I've been learning Swiss German in preparation for our move, so in Swiss German I'd proclaim that "
s'vater ich shoen" or "the weather is beautiful." Too bad there's really no written Swiss German language, so my written Swiss German is just phoenetic; I've been learning from audio CDs.
Regardless of what language you say it in, today has to be the first day of Spring. If it sticks around for the weekend, the weather for
SPROUTE tomorrow will be outstanding! I've got to get a good long run and ride in today . . . it's just too nice a day not to. I'm sort of stuck right this moment, however, since I've got a lot of real-world work to do and it seems like there's realtors coming by our home every hour or so . . . my opportunity will come this afternoon . . . must have patience.
Meanwhile . . . speaking of the race tomorrow (SPROUTE) . . . I know Pike have put a ton of work into it and I wish everybody the best of luck. I predict the course to be challenging, particularly to those new to the park; there may be a sizeable home-field advantage at this race. I won't be out there tomorrow because I feel strongly that Pike need to own the event and while I'd like to catch up with folks at the race, there will be other chances for that. Besides, it will be a perfect weekend for sorting out the few remaining loose ends relating to the
Untamed Virginia adventure race in June.
I'll have news next week about a
series of information sessions we're doing for the Untamed VA race; the theme will be on preparing for a 24+ hour adventure race.