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Location:

Ogden,UT,

Member Since:

Nov 21, 2009

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Other

Running Accomplishments:

Finished my first 100 miler in '10, the Bear 100 in 26:05. 

55K 5:13

50 mile 7:47

Big Horn 100 Mile 24:54

 Squaw Peak 50:

2009: 13:48 (140th OA)

2010: 11:06 (26th OA)

2011: 10:01 (7th OA)

 

Short-Term Running Goals:

2012 schedule:

Red Hot 50K+  (5:23)

Buffalo Run 50 mile (7:47, 1st AG, 7th OA)

R2R2R

Squaw Peak 50 mile (11:40)

Big Horn 100 Mile (DNS)

Loco

Bear 100

Chimera 100

Zion Travers (Done)

Long-Term Running Goals:

God created skis and surfboards to keep the truly gifted from ruling the world.

I've finally let go of my preconceived notions of what it's supposed to feel like to run. - Geoff Roes

 

"If I had eight hours to chop down a tree; I'd spend six of them sharpening the axe." Abe Lincoln

 

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SEE SATURDAY'S POST FIRST

Here's the Garmin stuff, look at it on Earth setting if it will let you, much more entertaining.

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/40802130

Looking down on Lomesome lake in the Cirque

http://picasaweb.google.com/110731470557570571093/WindRivers#5495088479157856578

From the shore of Lonesome

http://picasaweb.google.com/110731470557570571093/WindRivers#5495088486678788242

Looking down on the Cirque on the way up to Texas Pass, notice Pingora on the right

http://picasaweb.google.com/110731470557570571093/WindRivers#5495088496228854274

Looking down form Texas onto Billy's Lake (this is the draing I followed back out)

http://picasaweb.google.com/110731470557570571093/WindRivers#5495088510211647842

Wildflower covered hillside looking down on Shadow lake

http://picasaweb.google.com/110731470557570571093/WindRivers#5495120379695013570

Looking back up toward Shadow lake (valley I cam down)

http://picasaweb.google.com/110731470557570571093/WindRivers#5495088549653076498

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Beautiful 1/2 marathon late (started at 7:30) on the trails below Sowbasin. (Wheeler/E Fork/Green Pond/Maples/Icebox) Got back to the car just as it got too dark to see.  Great run, felt solid, tempo pace. 13.11 miles, 1900 vert, 1:51. Wish they all could be like that.

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/41108340

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Got out late again tonight, this time headed for Ben Lomond Peak.  I have been wanting to do a late one up there all summer and with the fam out of town figured I better get it in while I had the chance.  Nothing like sunset from up there, really nice tonight with the clouds, a little summer time alpenglow.  Was kinda hoping to have the place to myself as it was so late, but apperantly the all the local moto jockeys like Ben Lomond sunsets too, geeze there must have been 10 up there.  Nothing like huge dust clouds and 2-stroke exhaust to make your run all the more enjoyable.  After the forst 3 or 4 miles most of 'em had cleared out so it was just me and the mountain. 

Made the peak in 1:39, despite several delays letting trains of moto's go by.  Made the round trip in 2:55 including a few minutes of sight seeing on top.  Actually one of my better times to the peak, which I felt good about as my legs had no pep tonight and I felt like I was in cruise mode. The RT time is a little slow but I had to run 3/4 of the descent with the headlights on.  All in all a great run. Saw lots of goats up close and personal, man those guys can move fast over gnarly terrain! Got back to the car a little before 10:30. 15.5 miles 3950 vert.

Pretty good 3 days for me.  25 on Sat, 13 Mon, 15.5 tonight.  53 miles, 9400 vert so far this week, and 3 more days to go.     

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Easy 5 tonight.  took it nice and slow with the dog.  Ran some, hiked some, stopped to let the dog play in the creek alot.  1100 vert.  Dog says it's too hot.   

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Lewis Peak tonight.  Left the trail head at 7:00 or so, I'm going to have to change up the schedual once the family gets back, but for now I am loving the late evenning runs up on the high ridgelines.  Beautiful run tonight, Lewis is not the most stunnig peak in the area, but the trail up offers some of the best views.  Mt Ogden to the south and Ben Lomond to the north, ogden and ogden valley to the east and west.   I felt great for having 60 miles and 10,000 vert on my legs already this week.  I wasn't breaking any speed records, but kept a run going all the way from the trailhead to the peak and back.  Sometimes shuffeling along isnt much faster than walking, but it sure feels better to be a runner rather than a hiker.  Peak time 1:01, RT 1:58.  One crash and burn, one mose and one calf, one good sized buck, lots of sage grouse.  Just under 11 miles, 3200 vert.    

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Easy 3 AM before picking up the family

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It was hard to get out of bed for this one.  Its been a pretty big running week for me in both miles and vert and I'm beat!  I've made to all the peaks in the area this year except Willard, so that's were I was headed this morning.  Basically the you run to Ben Lomond and continue on for a few more miles and hills to the North toWillard Peak. 

Leaving the trailhead my legs really didn't want to run, it was like jumping in cold water, deep breath, hit start on the watch and start turning them over. With in a 10 minutes or so things felt better and I noticed two guys closing in from behind and a third a little further back, I thought oh man, I hate getting passed, so like it or not the race was on.  I held them off for the first mile-and-a-half, but they came by and being competive I jumped on their tail and hung on pretty good, all the while making excuses in my head like"I bet they haven't run 60+ miles and 15,000+ vertical this week"  and "I bet they aren't doing 20 miles today".  I'm such an idiot, realizing this, finally, I backed off and let them go and with in minutes they had both stopped and were waiting for their slower buddy. Both complimented me on the pace and said they were only going a couple more miles.  Figures. Ha!   

I was pretty cooked from the informal race and settled into an easy pace for the rest of the climb.  There are two little climbs once you hit the ridgeline on the way to the peak, if you've run or rode this trail you know them.  They both come after a relativly flat section and after you have already been climbing steady for four miles.  I call the first short one the "grunt", and the second longer one the "groan".  If I'm feeling good I run both of these, otherwise they are hikers.  I ran 'em both today and figured why not try and run every step to the peak, something I've never been able to do.  The switchbacks up the last climb were tough and the last 100 feet to the peak is almost straight up and nearly killed me, but I made it, ran every step!  I must have looked like he## 'cause there was group on top and one of them said to me "we'll get out of here and let you throw up" Ha! Time to the peak was 1:41 today.

Cruised over to Willard, passing lots of folks hiking over from the parking lot at inspration point.  Made a hard right and started the rough climb back up to the peak.   Hung for bit, checking the view, looking through the amazingly old peak register (see pic below) and just enjoying it as I rarely get to this peak.   On the way down I followed the rocky ridgeline, short cutting a half mile or so back to the trail.  As I traversed the ridge I got into a huge heard of mtn goats.  Like with in 20 feet of some big billys.  I kept thinking I hope those things don't tend to charge folks.  They gave me a good look over, decided that I was obviously not in any condition to be any sort of threat and headed on own the hill.

Made my way back over to Ben Lomond, talked for a while with some friends who had ridden up on motorcycles.  Cruised down and caught up to the local Wasatch 100 veterens.  These guys have finished Wasatch over 12 times each (that's a pretty small club).  I walked along and talked to them for most of the decsent.  I gleaned as much info about 100 mile strategy as I could.  Basically they scared the hell out of me.  Yikes! 

20 miles, 5200 vert.  long day, standing on the rim of the bucket, need some rest. 7 day block is 92 miles and just about 19,000 vert.  Everything feels solid, other than tired. 

Pics below.

Ben Lomond with Willard to the right from trail

http://picasaweb.google.com/110731470557570571093/BenLomond2010#5497564899805418146

View from top of Ben (mt ogden and Lewis in background)

http://picasaweb.google.com/110731470557570571093/BenLomond2010#5497564924922286274

View looking back to Ben from Willard

http://picasaweb.google.com/110731470557570571093/BenLomond2010#5497564934120698162

Next 2 are goats

http://picasaweb.google.com/110731470557570571093/BenLomond2010#5497564942951881842

http://picasaweb.google.com/110731470557570571093/BenLomond2010#5497564958663800146

Craggy Ridge I follwed back to trail

http://picasaweb.google.com/110731470557570571093/BenLomond2010#5497564970453260482

Check out the date on the peak register, its been there that long, still in perfect shape and has entries up to today 7/24/2010, There are names of friends in there from when they boy scouts, that's a piece of history! (Willard)

http://picasaweb.google.com/110731470557570571093/BenLomond2010#5497602762641279058

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