Mountain runnin'

Wednesday: 65 minutes up and down Royal with a little added on at the end.
Thursday: Peak bagging with Sage and Jon. Mt. Democrat, Cameron, Lincoln, Bross (all over 14k) 3:00 3200 ft of vertical.
Friday: Tagged Royal with a few Miners Creek/Peaks Trail loops 1:50.
Saturday: Ran home from work with Jamie. Long and slow in the 20 mph winds and snow. 1:40
Sunday: took a day off due to the -20 temperatures with the wind chill.
Monday: Out to Breck via snowy bikepath and back via Peaks Trail. Snow up to my shins, impossible to run parts. 3:35
Tuesday: Royal 2x with some loops through the woods. Once in the morning with Summit Trail Runners and once early afternoon. Snow is making it tough. 2:40.

Video of us tagging some 14ers here.

Thanksgivng Week

I have fallen a little behind in my daily summits, due to various reasons. One including a sweet trip to Zion where a few of us ran the Zion Traverse. 48 miles and about 7500 feet of vertical which can be read about here, Jon Harrion's blog.

Big thanks to Sandi Nypaver for sending over a bag of canned goods - Good luck this weekend at the TNF championships!

Ran a new pr up Royal this week in 27:13.

54 Summits

Thanksgiving is this week, so if you can, help the food bank during this super busy time. I appreciate all the help and support I have received.

Big thanks to Kenny and Andrea this week for helping out!

Running:
Wed: Tagged Royal 3 times and ran to Breck on the Peaks Trail. 3:24 4k feet of vertical.
Thurs: Peaks Trail to CT to Miners Creek Road and up Royal 2:15 2k feet of vertical.
Friday: 1:45 with some Gore Range action and a Royal Summit 2k feet of vertical.
Sat: Ran home from work on the bike path 1:22
Sunday: New personal best on Mt. Royal 27:46. Up and down for :53 minutes. 1500 ft of vertical.
Monday: Ran up Quandary Peak (14,265). Up and down in 2 hours. Saw some awesome mountain goats (see below) 3100 ft of vertical.

Updates

Running:
Tuesday: 2:01 total for the day including a Mt. Royal Summit...pretty slow pace..easy transition from 2 days off.

Wed: 2:45 Headed out on the Peaks Trail to Upper Miners Creek Road which climbs to10,550, back down then up Royal and did some flat faster work on the bikepath through Frisco. Legs felt real strong late in the run which is a good building point as Bandera gets closer.

Thurs: 1:30 with a Royal Summit thrown in. Legs felt really tired.

Friday: Those tired legs from above were even more tired. Royal Summit and back home 1:01

Saturday: FRESH SNOW! Lots of it on the trail. It probably snowed close to an inch while I was on the trail. Shuffled my way through the snow from Frisco to Breck on the Peaks Trail and down Ski Hill Road to make it a solid 2 hour outing.

Sunday: Ran/hiked with Steph for just over 2 hours. Out on the Peaks Trail over to the Upper Miners Creek Road TH. Snow was crazy. Temps -19 here with windchill. Legs should be fresh to start getting ready for Bandera 100k.

Monday: 1:21 with a Royal Summit. Met with Jamie later in the day and did 1:03 on the CT/Tiger Road.

Totals: 13:30 or so, with 13k of vertical

 Feeding the hungry!

75 pounds of food. Big box from Efren to the right. 10 lb bag of rice, and a lot of pasta!

43 Summits

43 Summits so far. Below are some cool pictures from the top of Mt. Royal.

Keep supporting the food bank as we get closer to the holiday season!

Some updates on training:
Monday: 2:30 total with a Royal Summit
Tuesday: 1:30 in the am then 1:05 in the pm 3 Royal Summits
Wednesday: 82 mins with a Royal Summit
Thursday: Run/hike up to Royal with Steph then a hard hour (9 miles) to Breck. 2:20 for the day
Friday: Easy hour in the am with a pm hike to Mt. Royal. 3:20 Total for the day
Saturday: 1:30 with a Mt. Royal Summit then 1:02 with Steph around the bikepath

40 Summits

40 Summit Recap

Well in 42 days, I have reached the top of Mt. Royal 40 times. A lot of food is going to the food bank this week - close to 100 pounds thanks to the donations of Pete and Jodie Lefferts and old rowing/running buddy Efren.

The past few weeks have been filled with tons of running. Lots of volume in the realm of both mileage and vertical, and speed. I have put more 3 hours days in the past 2 weeks than I ever have in my life in such a time span. But I am having SO much fun. The cold, snowy days have been really inspiring and have been able to run/hike with my roomies and Steph a whole lot. I am also proud of my 9 miles per hour pace for some shorter attempts, as well as speedy summits.

Over the past 2 weeks I have met some new friends and supporters on the trail which always keeps my legs moving up the steep, snowy mess that makes up Mt. Royal this time of year.

I put a few races on the schedule with the help of Miles and Donna of the Leadville Running Company. These include the Bandera 100k in January and the Badger Mountain 100 in March. I am excited to race with some of the best and learn as much as I can.

With the winter approaching I look forward to meeting new people, helping the food bank, and running as much as I can. Join me on the trails!

Check out  the Leadville Running Company here!

Also, big thanks to Cliff Bar and Udo's Oil for their support!

33 Summits

I can't say thank you enough to those who have supported to the project this far. The reception in the community is bigger than I thought it would be. 

I have been able to speak with numerous Summit County residents out on the trail about a variety of topics, all leaving me inspired to slog up to Mt. Royal another time. We're at 33 summits so far and I am certainly feeling motivated and inspired, even as the cold is coming in.

I am most excited about my numerous trips to the food bank this past month with boxes of great food items.

Thank you for the support everyone, join me for a run or a hike!