ridge portions of it (bowl was icy) with no problems. Of
course, I had to pick my way for about 20 min (40 min rt) over ice, very
hard-packed snow, some dirt to get there - but it was worth it 🙂
(doesn't take much to keep me happy 😉 )

Dot

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I managed to find some real dirt to run on today - enough to actually
stretch legs on 🙂 🙂 (about 50 min of something closely resembling
running) Our new single track (1.5 mi) starts on ridge, and I was able
to run the ridge portions of it (bowl was icy) with no problems. Of
course, I had to pick my way for about 20 min (40 min rt) over ice, very
hard-packed snow, some dirt to get there - but it was worth it 🙂
(doesn't take much to keep me happy 😉 )

Dirt in Alaska in Jan? So is there any pack ice up there this year? Heard
the natives [censored]' about the lack thereof in the past few years. Down our
way a promising start to winter has withered into a vast snow-melt. There's
snow in the mountains of course, but barely enough for snowshoes, let alone
skis. I guess this is normal these days. A far cry from the earlier 20th
century when the lower hudson river used to freeze all the way across and
people could ice skate 2 1/2 miles to tarrytown, have lunch, then skate
home.

This actually is on topic, because we had 3 days of rainy cold weather early
this week. I tend to avoid those days outside, particularly because I'm
doing more outdoor biking than running these days. For running in wet slush
I like the gore-tex socks. A normal light rain won't be bad with smartwool.
A heavy rain and you're gonna get soaked no matter what. For longer runs in
very wet cold stuff there's little you can do. If hiking in that, waterproof
boots, rain pants that cover the boots, and a change of socks will work, but
not for extended days on the trail.

But really it should snow, not rain in winter! Talking strickly east-coast
(the Sierras take the cake in the west I guess) Old Forge NY, sitting on the
western side of the 'daks, getting dropped on from lake Ontario, gets the
most snow over a wide area. The maps linked below illustrate this. The
mountainous regions of Jay Peak, VT and Mt. Washington, NH have more
seasonal snowfall this year, but only northern Maine is retaining most of
its snowpack so far this year due to unseasonablely warm temperatures.

Seasonal: http://tinyurl.com/ddthb
Depth: http://tinyurl.com/be8yh
Recent: http://tinyurl.com/7kdkn

-Tony

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Dot

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I managed to find some real dirt to run on today - enough to actually
stretch legs on 🙂 🙂 (about 50 min of something closely resembling
running) Our new single track (1.5 mi) starts on ridge, and I was able
to run the ridge portions of it (bowl was icy) with no problems. Of
course, I had to pick my way for about 20 min (40 min rt) over ice, very
hard-packed snow, some dirt to get there - but it was worth it 🙂
(doesn't take much to keep me happy 😉 )

Dirt in Alaska in Jan?

Unfortunately, yes. It's a matter of location, slope, aspect, wind
exposure, single-track (good) or groomed (bad), etc. as to whether it's
dirt, snow, or ice. The dirt I have found is far superior to the ice on
just about all the trails. Snow started off decently and lasted a couple
weeks, then pineapple express hit. Some places to the west had more snow
than us and/or didn't get rained on as badly so they've got some snow,
but subpar for this time of year. We started cold, then got warm, now
are normal (1x-2xF). At least it's cold enough that the ice isn't as
slippery as it was a few weeks ago. It's just dang hard on the feet and
nasty on downhill sections. To the south, they have avalanches.

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So is there any pack ice up there this year?

Probably. Early winter had us with temperatures about 15-20F below
normal, although that may not have been true in other areas.

Heard

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the natives [censored]' about the lack thereof in the past few years. Down our
way a promising start to winter has withered into a vast snow-melt. There's
snow in the mountains of course, but barely enough for snowshoes, let alone
skis.

Any time trail folks get together, we've been comparing notes on trail
quality - either open dirt or snow, anything but solid ice. I was just
helping at a Winter Trails Day today (helping beginning snowshoers) at
lower parts of mountains, and some of the winter mtn bikers were there.
They told us where they've been getting some decent (as in non-icy)
conditions since they're training for the ITI 350 or 1100. The one
couple drove probably close to 200 miles to find some good riding.

I don't know where our top xc skiers have been training, but I suspect
it's not locally, but they did quite well in national sprints (1.3km)
this week. I'm pretty sure the biathletes have trained elsewhere also.

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But really it should snow, not rain in winter!

Amen. That's what we're praying for. For perspective, much of Alaska has
wetlands and is dissected by streams that can be a pain to negotiate in
summer - the terrain, not to mention the skeeters. In winter when things
freeze and get a good snow covering, the increase in trails and areas
you can readily access are phenomenal. Winter sports are extremely
popular up here, so this weather gets people really cranky.

Dot

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i've done 18 hr hikes with my feet wet and had no blister. cotton
socks. the water stays warm so i dont see the problem

i've done 18 hr hikes with my feet wet and had no blister. cotton
socks. the water stays warm so i dont see the problem

i've done 18 hr hikes with my feet wet and had no blister. cotton
socks. the water stays warm so i dont see the problem