Saddle Rock

From Gregory TH, Amph, Saddle Rock, turned back at Greenman jct, went to the upper summit(s) of Saddle Rock, then down the same.

Started at 4:44 pm. With Lori. Starting out, I was intending to go up Green. But we wanted to take the girls to the pool, so I turned back as going to the top would chew up too much time. Waited for Lori at Saddle Rock, then she headed down. I tagged the high points off the trail above Saddle Rock (but LOJ lists the lower northern summit). I then caught up to Lori and descended with her.

0:00 - Gregory TH
10:00 - Amph/Saddle Rock
27:52 - Saddle Rock/Greenman
56:13 - Gregory TH

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Pikes

Started at 5:32 am.

0:00 - Barr TH
1:26:38 - Barr Camp
1:27:28 - leaving Barr Camp
2:09:16 - about at the A Frame aid
3:08:18 - race finish/turnaround
3:10:42 - Pikes summit
3:18:12 - starting down
4:13:22 - Barr Camp
4:16:14 - leaving Barr Camp
5:10:52 - Barr TH

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Green

From Chautauqua, Baseline trail, Amph, Saddle Rock, Greenman, Green; down the same.

Started at 6:19 am. With Chad K.

0:00 - Chautauqua
6:05 - Baseline/Amph
15:54 - Amph/Saddle Rock
36:19 - Saddle Rock/Greenman
1:00:52 - Green summit
1:13:22 - started down
1:56:36 - Chautauqua

Green

From Gregory TH, Amph, Saddle Rock, Greenman, Green; down the same.

Started at 6:38 pm.

0:00 - Gregory TH
8:10 - Amph/Saddle Rock
22:43 - Saddle Rock/Greenman
40:28 - Green summit
(dupe) - started down (approx 45:00-46:00)
1:07:49 - Gregory TH

Green (roundtrip PR)

From Gregory TH, Amph, Saddle Rock, Greenman, Green; down the same.

Started at 6:33 am. Today I wanted to put the Hokas to the test on familiar terrain. I hoped to put in a hard uphill effort, and I was able to do that. Kept on the gas pretty hard all the way up and was just 11 seconds off my PR. Fastest time this year by 5 seconds. Given that, I don't think the Hokas are significantly (if any) slower on the up.

Knowing that I was putting in a solid effort on the ascent, I started thinking about putting in a hard downhill effort to go for a sub-hour roundtrip. I've only broken an hour once for the roundtrip from Gregory (59:33 on a 40:46 ascent), but that used the Northeast Ridge trail and lots of other shortcutting. I've been thinking quite a bit lately about breaking an hour sticking to the trail. While I don't think I could match my reckless 18:21 descent from a couple weeks ago after a hard ascent (that descent was after a slow hike up), I figured a sub-40 ascent and sub-20 descent should be doable on a good day right now.

Unfortunately, the last few switchbacks today did me in, so I plopped down on the summit and decided not to push for a hard roundtrip. Well, it only took me a minute to recover and change my mind. Started down and the legs didn't feel super-sharp, as expected. But the Hokas were working their magic and smoothing out the terrain. While I didn't feel nearly as quick today compared to the 18:21, I still managed 19:03 down, which is probably my second fastest descent time. So, not only did I get under an hour, I went under 59, and that included the minute on the summit.

Needless to say, a pretty satisfying run. Pretty happy with the Hokas at this point.

0:00 - Gregory TH
7:38 - Amph/Saddle Rock
21:35 - Saddle Rock/Greenman
38:49 - Green summit
39:56 - started down
58:59 - Gregory TH

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Fairburn Mtn

After the church campout at Pickle Gulch CG, drove up Missouri Creek, parked, then hiked up and down the WSW slopes of Fairburn.

0:00 - car
58:34 - car

Dakota Hill

Started at 10:11 am. From the Pickle Gulch CG during the church campout, got out with Lori. I think we went up the road to Stewart Gulch, up to the four-way junction, then up to the ESE ridge of Dakota Hill, and followed the ridge to the summit. I think we continued over the summit, down the SSW ridge, then back east into Stewart Gulch. Loved testing out the Hokas on some of the rutted, rocky roads on the descent.

0:00 - Pickle Gulch CG
2:04:04 - Pickle Gulch CG

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