Run Training Camp

Sorry, no pictures.

Run camp was fun as usual, but I had to work more this year than last, so my runs during the camp were shorter.

On Day 1, the run took the campers from Mayqueen to Fish Hatchery along the race course, and then from there, all the way to Twin Lakes.  This covers from about mile 13.5 to mile 39 in the race.  I had to set up and work the aid station at Fish Hatchery.  When the last person came through, I took off running.  I basically ended up doing about 13-14 miles.

Day 2 is when the campers have the opportunity to do the double traverse of Hope Pass.  This is the turnaround point (50 miles) of the run.  Many of the runners elected to summit the Pass, and come back down on the same side.  I was essentially sweeping the course one direction, and helping at the last aid station, so I just ran all the way over, and caught a ride back.  Here in the next few weeks, I will be doing the double traverse of the pass (over and back) at least once before race day.

Day 3 is a night run from May Queen back to town along the lake.  I marked the course earlier on the day on my bike with help from a couple of other guys.  That evening, I ran that final 13.5 miles back to town in a pretty quick training pace.

Yesterday I ran 6 miles out at Lodgepole Flats.  It is a relatively flat area, and mostly fire road.  Then yesterday evening, I hiked to the ridge line of Mt. Sherman.  It is only about 3 miles roundtrip, but it took 2 hours because of how steep the climb is.

The rest of the time has been long days of manual labor.  The next scheduled runs are the marathon, and then a long run on Sunday morning.  Hopefully those both pan out, and maybe I'll even have some good pictures to post.