{"id":10366,"date":"2017-03-12T06:24:15","date_gmt":"2017-03-12T10:24:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.runkevinrun.com\/?p=10366"},"modified":"2017-03-12T06:24:15","modified_gmt":"2017-03-12T10:24:15","slug":"asheville-marathon-its-perhaps-a-bit-more-than-a-dusting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/runkevinrun.com\/?p=10366","title":{"rendered":"Asheville Marathon &#8211; It&#8217;s perhaps a bit more than a dusting&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;m not 100% sure, but I think the last time I ran a race while it was snowing was a year ago exactly. \u00a0In <a href=\"http:\/\/www.runkevinrun.com\/?p=1147\">Antarctica<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>It is thankfully not quite as windy as it turned out to be at the bottom of the world&#8230; but it&#8217;s pretty dang cold too.<\/p>\n<p>From the relative warmth bErin&#8217;s\u00a0the\u00a0third\u00a0floor window of my inexplicably labeled hotel room 411, it looked like just a light dusting.<\/p>\n<p>The reality on the ground is a bit different&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.runkevinrun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_5690.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-10371\" src=\"http:\/\/www.runkevinrun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_5690-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/runkevinrun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_5690-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/runkevinrun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_5690-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/runkevinrun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_5690-830x1107.jpg 830w, https:\/\/runkevinrun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_5690-230x307.jpg 230w, https:\/\/runkevinrun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_5690-350x467.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.runkevinrun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_5691.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-10372\" src=\"http:\/\/www.runkevinrun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_5691-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/runkevinrun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_5691-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/runkevinrun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_5691-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/runkevinrun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_5691-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/runkevinrun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_5691-830x623.jpg 830w, https:\/\/runkevinrun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_5691-230x173.jpg 230w, https:\/\/runkevinrun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_5691-350x263.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.runkevinrun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_5694.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-10373\" src=\"http:\/\/www.runkevinrun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_5694-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/runkevinrun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_5694-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/runkevinrun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_5694-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/runkevinrun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_5694-830x1107.jpg 830w, https:\/\/runkevinrun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_5694-230x307.jpg 230w, https:\/\/runkevinrun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_5694-350x467.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.runkevinrun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_5695.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-10374\" src=\"http:\/\/www.runkevinrun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_5695-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/runkevinrun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_5695-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/runkevinrun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_5695-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/runkevinrun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_5695-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/runkevinrun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_5695-830x623.jpg 830w, https:\/\/runkevinrun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_5695-230x173.jpg 230w, https:\/\/runkevinrun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_5695-350x263.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.runkevinrun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_5697.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-10375\" src=\"http:\/\/www.runkevinrun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_5697-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/runkevinrun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_5697-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/runkevinrun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_5697-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/runkevinrun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_5697-830x1107.jpg 830w, https:\/\/runkevinrun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_5697-230x307.jpg 230w, https:\/\/runkevinrun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_5697-350x467.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I probably should&#8217;ve just driven directly onto the Biltmore Estate but I was kinda glad not to be navigating the smaller roads within the property to get to the starting village.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.runkevinrun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_5699.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-10376\" src=\"http:\/\/www.runkevinrun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_5699-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/runkevinrun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_5699-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/runkevinrun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_5699-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/runkevinrun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_5699-830x1107.jpg 830w, https:\/\/runkevinrun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_5699-230x307.jpg 230w, https:\/\/runkevinrun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_5699-350x467.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.runkevinrun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_5701.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-10377\" src=\"http:\/\/www.runkevinrun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_5701-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/runkevinrun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_5701-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/runkevinrun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_5701-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/runkevinrun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_5701-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/runkevinrun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_5701-830x623.jpg 830w, https:\/\/runkevinrun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_5701-230x173.jpg 230w, https:\/\/runkevinrun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_5701-350x263.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>And so now we wait. \u00a0Not st Cedric&#8217;s obviously. \u00a0But huddled in corners, people shivering and scrolling through their Facebook feeds, while a generic Kenny G Muzak track plays throughout the Biltmore.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.runkevinrun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_5703.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-10378\" src=\"http:\/\/www.runkevinrun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_5703-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/runkevinrun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_5703-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/runkevinrun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_5703-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/runkevinrun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_5703-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/runkevinrun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_5703-830x623.jpg 830w, https:\/\/runkevinrun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_5703-230x173.jpg 230w, https:\/\/runkevinrun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_5703-350x263.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.runkevinrun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_5704.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-10379\" src=\"http:\/\/www.runkevinrun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_5704-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/runkevinrun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_5704-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/runkevinrun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_5704-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/runkevinrun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_5704-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/runkevinrun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_5704-830x623.jpg 830w, https:\/\/runkevinrun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_5704-230x173.jpg 230w, https:\/\/runkevinrun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_5704-350x263.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.runkevinrun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_5706.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-10380\" src=\"http:\/\/www.runkevinrun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_5706-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/runkevinrun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_5706-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/runkevinrun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_5706-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/runkevinrun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_5706-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/runkevinrun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_5706-830x623.jpg 830w, https:\/\/runkevinrun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_5706-230x173.jpg 230w, https:\/\/runkevinrun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_5706-350x263.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;m not 100% sure, but I think the last time I ran a race while it was snowing was a year ago exactly. \u00a0In Antarctica. It is thankfully not quite as windy as it turned out to be at the bottom of the world&#8230; but it&#8217;s pretty dang cold too. From the relative warmth bErin&#8217;s\u00a0the\u00a0third\u00a0floor [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10366","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/runkevinrun.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10366","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/runkevinrun.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/runkevinrun.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/runkevinrun.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/runkevinrun.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=10366"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/runkevinrun.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10366\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/runkevinrun.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=10366"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/runkevinrun.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=10366"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/runkevinrun.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=10366"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}