Joel and I embarked on a long run yesterday that will resemble one of the 3 longer stages of TR. It began with a few sprinkles in the morning, we were hoping to avoid any severe storms while exposed as they were forecast. We started a loop that would in the end be 23 miles and close to 5 hours of running. Starting at the Schultz Tank trailhead at 8000 feet, then up the Weatherford trail to Doyle Saddle at 10800. We continued up to the top near Humphreys Peak, topping out at 12012 feet and just under 10 miles before descending the next 13 miles back to start.
We encountered a lot of traffic on the Humphreys trail with the holiday weekend in full force. We ended up making a pit stop at Snowbowl's Agassiz lodge to refill our water. Once we were hydrated we motored down the Kachina trail which was a long homestretch back to start. Refueling at the car with a recovery drink and thinking about the day, we realized we are ready for this 6 day adventure and just need to fine tune a few things.
Things stay on the crazy side this week with long back to back runs this weekend and a hill workout on Wednesday. Only 6 more weeks and the race is on.
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