From Gregory TH, Amph, Saddle Rock, Greenman, Green; down West Ridge, Green-Bear, Bear Canyon; south on Mesa, "Bridge" over to Shadow, Shadow, South Boulder; down west ridge of South Boulder to Walker, up to Ethel Harrold TH, Pika Rd, Flagstaff Rd, Long Canyon, Gregory Canyon.
Started at 6:04 am. With Bill W and Mark O. Met Mark at Bear Canyon/Mesa.
6410 up (+38), 6340 down (-48), 4 laps, 5:06
0:00 - Gregory TH
10:16 - Amph/Saddle Rock
28:50 - Saddle Rock/Greenman
49:58 - Green summit
1:01:42 - Green-Bear/Bear West Ridge
2:00:03 - "Bridge"/Shadow
2:35:38 - top of Shadow
2:44:52 - South Boulder summit
4:35:24 - Flagstaff Rd/Green West Ridge
5:05:46 - Gregory TH
StreakBlueB
Saturday, May 8, 2010
Friday, May 7, 2010
Green
From Gregory TH, Amph, Saddle Rock, Greenman, Green; down the same.
Started at 7:01 am. Just wanted to go easy today. Fresh snow on the trails this morning, up to an inch or so.
0:00 - Gregory TH
11:24 - Amph/Saddle Rock
32:21 - Saddle Rock/Greenman
58:20 - Green summit
1:27:15 - Gregory TH
StreakOrangeB
Started at 7:01 am. Just wanted to go easy today. Fresh snow on the trails this morning, up to an inch or so.
0:00 - Gregory TH
11:24 - Amph/Saddle Rock
32:21 - Saddle Rock/Greenman
58:20 - Green summit
1:27:15 - Gregory TH
StreakOrangeB
Thursday, May 6, 2010
South Boulder (PR), Bear
From South Mesa TH. Mesa, Towhee, Shadow, South Boulder; over to Bear; down Fern, upper North Shanahan, Mesa, Big Bluestem, Mesa.
Started at 5:59 am. Started out easy. But the effort has to increase to keep running on Towhee and up to the start of Shadow Canyon. Tried to keep it as comfortable as possible and still be running. Upped the effort entering the canyon, hiking fast and running a number of short, less steep sections. Didn't really stop on South Boulder and continued over to Bear, scrambling up the west face. Couldn't find any rhythm going down Fern. So steep, so technical, legs were tired. Down on the Mesa, ran the "Death Stairs" (always hard), then eased off until I hit the Mesa again below Bluestem. Worked pretty hard there, including sprinting all out from the wooden bridge to the finish. Fun run.
PR up South Boulder by 57 seconds. Previous PR was 58:29 on 7/14/03.
0:00 - South Mesa TH
16:02 - Towhee/Shadow
24:14 - Shadow/"Bridge"
50:46 - top of Shadow
57:32 - South Boulder (PR!)
1:08:36 - Bear
1:29:59 - North Shanahan/Mesa
1:39:14 - Mesa/Big Bluestem
1:47:18 - Big Bluestem/Mesa
1:52:19 - South Mesa TH
StreakOrangeB
Started at 5:59 am. Started out easy. But the effort has to increase to keep running on Towhee and up to the start of Shadow Canyon. Tried to keep it as comfortable as possible and still be running. Upped the effort entering the canyon, hiking fast and running a number of short, less steep sections. Didn't really stop on South Boulder and continued over to Bear, scrambling up the west face. Couldn't find any rhythm going down Fern. So steep, so technical, legs were tired. Down on the Mesa, ran the "Death Stairs" (always hard), then eased off until I hit the Mesa again below Bluestem. Worked pretty hard there, including sprinting all out from the wooden bridge to the finish. Fun run.
PR up South Boulder by 57 seconds. Previous PR was 58:29 on 7/14/03.
0:00 - South Mesa TH
16:02 - Towhee/Shadow
24:14 - Shadow/"Bridge"
50:46 - top of Shadow
57:32 - South Boulder (PR!)
1:08:36 - Bear
1:29:59 - North Shanahan/Mesa
1:39:14 - Mesa/Big Bluestem
1:47:18 - Big Bluestem/Mesa
1:52:19 - South Mesa TH
StreakOrangeB
Wednesday, May 5, 2010
Green (PR)
From Gregory TH, Amph, Saddle Rock, Greenman, Green; down West Ridge, Ranger, Gregory.
Started at 6:43 am. Always feel sluggish in the morning starting up Amphitheater, but I knew I was going to go hard this morning. Legs felt much better than yesterday but still not totally fresh. Hiked the majority of the ascent, but threw in some jogging on the less steep sections. Still a number of snowy spots up high, and it was cold this morning, so these were rock hard, and I slipped a number of times. I definitely think I could improve on this time under ideal trail conditions and either with some warm-up or starting later in the day.
PR by 44 seconds. Previous PR was 41:08 on 3/2/10.
0:00 - Gregory TH
8:32 - Amph/Saddle Rock
23:07 - Saddle Rock/Greenman
40:24 - Green summit (PR!)
45:23 - started down
1:11:01 - Gregory TH
StreakOrangeB
Started at 6:43 am. Always feel sluggish in the morning starting up Amphitheater, but I knew I was going to go hard this morning. Legs felt much better than yesterday but still not totally fresh. Hiked the majority of the ascent, but threw in some jogging on the less steep sections. Still a number of snowy spots up high, and it was cold this morning, so these were rock hard, and I slipped a number of times. I definitely think I could improve on this time under ideal trail conditions and either with some warm-up or starting later in the day.
PR by 44 seconds. Previous PR was 41:08 on 3/2/10.
0:00 - Gregory TH
8:32 - Amph/Saddle Rock
23:07 - Saddle Rock/Greenman
40:24 - Green summit (PR!)
45:23 - started down
1:11:01 - Gregory TH
StreakOrangeB
Tuesday, May 4, 2010
Green
From Gregory TH, Amph, Saddle Rock, Greenman, Green; down the same.
Started at 6:18 am. Was going to do South Boulder, but I didn't want to deal with the outrageous winds this morning so changed plans en route. Legs felt tired from the start. I guess that was from running hard down South Boulder on Sunday. Caught up to Kreighton B and Olan Y (who were taking it easy) a bit above the talus section. Chatted with them for the rest of the ascent. John O and another guy were waiting on Kreighton and Olan on the summit. Kraig K came up shortly after we arrived. They all headed down Ranger, and I headed down Greenman solo.
0:00 - Gregory TH
9:56 - Amph/Saddle Rock
27:01 - Saddle Rock/Greenman
48:05 - Green summit
51:21 - started down
1:15:51 - Gregory TH
StreakOrangeB
Started at 6:18 am. Was going to do South Boulder, but I didn't want to deal with the outrageous winds this morning so changed plans en route. Legs felt tired from the start. I guess that was from running hard down South Boulder on Sunday. Caught up to Kreighton B and Olan Y (who were taking it easy) a bit above the talus section. Chatted with them for the rest of the ascent. John O and another guy were waiting on Kreighton and Olan on the summit. Kraig K came up shortly after we arrived. They all headed down Ranger, and I headed down Greenman solo.
0:00 - Gregory TH
9:56 - Amph/Saddle Rock
27:01 - Saddle Rock/Greenman
48:05 - Green summit
51:21 - started down
1:15:51 - Gregory TH
StreakOrangeB
Sunday, May 2, 2010
South Boulder
From South Mesa TH. Mesa, Towhee, Shadow, South Boulder; down the same.
Started at 2:20 pm. A few minutes into this, I was feeling pretty good and decided to go hard. On Towhee, I felt I was going faster than on 4/22 (when I hit Towhee/Shadow in 15:43). Then I ran into Keith and Beth B so stopped to chat with them. Didn't stop my watch, but based on my time at Towhee/Shadow, I'd guess that I was talking to them for ten minutes or more. Anyway, pretty satisfying time for me up South Boulder. Worked pretty hard on the down but not all out.
0:00 - South Mesa TH
25:42 - Towhee/Shadow
33:14 - Shadow/"Bridge"
1:01:48 - top of Shadow
1:08:59 - South Boulder
1:11:45 - started down
1:46:33 - South Mesa TH
StreakOrangeB
Started at 2:20 pm. A few minutes into this, I was feeling pretty good and decided to go hard. On Towhee, I felt I was going faster than on 4/22 (when I hit Towhee/Shadow in 15:43). Then I ran into Keith and Beth B so stopped to chat with them. Didn't stop my watch, but based on my time at Towhee/Shadow, I'd guess that I was talking to them for ten minutes or more. Anyway, pretty satisfying time for me up South Boulder. Worked pretty hard on the down but not all out.
0:00 - South Mesa TH
25:42 - Towhee/Shadow
33:14 - Shadow/"Bridge"
1:01:48 - top of Shadow
1:08:59 - South Boulder
1:11:45 - started down
1:46:33 - South Mesa TH
StreakOrangeB
Saturday, May 1, 2010
Green
From Gregory TH, Amph, Saddle Rock, Greenman, Green; down the same.
Started at 3:01 pm. Tired from driving home yesterday (got home at 12:30 am). Not very motivated today starting this run. Started out going really easy, but gradually picked things up.
0:00 - Gregory TH
9:06 - Amph/Saddle Rock
23:56 - Saddle Rock/Greenman
41:58 - Green summit
50:59 - started down
1:15:22 - Gregory TH
StreakOrangeB
Started at 3:01 pm. Tired from driving home yesterday (got home at 12:30 am). Not very motivated today starting this run. Started out going really easy, but gradually picked things up.
0:00 - Gregory TH
9:06 - Amph/Saddle Rock
23:56 - Saddle Rock/Greenman
41:58 - Green summit
50:59 - started down
1:15:22 - Gregory TH
StreakOrangeB
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