4:52:08 (2:57 up)
Had a really fun time today. Ran a reasonable ascent and topped out in 12th place, moved up as high as 11th on the inital miles of the descent. Started to have a bit of a tough time below A-Frame and went really slow to Barr Camp, getting passed by several people along the way. Rallied a bit below Barr, but then was a real death march down the Ws. I felt it to be a stroke of luck that I was able to not get passed more than I did and it was a lot of work to get down in what I thought to be a disappointing 1:54 descent. Though I hoped to have run a bit faster today, I am not at all disappointed, as I felt like I was in the mix (at least for a while) and I gave it all I had today.
Oh yeah, I also scored a sweet trophy and a comp entry for next year.
Nice! Congrats!
ReplyDeleteAwesome Jeff! We were tracking you with the live updates on the website and wishing we could be there to cheer you on. I think we hit the refresh button like every 5 minutes and were so excited to see your final time and place. Congrats!
ReplyDeleteCongrats! Glad you saw the light - the round-trip is the way to go!
ReplyDeletedude - people think I am nuts for saying this but while I was going to pass you on the down, it broke my heart some.
ReplyDeleteNext year I will be sure to get to the top before you so that does not happen.
Congrats, Jeff. The roundtrip is definitely the way to go!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations! Great to see, after your consistent daily runs west of Boulder, which you invariably call "super easy" and for me would require a jet pack :) Way to go. Like the trophy.
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