Grandeur Loop + Pipeline I had a goal to reach 60 miles this week and I completed with the last 18 on Mt. Grandeur and in Millcreek Canyon. I wanted to do a Grandeur Loop double up but I was moving too slowly and my calves are getting sore. I got to the summit of Grandeur in one of my most recent slowest times. I was moving pretty well up until I had to stop and move some product, and then the slick snow and ice near the summit cost me some minutes. Then, the descent from the summit was slow because ice on the trail is very dangerous. I stopped to apply some mini spikes but I still moved slowly so that I did not fall. I would hate to break a wrist or an ankle up there. I ran from the Church Fork/Pipeline junction as usual to Rattlesnake Gulch, then decided to go out a mile to the point and back, and then go back three miles and turn around. This plan gave me eight extra miles so I can claim a 60 mile week. |