These guys are my heros. From Trecker:
"Hi everyone,
Here's the latest on what's going on up on the pass. The snow is still
quite solid above Lower Lost Man trailhead and the pass won't open to
traffic until at least June 7th.
Here's a link to a story about the trip Natalie and I took around the
Lost Man on Memorial Day.
http://www.fastersk ier.com/news5407 .html
Thought that was cool, and don't have much to say myself. Heading out to the East Coast today. Always traumatic. I remember something about bicycles. Not sure what . . .
Friday, May 30, 2008
Friday, May 9, 2008
Miwok 100K
Hey all:
Jean ran her first big race of the season last weekend, and I have a couple of shots to prove it! The race was the Miwok 100K, in Mill Valley/Marin County California. The run started at dawn at Rodeo Beach and then up to Muir Beach, Pan Toll, past Stinson Beach to Randall and back. 100K = 62.47 miles. Here are a few shots:
Rodeo Beach pre-dawn: the usual anxious milling around:
The ladies getting ready to run. It was pretty chilly on the beach.
The racers then all walked out to the beach for the start. The walk was sort of the equivalent of the neutral start in cycling. People were talking, joking around, running into their friends, wishing each other well, etc.
They crossed this bridge to the beach and the lights started to come on. That's when you realized that the start was a pretty cool place. I've been to a few of these now, and I think this was the prettiest start so far.
Ready to start: (in the lower right hand corner of the shot below is Dave Mackey (white shirt, white visor) of Boulder, CO. This day, he would run the race in 7 hours 53 minutes and shatter the course record. If you do the math, that is an average of 7.5 minute miles for 62+ miles. Astounding.)
Then up the beach and up the trail:
Once they were off, I went back to the hotel and back to bed, as always. I then loaded up the car and drove around Marin to run support, with everything except the camera. So, I visited Muir Beach, Stinson Beach, the National Seashore, Muir woods, the Panoramic Highway, etc. and have no pictures. Bummer. It was beautiful, trust me.
12 hours 9 minutes later, I had the camera again when JC crossed the line as the 20th female. Her goal was 12 hours and top 20, and she made both. Nice Work SP!!
Jean ran her first big race of the season last weekend, and I have a couple of shots to prove it! The race was the Miwok 100K, in Mill Valley/Marin County California. The run started at dawn at Rodeo Beach and then up to Muir Beach, Pan Toll, past Stinson Beach to Randall and back. 100K = 62.47 miles. Here are a few shots:
Rodeo Beach pre-dawn: the usual anxious milling around:
The ladies getting ready to run. It was pretty chilly on the beach.
The racers then all walked out to the beach for the start. The walk was sort of the equivalent of the neutral start in cycling. People were talking, joking around, running into their friends, wishing each other well, etc.
They crossed this bridge to the beach and the lights started to come on. That's when you realized that the start was a pretty cool place. I've been to a few of these now, and I think this was the prettiest start so far.
Ready to start: (in the lower right hand corner of the shot below is Dave Mackey (white shirt, white visor) of Boulder, CO. This day, he would run the race in 7 hours 53 minutes and shatter the course record. If you do the math, that is an average of 7.5 minute miles for 62+ miles. Astounding.)
Then up the beach and up the trail:
Once they were off, I went back to the hotel and back to bed, as always. I then loaded up the car and drove around Marin to run support, with everything except the camera. So, I visited Muir Beach, Stinson Beach, the National Seashore, Muir woods, the Panoramic Highway, etc. and have no pictures. Bummer. It was beautiful, trust me.
12 hours 9 minutes later, I had the camera again when JC crossed the line as the 20th female. Her goal was 12 hours and top 20, and she made both. Nice Work SP!!
Thursday, May 1, 2008
Happy May Day!
SPRING?
From NWS:
...HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT FRIDAY...
OCCASIONAL SNOW SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TODAY AND TONIGHT. THE SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 16 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED BY FRIDAY MORNING.
Snow Removal Workers of the World Unite! A little dusting wouldn't be bad, but check the wind. Ugh. Rode to work anyway. Ha!
From NWS:...HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT FRIDAY...
OCCASIONAL SNOW SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TODAY AND TONIGHT. THE SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 16 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED BY FRIDAY MORNING.
Snow Removal Workers of the World Unite! A little dusting wouldn't be bad, but check the wind. Ugh. Rode to work anyway. Ha!
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