The sun is up, the air is fresh, the stone is old

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Logan,UT,USA

Member Since:

Dec 15, 2009

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Other

Running Accomplishments:

PRs after age 40:

5k 15:15 Running of the Leopards.

8k 22:21 Alta Death Dash

10k 33:02 Des News

Half Marathon 1:10 Timp Half

Marathon 2:32 Ogden

First solo R2R2R Bass Trails Grand Canyon

First R2R2R Grand Canyon Toroweap Overlook

Short-Term Running Goals:

Not be fat all year

Long-Term Running Goals:

Smell the dirt, feel the mountain, taste the wind.

Personal:

"Our legs are tight, our feet are flying, and we are gliding over the roll of the land. The sun is up, the air is fresh, the stone is old, and we are free and at peace. The clock has stopped because another time has taken over." C. Bowden

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Sat, Apr 16, 2016

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Total Distance
36.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	36.00

Spring R2R2R with Matt Kemp, Jed Winder, Mike Rice, Paul Moody and Mandi Mcbride. All very good trail runners. Started South to North this time in a snowstorm on the Bright Angel trail. It blew over as expected within an hour and we had temps mostly in the 50s for the day. Matt had issues at 13 miles in and by 18, Cottonwood, I told him I'd go back with him. Mandi and the others went on and had one of the quicker runs, she came back under 13 hours. Matt and I ran up the Kaibab which was a first for me. Awesome day and great run.

Night Sleep Time: 0.00	Nap Time: 0.00	Total Sleep Time: 0.00	Weight: 0.00	Calories: 0.00

Comments

From Rob Murphy on Mon, Apr 18, 2016 at 09:00:45 from 163.248.33.220

Solid run. What's that, your 10th R2R2R? I wonder what the record is?

From Steve on Mon, Apr 18, 2016 at 10:00:46 from 66.87.126.45

Well this is the third one I haven't finished. That is a record probably

From Jon on Mon, Apr 18, 2016 at 11:56:06 from 104.129.204.85

Davy Crockett, formerly of FRB, has run about as many miles in the canyon as anyone. Phil Lowry has also done a ton. I'm sure some Flagstaff locals make it a lot, too.

Sounds like another fun and successful run. Down Bright Angel and up Kaibab is a good mixture.

From Steve on Mon, Apr 18, 2016 at 13:13:28 from 66.87.76.232

No interest in running what either of them did. Total yawners. Harvey Buchart remains the only traveler of the canyon that really experienced it. His routes are the ones I'm starting to follow. But the group thing once or twice a year will always be something special. You guys know how it is. If I had one thing left to choose to do, to make a difference, it would be to run with great runners through that canyon as many times as life offered the opportunity.

From Jon on Mon, Apr 18, 2016 at 19:11:56 from 96.33.87.148

I've never heard of Harvey before. Sounds like he really knew that place- 100 approaches to the river.

From Steve on Mon, Apr 18, 2016 at 19:27:59 from 66.87.76.9

The University of Arizona has a department that has an incredible amount of information about the GC. Most available online. I got all Harvey's diaries and hand drawn maps from them.

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