Summer's been much kinder to me than I would ever have predicted in spring. Though my weekly miles haven't been that big, I've been able to get a nice string of runs in the 3 - 6 hour range and in some astounding backcountry. That said, my knee was ready for a rest this weekend - a preemptive strike before forced time off came to the fore.
Ahhhh, the best laid plans.
The Sun Valley crew got the word mid-week that our prodigal son, AJW, was making a 36 hour trip back to the Northern Rockies, so there was nothing we could do but break out the maps, exchange some proposals, and set the 4:00am alarms for a Saturday run. And that's just what we did, with a great dawn patrol outing around Prairie Lake, Norton Lakes (lower & upper), and Miner Lake.
It was as fun as always - rehashing storied runs and sharing new rumors, all while trying unsuccessfully to keep pace with a peak fitness Brad Mitchell. And the knee wound up performing like a champ.
There's always time to rest after good times with fast friends.
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AJW (aka M9) at Prairie Lake |
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Miner thoughts: Brad, AJW, and Travis ruminating on the steep drop down to Miner Lake |
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Dropping in |