I had a goal this summer to qualify and do the Leadville 100
in early August, this Silver Rush race was a qualifier and a little taste of
what I am getting into this summer. I
camped the night prior under the peaks and just south of Mt Massive and Mt
Elbert the highest point in CO at 14,689’. The race start was later in the AM, but a
mass LeMans format running up a step hill, 300 meters or so. I made it out with some of the leaders of the
race for the first 20 miles or so. The
12k’ altitude starts to get to you. But
I gradually fell back into the packs through the turnaround and the way
back. Climbs were loose and many had to
be walked. The last decent was the same
long climb we made in the beginning.
Myself and 3 others missed a left turn at about mile 42. We were ready to be done, not head back up
and find the missed turn. This probably
added 10 minutes for all of us. The rest
was uneventful, but I was so tired that even the downhill hurt. Great to be finished and proud to have earned
a coin to make the Leadville 100 in two weeks.
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