Ironwood: Before the Snow..

The title of this post suggests that there will be a future entry after the snow arrives. While we are all hoping that it will come soon, we aren't holding our breath in the 45 degree weather over here in Ironwood Michigan. Despite the lack of white stuff on the ground, the normal mid-November doom and gloom attitude has not settled on the crew. The rollerskiing is actually really good over here and its if nothing else a change of scenery from the usual view as we roll up Mountain Road.

Those of us who have been recovering from illness are slowly getting back into the normal training regime, and while many of us have lost some valuable training hours in the past two weeks, the focus on the season looming in front of us has not been lost. The forecast is calling for probable snow on Wednesday and Thursday which could be a "wintery mix-ed" blessing at this point.... While we would be completely stoked for a big dump of snow and great skiing, it could potentially derail us to get an inch or two of slush that puts us out on the rollerski front too.

There are a few things one could be justified in complaining about here, but we aren't hearing any groans coming from the team, which is a testament to their focus and determination to
push through until snow finally arrives. In the meantime there are still technical issues that we can iron out just as easily on rollerskis, and the pool table in our house has been in constant use as well. We are keeping our fingers crossed for now...