The sun is up, the air is fresh, the stone is old

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Logan,UT,USA

Member Since:

Dec 15, 2009

Gender:

Male

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Other

Running Accomplishments:

PRs after age 40:

5k 15:15 Running of the Leopards.

8k 22:21 Alta Death Dash

10k 33:02 Des News

Half Marathon 1:10 Timp Half

Marathon 2:32 Ogden

First solo R2R2R Bass Trails Grand Canyon

First R2R2R Grand Canyon Toroweap Overlook

Short-Term Running Goals:

Not be fat all year

Long-Term Running Goals:

Smell the dirt, feel the mountain, taste the wind.

Personal:

"Our legs are tight, our feet are flying, and we are gliding over the roll of the land. The sun is up, the air is fresh, the stone is old, and we are free and at peace. The clock has stopped because another time has taken over." C. Bowden

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Miles:	This week:	0.00	Month:	0.00	Year:	0.00

Mon, Oct 12, 2015

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Total Distance
15.70	0.00	0.00	0.00	15.70

The Rockies had an exceptional high altitude weather system so Bent and I flew to Denver, picked up a car, and ran one of the hardest 14er routes, Longs Peak. Long trail with a lot of exposed climbing, this is statistically the most dangerous mountain in Colorado. 60 people have died on it. Pushed this one hard with only two breaks and it still took us almost six hours.

Night Sleep Time: 0.00	Nap Time: 0.00	Total Sleep Time: 0.00	Weight: 0.00	Calories: 0.00

Comments

From Rob Murphy on Tue, Oct 13, 2015 at 13:21:23 from 163.248.33.220

Glad you didn't die!

From Steve on Tue, Oct 13, 2015 at 13:48:41 from 66.87.126.25

Me too. Dying creates all kinds of inconveniences.

From Jake K on Tue, Oct 13, 2015 at 14:08:33 from 159.212.71.25

Being so close to Denver makes it extra dangerous for all those knuckleheads who don't know what they are doing :-) There's no easy way to tag Longs, so a lot of people get over their heads quickly. The wind and weather can really be a bear up in that part of RMNP.

Long's has some amazing, scary/exposed ski routes. When the conditions are PERFECT in the spring (every couple years), some guys have been able to ski the north side cables route.

From Steve on Tue, Oct 13, 2015 at 16:32:23 from 66.87.126.25

Longs was new to me. I wanted to do Capitol. I loved it though. Most 14ers are giant boulder fields. This was massive rock. We thought about Cables but it was total ice. Honestly, the Keyhole route was at Bently's limit. He's not a climber. And you're right, these peaks catch a number of knuckleheads. People just don't understand basic weather or have any desire to learn. It's amazing how many times I hear the phrase "We were caught by a freak thunderstorm".

From Jake K on Tue, Oct 13, 2015 at 16:33:50 from 159.212.71.25

That's a great climb for him... an endurance test for sure.

Any thunderstorm after 12:00pm in Colorado isn't a freak one :-) I did so many 3am starts when I lived there.

From Steve on Tue, Oct 13, 2015 at 16:35:47 from 66.87.126.25

The saddest recent example is the LA hiking group killed in Zions. They weee hiking under a weather warning.

From Jake K on Tue, Oct 13, 2015 at 16:50:37 from 70.208.1.215

Yeah, that was really sad.

No "S" in Zion, Steve. That would be like calling Bryce Canyon "Bryces" or the Grand Canyon "Grands". This is my biggest Utah pet peeve... Everyone who is from here gets it 100% wrong! You are too experienced of an outdoorsman and champion of the national parks to get it wrong too.

From Rob Murphy on Tue, Oct 13, 2015 at 17:26:08 from 24.10.247.181

It's part of Utah/Mormon culture Jake. Even though I've lived here for 14 years I don't feel like I can call Utah home because I still say Zion.

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