Berry Pickin Marmot

August 5, Vail, Colorado

Started the morning off with a nice little 2000 feet ascent over 3 miles. The race ended at 4.5 miles, but some of it was traverse and downhill!! The climb was literally breath taking. Not only was the race climbing 2000 feet, but it started out at 8,022 feet. The single track including beautiful creek crossings, Aspens, and views that are so wonderful it is hard to describe. This will be my last big ascent training run before the big weekend for doubling the Pikes Peak Ascent and Pikes Peak Marathon. It was a wonderfu run. After we got off the gondola, we ran into a fellow Marmot!! I am pretty sure this Marmot was bigger than me!!

August 6, 2017

Xterra 20K Castle Rock

A big shout out to Peter Maskimow for a wonderful, challenging course! The weather was perfect, overcast cloudy skies with a nice cool breeze. The course provided rolling hills with spectacular views of Castle Rock. We has several friends at this event. We all enjoyed the course and then refueled at the Rockyard afterwards. Several of the runners I met are also training for the Peak. All in all, it was a great weekend of training, but exhausting.