On Saturday, I helped put on the Leadville Trail Marathon. It is a pretty beastly course. It mostly climbs for the first half, up to over 13,000ft at Mosquito Pass. Then you turn around and come back, remembering that it was MOSTLY uphill on the way out, only to remember that there are several climbs on the way back to the finish.
This is the panorama shot from the aid station I was working:
It is a tough race. I ended up being the gopher for several aid stations, and then swept the last 20 miles on foot.
Here is the video from when we marked up to Mosquito Pass on Thursday before the race. Don't freak out, remember I have long arms, and can reach way out over the edge.
The next day I put in 28 miles that encompassed the start of the race, then we break over to Powerline for the climb, and do the end of the race. It was a good day.
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| Just focus on the part from town to the squiggly line before the fish hatchery and back to town. |
The training is going well over all, and I am just trying to make sure I stay on schedule.
I ran some out at Lodgepole Flats. It looked like this:
I ran the Firecracker 5k yesterday morning here in town, and got 5th place. However, the time was just over 20 minutes. Not my best effort.
Anyhow, in the next couple of days, I should get 2 long runs in at some point, and hopefully I will have more photos to share.
Until then...
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