Winter Is Coming

Recently I've been glued to my TV on Sunday nights watching HBO's new series, "Game Of Thrones."  It's based on the A Song Of Ice And Fire series by George R.R. Martin that I've been reading.  We're only two episodes into the season and I've been very pleased thus far.  It's fun watching the characters come to life.  And it's strange knowing what's going to happen, but fun watching it play out in front of my eyes.

Try wearing Ned's gear on a run!

One of the oft-quoted lines is that of House Stark; their words are "Winter Is Coming."  As I sit here and watch the snow fly out the window, it feels like winter is coming.  I realize we're nearly into May and winter is passing, though with the Squaw Peak 50 on the horizon, it looks like I'll be dealing with winter on race day.  So winter is definitely coming for me!

I'm not looking forward to slogging through mile after mile of white stuff in June.  What happened to the four seasons?  Instead I get 8 months of winter?  What a crappy tradeoff.  I'm especially done with snow covered trails, and post-holing up to my knees in snow.  It was fun for a few months, but this is getting ridiculous!  I want to be in the thin air, gasping for breath as I climb higher up a mountain face.  I want to go on a run with my wife (she doesn't do cold).  I want to feel the warmth of the sun shining down on my back.  I want salt caked on my face.  Mostly I just want it to be summer!

Since Squaw Peak looks to have plenty of snow however, I have no choice but to embrace the winter.  Looks like I'll need to keep up on my winter running skills.  So here's to one more month of cold, wet fun!  Winter is coming June 4th, whether I like it or not.