Ragnars and Grand Traverse 2018 - Colorado and Carolinas USA
distance running races and training
08/06/2018 - 07/10/2018
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Races
Some of the individual and team based ultra runs I did over the summer:
Chase the Sun training run - June:
- on summer solstice, tried to run the entire day from sunrise to sunset
- group of 5
- ~ 7 mile looped course near Boulder, CO
- made about 27 miles and 6 hours
Colorado Ragnar trail - June:
- around Snowmass, Colorado
- team of 4, each running 6 times
- course of 116 miles, mostly off-road dirt trails that looped around one main site
- I completed about 28 miles
- team ran for 24 hours
- camped overnight
- high of 95, low of 35
Colorado Ragnar road - August:
- from Copper Mountain to Aspen, Colorado
- team of 10, each running from 3 to 6 times
- course of 190 miles, mostly paved roads or sidewalks
- I completed about 27 miles
- team ran for 30 hours
- rode in vans between runs
- I had the flu the entire weekend
South Carolina Ragnar trail - October:
- around Fort Mill (near Charlotte NC)
- team of 6, each running 3 to 5 times
- course of 132 miles, mostly off-road dirt trails through the woods
- I completed around 28 miles
- team ran for about 28 hours
- camped overnight
- high humidity and "low" of about 75 overnight
the North Face Grand Traverse - September:
- the one long solo race I did.
- Part of a 3 part series (run, mountain bike, cross country ski) throughout the year on the same course
- from Crested Butte to Aspen, Colorado
- distance of 41 miles
- 7,000 feet of elevation gain and descent
- almost 10 hours of moving time
- video : https://www.relive.cc/view/1812896250
the Discrete Cirque Series - August:
- shorter solo race but running up a mountain ski slope
- read more here
Pictures
more at : Events album
all day training run
completing Ragnar road Colorado
completing Ragnar trail Carolinas
Grand Traverse
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