Boulder is somewhat of a mecca for distance runners, but even though I live about 90 miles from there I hadn't made it up there. No more, as I met Melissa in Denver to head out for some great trails and a summit of Green Mountain.
Starting at the Chitauqua trailhead of the world famous Mesa Trail, we took off on the more technical paths toward the peak. Very steep, very rocky. As we gained more and more altitude there was more and more snow, and the last half mile or so to the summit was pretty trecherous. Coming down on the east side of the mountain was a lot worse, lots of ice. But it was a great run, had a blast!
Rest of the pics can be seen here.
Start time: 2PM
Distance: 9.0 miles
Time: 2:13:48
Pace: 14:52 per mile; watch kept running during a long break at the summit
Weather: 50F - my first run of the year in a short sleeve shirt
6 comments:
That looks like a kick ass trail run.
1)Ha! If you look at the last pic, you'll see that Brownie pooped himself!
2)That looks like an awesome trail though.
3)Poop!
Awesome trail
50F and there's still snow? must be the unique CO climate...
Well, the temp I give is at a lower altitude, it gets colder as you climb. Plus, it takes a long time for all that snow to melt. There'll still be snow on some of the 14ers in August, even though folks will wear shorts to climb 'em.
You look pretty hot in pink.
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