They say we are supposed to listen to our bodies. My body said sleep in. I really needed it. I hated missing out on the action in Henry's Fork today (see JUN's, Scott Wesemann's and JSH's blogs later) but I wasn't primed for it. As a consolation I finally did that Summit run up to Lone Peak. Probably my 15th time up there and this one was far and away my fastest summit and round trip. I started from the Orson Smith TH and took the Cherry canyon trail to the Bear Canyon junction. This route goes to the Outlaw Cabin and by-passes the cirque. There are shorter routes to the peak, such as the Jacob's Ladder route, but for the sake of getting there from the valley, that would be cheating. Anyway, I wanted the miles.
It was nearly noon when I started. Hot. Made sure to stay hydrated and take S-caps. Another reason I chose this route instead of the shorter Jacob's Ladder is there is fresh spring water in Bear canyon, and I needed that water both on the way up and down.
Summit in 2:55. Not super fast but as I mentioned before I have never been up there in under 4.5 hours so a new benchmark for me. There are guys around here who could easily take the same route and be on top in 1.5 hours.
Retraced the same route down and got to the car in total of 4:39 moving time. Among my peers there are guys, like JUN, who have a much faster downhill who could run down faster and clear 4 hours. Plus, it was very hot on the descent. I would like to go back on a morning and go faster when it is cool.
I continue to show up in photos and video clips of other Speedgoat runners: Shirtless guy at 1:38 & 1:43 & 2:02 is MVH.
Night Sleep Time: 0.00
Nap Time: 0.00
Total Sleep Time: 0.00
Weight: 0.00
Comments
From TheMr.K on Sat, Aug 11, 2012 at 18:07:41 from 67.164.204.6
Sounds like an awesome run. I've been meaning to get up there but have never been. If you wait until I get back to trails I would love to do the early morning expedition with you.
From MatthewVH on Sat, Aug 11, 2012 at 18:22:29 from 97.117.122.241
I will go back with you when you can.
From Scott Wesemann on Mon, Aug 13, 2012 at 14:53:55 from 66.232.64.4
That is some serious vertical smile essay. Good work. Love that mountain.
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