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It was 45 degrees yesterday, and our huskies are blowing their coats: it must be fickle February. Sure, we’ll get more snow, and it already got cold again, but birds are coming back as well as the light, and I must say I’m excited for dirt! And spring skiing… We have a lot of really exciting things we’re cooking up, but need to finalize a few details before we spill the beans. We can say, though, that we’re excited to host a new gravel race this June! I’m working on the website, but mark your calendars for June 10th for a fun time on your bike. Registration will be open March 1, and I’ll have the website up before then so keep checking! In the meantime, our Spring training group starts at the end of the month (perfectly aligning for Rainshadow Running’s Sun Mountain races, or the Women’s Trail Running Retreat)! I say this each season, but I can’t believe it’s already time to transition to running and biking! As mentioned above, I can’t wait, but also panicked slightly when I realized I actually need to start training. Sure, I exercise all winter, but I use it as a nice break from structure and instead ski when I feel like it, run when the ski conditions are less than ideal, and lounge a bit physically and mentally. Then February hits and I start daydreaming of adventures, make a list of fun objectives for the year, and start backtracking. Sure enough, if I want to be able to do the big summer missions, I need to do semi-big outings in May, and that means start building up NOW! As an aside, the running retreat is in May and can serve as a perfect big weekend of training, or something to build up to! If you’re like me and somehow lost track of the last eight (or twelve) weeks, have no fear. Now is actually the perfect time to be able to have several periods of good training, each focusing on different aspects so that when it’s time for the things you really care about, you’ll have put all the pieces together into one beautiful fitness puzzle. That’s all for now. See below for details on things we’re up to. Thanks for reading and hope to see you soon! -Alison, Sam, and the CE crew
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