View Benchmark Peak with Jun and Dorsimus:
We had another amazing run on Ann's trail in Draper up to View Benchmark Peak. It was a really nice day for a run. The first 1/4 of a mile I was chewing/trying not to choke on a frozen Powerbar that I pulled out of the mess in my trunk. I was in need of energy so I choked the whole thing down. I'm not quite sure how. At about 2 miles Jun kicked it into a gear that Dors and I didn't have and he powered up all of the hills all the way to the top. I just tried to stay with Dors which wasn't easy because he was running most of the steep hills as well. There were some icy sections to deal with and Jun beat us to the top by 3 minutes.
We stayed on the summit for a few minutes and Dors gave me some nasty tasting chalk crap that stuck to my teeth for about 10 minutes. It wasn't worth the 30 calorie boost. We blasted down the hills below the summit on some technical terrain and then had a nice run back to the switchbacks that take you back to Ann's trail. There was a lot more ice to deal with and I think we all slipped a few times. At the trail junction Jun and Matt took a different route and I hd to get back to go meet with a customer. The last few miles were a lot of fun. It was almost a perfect run and another summit in the bag. | 