Première sortie de la saison à Mont Tendre

On Saturday I did my first run up Mont Tendre for this season. It's one of my favorite climbs, the views are great and there is a good mix of forest and open trail to run on. It has been warm here with beautiful spring weather so I thought that the route might be clear of snow, but there was still quite a lot in the shaded areas higher up. Hopefully it will all melt soon for faster ascents and better trail-running training.

Mont Tendre is the closest long ascent to home so I expect to be climbing it frequently over the next six months. I'll post a tally of my ascents at the end of the season so we can see how often I run there.

Warmer temperatures, a little sunshine and more open trails are all good signs for spring. A little winter snow is still holding out, but I don't think it will last long now.

A post shared by Daniel Rowland (@danielwrowland) on Mar 26, 2017 at 7:03am PDT

Patches of snow all the way up, but nothing on the summit. The wind was howling so I guess that along with the sunshine the snow was melted or blown away.

A post shared by Daniel Rowland (@danielwrowland) on Mar 27, 2017 at 3:04am PDT

I just beat the storm, clouds and wind to the top of Mont Tendre. It felt like they were chasing me all the way down but I was still dry and happy when I got to the car.

A post shared by Daniel Rowland (@danielwrowland) on Mar 25, 2017 at 9:23am PDT