SAR weekend

Big weekend on the SAR front.  Headed out on Saturday for an overnight training at Glen Cove, attempting to get four season certified for winter Peak missions and blizzard stuff out east.  My pack weighed in at a svelte 48 pounds.

On the drive up the highway, we received an actual call from a hiker who was lost around treeline.  So we headed up to the summit and started down to get him.  The caretaker at Barr Camp got to this guy first and started hiking down with him, so we were called back.  The weather at the summit was brutal, winds were probably gusting at 45 mph.  We headed back to 12,000 feet and set up camp.  This was my home for the night:

Got down into single digits and the wind was howling, but I managed to stay warm.

On Sunday we had a mock mission involving an injured skiier.  The snow up there is like sugar right now, really hard to move through.

Driving home from the mock mission on Sunday afternoon we got a call for an injured hiker at the incline bailout.  So I responded to that call.  I was pretty pooped after all that and once I got home I just sat at WestFax the rest of the day drinking beer.

For the week:

run - 42 miles, eight hours

ride - 23 miles, 2.5 hours

hike - 29 miles, eleven hours

spring?

Having a decent week, the weather is finally turning spring like.  Even got the single speed out on Thursday before the Fossil mug club party.

Currently up to 30 run commutes, ten bike commutes, and 27 trips to CityRock on the year.

Off to Glen Cove, located on the Pikes Peak Highway around 12,000 feet, all weekend for some winter SAR training.  Lot of snow up there.

the week

Little lower than I wanted but that Pikes all nighter really threw me off. 

run - 41 miles, nine hours

hike - 33 miles, 18 hours

ride - 29 miles, 3.5 hours

Spent quite a bit off time in Red Rock Canyon this week.  Mook and I usually hit a loop there once a week, but I don't run there much as it's a pain in the ass to get across 24.  But we had the SAR dogs over there on Saturday, I did a nice eleven miler there on Sunday, and then I took the Surly out for a hot lap before hitting Fossil on Sunday evening.  Been taking that park for granted due to the stupid highway, but I think I'll start heading back there more often.

Salida

Busy week.

Salida went alright.  I was in a good spot at the halfway point for a sub five, but I just couldn't get rolling on the downhill second half.  Felt like a damn newborn child trying to walk, could tell I haven't been running downhills much.  Crossed the line in 5:13.  Rest of the weekend was spent doing Salida things.

A while ago I read this article from Semi-Rad and it stuck in my brain.  I went and had a test, and my calcium score was zero!  No widowmaker heart attack for this guy!

On Wednesday I took part in a special Olympics fundraiser.  Local hoops team vs a SAR squad.  It did not go well for us.

On Thursday the SAR pager started chirping, and at 4pm the call went out.  Two stranded hikers up high on Pikes Peak.  I had to run home from work, grab my shit, and respond.  I got home at 5am.  Oof.  Did not get a lot done at work on Friday.

For the week:

run - 51 miles, 9.5 hours

ride - 40 miles, four hours

hike - 28 miles, 15.5 hours

rebirth

On Sunday I went down to Pueblo to run the Spring Runoff.  Love this low key race, especially the new course.  

Goal was to stay under eight minutes miles.  Here are the splits.

I was hurting that last mile but I held it together.  Solid race for me.  Great weather and it's the first day of the year I just ran in shorts and a t-shirt.  Hit mile five in 39 flat, finished in 1:16:01.

Sunday night was Rebirth Brass Band at Lulu's.  Great show.

For the week:

run - 54 miles, 9.5 hours

ride - 22 miles, two hours

hike - 33 miles, 13.5 hours

Feeling pretty decent going into Salida weekend, hoping for a sub five there if the weather and course conditions are decent.