Not a bad weekend to cap off the first volume week of the year for the Junior Team. Yesterday we raced the first Bolton Hillclimb TT of the year and added some speedy times to the archive. For some it was the first Bolton test ever, while for others it was a nice chance to get reacquainted to the ski trails without snow on them.
You can view the updated Bolton Hillclimb TT archive HERE.
But we weren’t quite done with mountains after that. On Sunday coach Sara invited us up to the Canadian border for a segment of the Long Trail taking us up an over a few peaks, culminating with the summit and descent of Jay Peak. One of Sara’s projects this summer is running the LT in segments over the course of various weekends. While the call of the wild wasn’t enticing enough for the entire crew, some hearty souls like Ben, Will, and Timmy gathered at the Park and Ride early for a lengthy trip.
Shelter break fueled by Toko water belts
We were able to run about half of this segment, and ended up hiking/climbing the rest, dodging some wildly scattered debris that had the trail looking like a hurricane had blown through in many spots. In the course of 3 hours we covered 9 miles of rugged trail, with barely and signs of civilization or other hikers in sight until we reached the ski trails at Jay and began bumping into Quebecois trekking parties on the path down to the cars. Gotta love those uncluttered NE Kingdom adventures.
Taking in the view from the top of Jay
Some burgers and club sandwiches at the Jay Village Inn were the ideal way to replenish our carbohydrate stores after the session. Good eats for the money; thanks to Tom Thurston for the tip on that one. We were some of the only people in the joint, and after watching us devour our meals from the other side of the restaurant our waitress came over and asked if “we’d just run a marathon or something”. Guess our eating gave us away, or else our sweaty dirty bodies did.
Until next time, Long Trail!
Mountaintops FTB
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