Gaspin' in the Aspen 5K trail race. Elevation 8000ft +. Completely new experience for me - forget about time, just try not to sprain your ankles or fall! Spectacular scenery with very poor footing at times, course is in Flagstaff Nordic Center, on x-country skiing trails. Second mile had a brutal, very prolonged climb. I walked a bit on it, because it was counter productive to try running up. Last mile, I recovered enough to pick it up and I actually finished with Greg, Jonas (my coach) and another guy from our group. Time was around 33min. Turned out I got 3rd in F30-39, and many of our runners placed as well. Later we went hiking in the Grand Canyon. I was really beat by evening. |