Hope Pass

Today I decided to do the double traverse of Hope Pass, since it would probably be my last chance to get it in before the race.  The only other time I did it was during run camp, and I am so much stronger going up both sides now than I was then.  I felt really good all day today.

I did the same route we did in camp, which varies a little from the actual race course, but not enough to really matter.  I started at the bridge, went up and over to the Sheep Gulch trailhead, and on to the Winfield Road, and then turned around and came back.  Total distance is somewhere between 17 and 18 miles, and total elevation gain is in the neighborhood of 6,000 ft.  It took me 4 hours and 16 minutes to do the whole thing.  I think the break down was 1:35 to the top, 2:09 down to the road, 3:24 back to the top, and 4:16 at the finish.

Sorry I don't have any pictures, but I do have this profile for those of you who like to graph your torture.

So the best way to read this thing is right to left, and then to imagine when I get to about the 8.5-9 mile mark to imagine me turning around, and running back to the left side.