Run in with the big boy. So icy on the way in I had to put Kahtoolas over my spiked shoes for the bikewhack hill. Mix of slush, soft ice, mud and some bare ground on the way home at 7c.
Even icier on the way home. The steep hike-a-bike hill was a frozen waterfall as expected and even with big screws on my bike boots I took about 10 min to wrestle the bike up. I used it like a walker - push it up hill a bit, lock the brakes, haul myself up one step, get a stable stance, repeat.
Running3:09:10 [3] 21.74 km (8:42 / km) +484m7:50 / km shoes: Saucony Razor
Mono cliffs with BGY, Nick, Glen and some waterloo Rarebit Runners.
Easy pace as a couple of the non-Caledonians didn’t expect much ice and were under-spiked. BGY and I headed back with Glen, and then did a quicker loop when Glen had to head home. Nice lunch at the inn.