View Benchmark with BenL and Craig.
My alarm was set for 4:35 am and I woke up at 3:50 to pee and couldn't go back to sleep. Mother Crapper! Met the guys at 5:20 on Vintage View for a run up to VB. Headlamps were a must. Craig set a pretty good pace going up. It was faster than normal. I felt pretty good for the first few miles and then kind of bonky. I'm not sure if it was from the 3 hours of sleep or what, but luckily it only lasted another mile. After 3.5 Ben had to turn around, so it was just Craig and I up to the summit. On the ridge we could see 6-7 deer standing on the summit with the first light of the day just starting to peek over the hills to the east. Awesome.
We just chatted pretty much the whole way down and kept up a decent 7:20-8:10 pace the last few miles. It was an excellent morning.
PM: Tonight I'll hit the gym for at least an hour to pump some weights. Meathead. | 