Marshall Mesa to home

From Marshall Mesa TH, Coal Seam, east on Community Ditch, connector, Greenbelt Plateau, High Plains, Coalton, home.

Started at 5:48 pm.

0:00 - Marshall Mesa TH
22:19 - Greenbelt Plateau/High Plains
44:42 - High Plains/Coalton
1:11:41 - home

Sanitas hiking with Anya

Lori went up Sanitas while I hiked with Anya (Mia was at her dance class). Hiked up the South Ridge past the initial steep stuff, then turned left on a trail down to a rocky outcrop overlooking Sunshine Canyon. Anya did amazingly well, hiking all the way up this on her own (with some hand holding). She basically had to scramble up many of the big steps. She walked down much of it on her own, but I carried her for a few sections so we could get down to meet Lori.

Green

From Gregory TH, Amph, Saddle Rock, Greenman, Green; down the same.

Started at 6:38 am. Crazy how much harder the 9:57 up Amph felt compared to last night's 8:13. Trail conditions were much better than yesterday (cool morning, less slush) despite some more fresh snow on the upper part of the mountain (maybe an inch). Much better time up Greenman compared to yesterday. Pushed near the top to sneak under 50 again. Also much better time on the down, which felt easier than yesterday.

0:00 - Gregory TH
9:57 - Amph/Saddle Rock
27:33 - Saddle Rock/Greenman
49:55 - Green summit
51:58 - started down
1:19:36 - Gregory TH

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Green

From Gregory TH, Amph, Saddle Rock, Greenman, Green; down the same.

Started at 4:57 pm. Felt strong from the start (night and day compared to my morning starts) but didn't really feel like going hard as I knew there was still a lot of snow higher up. Also still considering the Friday night TT so didn't want to spend it today. Sort of fartlek-ed my way through the first 15 minutes since I was feeling so good. The 8:13 up Amph (pretty fast for me) actually felt pretty casual. Was really wishing for dry conditions and to have JV pace me to a PR. Eventually, this turned into a slush-fest. Wet and sloppy and slow. Pushed a bit near the top just to get in under 50. Running down was quite a chore in the sloppy conditions.

0:00 - Gregory TH
8:13 - Amph/Saddle Rock
25:20 - Saddle Rock/Greenman
49:47 - Green summit
52:01 - started down
1:27:52 - Gregory TH

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Green

From Gregory TH, Amph, Saddle Rock, Greenman, Green; down the same.

Started at 6:54 am. Another snow storm overnight. I had to park at the pull-off below the Gregory TH as the gate was closed (the gate was open and the road plowed when I got down). Anywhere from 0 to 12 inches of snow on the trails (probably more like 6-8 inches of actual snowfall, but some spots end up deeper, and some sheltered sections end up with less). Lots of trees/branches hanging over lower Amph, a few more higher up. Above Greenman spring, there was an ice crust atop the snow. Initially, it wasn't a big deal, even though I was wearing shorts. But eventually, it started getting pretty painful, and I noticed that I was leaving some blood behind. The last few minutes to the top were miserable. Coming down, though, was excruciating. At times, I didn't even want to move. Tried lifting my feet back or up rather than moving forward into the crust, but that only helped a little. Eventually, the crust wasn't such a big deal, and I was able to jog down making better time. Sick of the snow!

0:00 - bottom of Gregory road
2:11 - Gregory TH
12:22 - Amph/Saddle Rock
33:12 - Saddle Rock/Greenman
1:04:32 - Green summit
1:38:18 - Gregory TH
1:39:36 - bottom of Gregory road

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Green

From Gregory TH, Amph, Saddle Rock, Greenman, Green; down the same.

Started at 6:36 am. Took it easy today. Cleaned up lots of rocks and branches on the up and down.

0:00 - Gregory TH
10:14 - Amph/Saddle Rock
28:14 - Saddle Rock/Greenman
49:16 - Green summit
1:26:02 - Gregory TH

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Lake Valley jog

Jogging with Lori, Mia biking. Niblick, Golf Club, Pebble Beach, stopped to play at the park for about 10 minutes, sidewalk to Spy Glass, across the dam, stopped to play at the lake for about 10 minutes, Ace, Niblick. Maybe 2 miles.

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