Playing Catch Up (6/11 - 7/1)

I've been a little incommunicado as of late, but that doesn't mean I haven't been running - just too lazy to do a blog post. So, here's a catch-up on the last few weeks to wrap June.

6/11 - 6/17

Tue - 6 mi (1:01, 1,200') McClintock/Mesa to top of Bear Canyon
Sat - 10 mi (1:30) Treadmill in Mexico, 8% incline
Sun - 10 mi (1:22) Treadmill in Mexico, 8% incline

6/18 - 6/24

Tue - 3 mi (:45) Treadmill in Mexico, 15% incline
Fri - 6 mi (1:39, 2,500') Flagstaff Mtn/Green Mtn - Nice to hit some real mountains after Mexico
Sat - 8 mi (2:09, 2,600') Green Mtn - Really hot out

6/25 - 7/1

Tue - 7.4 mi (1:24, 1,650') Chautauqua Trail/Mesa Trail - Another hot one, 85 deg.

Wed - 9 mi (1:17, 670') Teller Farms/White Rocks - Haven't run this for ages. Flagstaff fire kept me away from the mountains.

Thu - 9.5 mi (1:29, 670') Teller Farms/White Rocks - I realize why I haven't run this for ages - it's boring.

Fri - 3.7 mi (:28) Twin Lakes

Sat - 15.4 mi (3:46, 3,400') Mt Audubon (13,223') via Waldrop Trail from free parking lot - Hit the summit in 2 hours flat or 1:15 from the proper Mitchell Lake trailhead. This was my first summit of Audubon and it was actually somewhat easy. I did take it relatively easy since I didn't know what to expect from running up to 13,200'. Not only is the trail technical enough to make me pay attention, but on the summit the reward of being on the Continental Divide and seeing the rest of the Indian Peaks is worth the effort. With a few more trips above 10,000', I think I'll be ready to bag my first 14er pretty soon.

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June Totals:
Miles: 142
Vert: 27,268'
Time: 28hrs, 54mins

Mt Audubon with Blue Lake and Little Blue Lake seen from Pawnee Peak, pic: Protrails.com

Oh, and I have been totally digging this older, yet infectious track....