5000 feet of climbing and 20 miles was the goal for today. It's really not hard to get that kind of climbing if you want it in the Horsetooth hills. I added another summit of Horsetooth Rock and Arthurs Rock on a pleasantly mild morning. A nice change from the 20 below zero temps last week. Trails are a little slick, but I got by without any extra traction. After getting denied for Hardrock, I've added the Black Hills 100 to the 2011 schedule. Should be a beautiful run along the Centennial Trail of South Dakota.
Today's course:
Southridge/Audra Culver/Horsetooth Rock (with Summit)/Soderberg/Spring Creek/Wathen/Westridge/Mill Creek/Howard/Arthurs Rock (with Summit)/Valley/Sawmill/Stout/Spring Creek/Horsetooth Falls
21.06 miles and 5059 feet of climbing (GPS data here)
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| Pikes Peak a bump on the horizon over 100 miles away from the backside of Horsetooth Rock. |
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| Westridge Trail. |
Bummer about HR, but I think you'll love it and should do *very* well there, as the terrain seems to be similar to your bread-and-butter. Excited to see how it turns out!
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ReplyDeleteThanks Mike! Since this is a first-time race, no data on how fast this course might run. A little less climbing than Bighorn, with more singletrack and, hopefully, less mud and snow.
ReplyDeleteSounds like a great run Rob. I'm sure the Black Hills race will be great. Jerry and friends put on good events and the area that the trail is in looks awesome. I was hoping to run the 100K there, but due to scheduling conflicts, I'm going with the Big Horn 50m instead. I look forward to hearing your report.
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