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Location:

Farmington,UT,USA

Member Since:

Jul 08, 2010

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

5 K Finish

Running Accomplishments:

 October 21, 2011 Pony Express 50 Mile: 8:30 4th place

March 23-24 2012 Antelope Island Buffalo Run: 23:24:25 hours 12th Place

2013 Flag Rock 10K 1:03 2nd

2012 Utah Triple Crown 8:26:52 Fastest Known Time

2013 Wasatch 100 26:23

2013 Speedgoat 50K 7:16

2013 Moab 55K 5:18

2013 Antelope Island Buffalo 100 Mile Run 18:29 5th

2013 MILLWOOD 100, 3rd finisher

2013 Pony Express Traill 100: 16h53m 1st

Short-Term Running Goals:

2014 Antelope Island Buffalo Run 100 top 3

2014 Salt Flats 100 (or 50) top 3

2014 Bighorn 100

Speedgoat 2014 sub 7 hours

2014 Wasatch 100 sub 24 hours

2014 The Bear 100 sub 24 hours

Long-Term Running Goals:

Eat food.

Personal:

I like cats

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Miles:This week: 0.00 Month: 0.00 Year: 0.00
Brooks Lifetime Miles: 81.20
Bike Lifetime Miles: 32.00
Saucony Peregrine 2 Lifetime Miles: 605.25
Vertical Lifetime Miles: 513298.00
Saucony Perergrin 2 (2) Lifetime Miles: 374.94
Saucony Peregrine 2 (3) Lifetime Miles: 414.31
Hoka Stinson Evo Lifetime Miles: 376.75
Hoka Bondi Lifetime Miles: 219.40
Vertical 2014 Lifetime Miles: 6300.00
Total Distance
14.25

Snowbird to American Fork Twin Peaks and Baldy via Gad Valley

I started at the Creekside platform at Snowbird - where Speedgoat 50K starts - and jogged uphill to American Fork Twin Peaks. One word to describe: Steep. Up Gad Valley to just below Hidden Peak, where the narrow ridge to the Twins begins. I topped at the west Twin in 1:59, then ran over to the Bastard and back to the East Twin, then down to Hidden Peak (they keep the restroom open all night FYI) and then up to Baldy. Descent via Alta ski runs and that was no damned fun. Dead ends, submerged feet in icy puddles - but I eventually found my way  back to my vehicle at Entrance 1.

Got a look at most of the Speedgoat course. Sadistic.

I got 10,500 feet of vertical smile in 4 days. Garmin sez take a look:


Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Comments
From Jake K on Fri, Jun 22, 2012 at 08:32:13 from 155.100.226.54

You have me so stoked to get up in LCC this weekend! Nice route!

From Scott Wesemann on Fri, Jun 22, 2012 at 09:03:59 from 66.232.64.4

Duuuuuude! You are killing it. That descent sounds pretty bad, but I'm sure the views were worth it. Way to hit it.

From jun on Fri, Jun 22, 2012 at 11:48:19 from 205.158.160.209

I wish I could have gone with you. I know the perfect trail down from Baldy. You wouldn't have gotten lost, at all.

I was thinking of doing a run up there this morning (friday) that went up the same way, but went to Hidden Peak first, then AF Twins, followed by Red Baldy and down that ridge. We'll have to try that sometime. Nice run man, that's awesome.

From MatthewVH on Fri, Jun 22, 2012 at 13:04:02 from 69.27.9.106

Yeah that route would flow a lot better than what I did.

From jsh on Mon, Jun 25, 2012 at 09:20:08 from 63.253.43.114

You haven't even seen the worst part of that course yet... The descent into AF in Mary Ellen Gulch is the worst downhill section I've ever run in a race. Torture. Way to get out and see a bunch of the course!

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