For better or for worse...

I'm in. The Squaw Peak 50 Mile Trail Run that is. My application was one of the 240. An no DNF this time around by golly!

The tools I needed to replace the crank arrived the other day. And I replaced the crank:

Old:

New:
The large chain ring on this one is a bit bigger than the one on my old crank though and it's going to require adjustments to the front and rear derailleurs (I think) to accommodate that. Not sure I'm going to be able to do that on my own. But the crank sure looks good. Whether I get someone with knowledge to come help me with the rest, or if I take it into a shop, I'll probably have them inspect the crank installation just to make sure I did it correctly.

It snowed a good 4+ inches here yesterday afternoon/evening. Took the kids up to the Dell to go sledding and then last night they dragged me outside at 10:00 for a snowball fight. Good times.

It's cold.

Haley is coming over in a couple hours to finish up her Senior Project report. Good times.