So it is the first week of
February and I’m already making changes to the schedule from my last
post…..wow, two weeks ago. Hmm. Anyway, I’m happy to announce that the Sub 9 Death March is now on the calendar for March 8, 2014. After a self imposed
hiatus last year, this year’s edition was a no go due to an impending jury
trial set to kick off on March 3. Granted it would have likely ended by Friday
the 7th, but juries are peculiar things and deliberations could have
easily gone long. Plus, I would have been beat mentally after a week of trial.
So, no Death March.
BUT, after one of the strangest
series of events I have run across thus far in my legal career, the trial date
was vacated. And coincidently enough, my friend Aaron (remember the Gravel Grovel? Yeah, same Aaron) approached me about partnering up for the race. Once the trial went away, I said of course. So, we’ll be
teaming up in a hybrid team thing, since Aaron rides for Matthew’s mountain
bike team, and I for another. Yes, I got on a team for this season, but I’m not
going to reveal that until I have the kit and can slap photos of that all over
a post.
So, the season has been bumped up
two weeks. How is the training going? Swimmingly, although mostly indoors.
Luckily, I have been getting in good workouts (I think) on my spin bike using a
few Sufferfest videos I downloaded which cover a variety of situations from
intervals to endurance and climbing. Of course, for a race like the Death March
some outdoor hill training and endurance is needed. Problem is this winter.
Snow, snow, more snow, sub-zero temps, ice, snow. It just won’t stop. I put in
100 actual outdoor miles in January. So far in February I have….4.8. Considering
the 7 inches of snow we got last night, the spin bike is going to be getting more
use this month.
***Also, I need some intelligence
on a Death March potential route. Two years ago on the DM my partner and I nabbed Cornett
Cemetery and then dove right onto Hickory Ridge Trail 16 à 14 in order to get to
Callahan Cemetery. I did not particularly enjoy that route, and was wondering
about attacking Callahan via the Trail 17 trail head just south of Hanner Cemetery. Any
thoughts? Anyone?***
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