I thought about opening this trip report by adding up how much money I’ve spent on races this year, almost all of which have been cancelled. But then I realized I don’t actually want to know the answer to that question.
First it was the Dirty 30 in May (pretty early on in the pandemic, so understandable, I suppose). Then it was the San Juan Solstice in June (second year in a row for that guy, oof). Then it was the Devil on the Divide in September (seriously, F Clear Creek County for that one). Suffice it to say, COVID has not been easy on the wallet for those stubborn enough (i.e dumb enough) to try to do what is arguably the single most anti-COVID activity (health wise, at least) in existence: running races. Keep Reading….
With the Sheep Mountain 50K coming up on August 1st (possibly the only trail race I’ll end up running in 2020) it was time to ramp up the miles and get some longer days in. This summer I’ve really tried to take advantage of the diversity of trails accessible from relatively close to home and explore some new routes to keep things interesting. In the spirit of continuing that I decided to head over to Snowmass Village and check out a cool route known colloquially as the “Three Pass Loop”. Keep Reading…
After a very fun run of the two unnamed centennials behind Lake City two days prior, I was keen to try to get one more peak in before departing the area. But with an 11:00 AM checkout time and two families ready to head back to Denver, Josh and I knew we would have to be quick. Thankfully, we felt confident we had just enough time to sneak up and down Half Peak the morning of our departure. Keep Reading….
The San Juan Solstice 50 miler down in Lake City has had a rough couple of years. In 2019, the historic snow and avalanches in the San Juans rendered the course un-runnable (not to mention the threats of flooding in town), which cancelled that year’s race. The 2020 version was scrapped again, unfortunately, as this time we had COVID to thank. Keep Reading….
