Hi,
It was another beautiful start to our TTR series. The temperatures were relatively mild, so running conditions were great. 23 runners took off a couple of minutes after seven on their ascent up one of the premier peaks of southeastern Arizona's sky islands. Bellow's spring actually had ample water flowing out of the pipe and Sprung spring was gushing. It looked like a hose on full blast. The pipe at Baldy spring was mostly dry, although enough water was in the trough for an emergency. The route up is the traditional Old Baldy trail, while the descent was varied, including back down Baldy, down the entire Super Trail, or Super Trail top and Baldy bottom. Wrightson demands blood and we did our part. Sunday's plan was for everyone to give a little. Nearly everyone did. (I won't say who didn't, but you know who you are!) Together it was almost enough as Ken only had to take a small spill near the end, but ended up smiling. gj Wrightson Ascent, 5Sep10, 5.2mi Steve Rourk 1:20 Mike Duer 1:21 Joel Woppert 1:21 Mike Wilkey 1:24 Dallas Stevens 1:27 Tom Gormley 1:28 Mari Lam 1:29 David Sowers 1:33 Sarah Dasher* ~1:35 Joe Plassman 1:35 Steve Hughes 1:36 Jane Larkindale 1:36 Bruce Johnson 1:37 Linda Peery 1:40 Glenn Vencill 1:40 Jim Holmes 1:42 Renee Webb 1:52 Cristie Bane 1:55 Rick Hodge 1:55 Gene Joseph* 1:57 Ken Greco 1:59 Sandy Cliche 2:04 Ross Zimmerman 2:04 *=late start ****************************************
Sabino Basin, 19Sept10, 13.2mi.
Hi,
Twenty-five runners came out for the Sabino Basin run on Sunday, including quite a few people who are not regulars on our runs. Please come back for more! Joel, David, and Chase ran together most of the way to the Basin, but the competitive juices got flowing on the way back and they raced in about 10 minutes faster than the quickest runner from last year. They were soon joined by the rest of the runners. People stuck around for quite a while catching up and telling stories. Rachel reported having seen an Arizona black rattlesnake at the Basin. That invoked Bob into a tale about the most cantankerous snake he's almost stepped on. Then we heard about visions Bob once had while running past Hutch's Pool on a long loop run over Mt Lemmon. There was quite a bit of discussion about the Mt Lemmon marathon and all the crazy logistics that will entail. (Someone please blog about that event when it is over.) I only got one person lost so I apologize for that and promise to do much better at the Starr Pass scramble on January 16. Here are the routes and times: Phoneline to Sabino Basin, back on Phoneline (13.8 miles):
Joel Woppert 2:10
David Sowers 2:11
Chase Duarte 2:13
Chris Fall 2:30
Dallas Stevens 2:31
Pete Chagaris 2:38
Jerry Riddick 2:41
Boone Unrast 2:42
Bob Bachani 2:46
Mari Lam 2:48
Renee Webb 3:05
Ken Greco 3:11
Gene Joseph 3:13
Wayne Coates 3:15
Rachel Hilgeford 3:29
Patricia Wiercinski 4:14
Ross Zimmerman 4:28 Phoneline to the top of the switchbacks, return on the road (9.1 miles):
Doug Kelly 1:14
Tonja Chagaris 1:59
Christy Hall 1:59 Miscellaneous routes:
Mike Wilke 1:50 10.5mi, to overlook past switchbacks, back on PhLine
Linda Peery 1:53 9mi, turned a bit before switchbacks
James Frank 2:20 11mi, took switchbacks to road, then turned around
and ran back on Phoneline
Tom Waliser 2:35 11.3mi, turned after 6mi and came back on road
Monica Durazo 4:25 15mi, RT to Basin plus some extra wandering
Doug
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Green Bug Run, 26Sept10, 18.8mi.
We had a warm, windy start to the 2010 edition of the Green Bug Run. My car claimed 75 at Prison Camp, about 10 degrees warmer than expected. Several people commented after the run that the aid stations were a good idea between the rugged trail and the warmer temperatures. We had another good turnout. 20 people started there, 3 more from my house. 2 more started at Milepost 0 and intersected with the run. I got folks started and sent Tonja Chagaris off to upper Bear Canyon, and Adrian and Kirsten Korosec off to the top of Green Mountain trail. To my surprise, Brandon Wert came back with Stevie Demarest in tow. Stevie started feeling sick from climbing Wrightson the day before and not adequately re-hydrating. She ended up going with me to check the aid stations and taking our results. Brandon took off and managed to get back into the pack. At Tonja's place, three runners turned around for the 10.2 mile option, so I zipped back down to leave refreshments in the back of Dave Sower's truck. I went down to find Pam Golden, Mari Lam, and Monica Durazo, the 3 who started from our house. They were at Molino and requested cokes, so I zipped back to the refreshments and hand-delivered 3 cokes. Then I went up to snag Stevie and check on Adrian and Kirsten's place. Everyone seemed to be doing fine (more on that later). We worked our way back down to Prison Camp. Dave soon appeared, having blitzed down. Doug was next, then Jacob, one of Brandon's recruits. I learned that Tom Gormley was missing, although I figured Tom was competent and wouldn't die. The others came in, with Brandon back to mid-pack. Kim and Celestino Fernandez ended up doing the entire out-and-back on the road to prepare for MLM, giving them 20 miles. I saw several new faces and a couple of figures from the ancient past. I was pleased with everything, even Tom's side-trip down Brush Canyon Trail. He got to a place that was hard to follow and had some concern (fear was mentioned), but kept his head and got back in the game. He ended up with the longest run of the day at 22 miles. Adrian and Kirsten tracked Pam, Monica, and Mari once they were done with the other runners, with a couple of rock climbs slipped in while they waited for runners. Mark Dorion's wife Helen turned up, with kids Toby and Amalia. There was a pretty pleasant post-run social hour in the shade at the finish. I learned about a new place to explore in Death Valley from Dave. Check out my photos at http://picasaweb.google.com/ross.zimmerman/GreenBugRun2010# Thanks to all; intrepid runners and aid station folks. Ross Z Full Green Bug plus some Brush Corral 22 miles
Tom Gormley 5:25 Mesquite Grove Court to upper Green Mountain trail head 20+ miles
Pam Golden 5:05, all three
Mari Lam
Monica Durazo Prison Camp to upper Green Mountain and back on road 20 miles
Kim Fernandez 4:56, both
Celestino Fernandez Full Green Bug 19 miles (if my GPS was telling the truth in 2009)
Dave Sowers 3:44
Doug Kelly 4:04
Jacob Owens 4:40
Bob Bachani 4:52
Tom Waliser 4:56
Sarah Dasher 4:56
Chris Avery 4:56
Pete Chagaris 5:01
Brandon Wert 5:09
Mark Dorion 5:10
Ken Greco 5:11
Darrel Cummings 5:19
Gene Joseph 5:47 Green Bug 10.2 miles
Alli LaCroix 2:25
Cristina Lus 2:25
Carmen Sosay Finished Intersected runners--MP 0 to Windy Point and back down to Tonja (I hear) 17 miles or so
Brian Walker Sandy Cliche ***************************************
Mt. Hopkins Ascent, 3Oct10, 23.6mi.
Thank you to all of the many people who traipsed down to Mt Hopkins yesterday to run up and down the road.� It was distinctly less exciting than last year due to the absence of bears, but everyone seemed to have a good time, and there were some very speedy trips.� I hope that Jim and I managed to record the splits and variants accurately, as we had a great mix of runners and bikes (and different shoe options!)
Thanks, Jane
****************************************** Bear Canyon Loop, 31Oct10, 16.8mi.
Thank you to everyone who showed up to run Bear Canyon Loop on Halloween! This run brought out many of the usual suspects, some returning TTR’s from long ago, some road runners, and some newcomers to TTR. As the RSVP emails kept coming in, the excitement in me grew. My first go at being a run director, and there were going to be lots of runners showing up, and on Halloween! How cool is that. I bought a lot of food and drinks, made cookies (Dallas made the banana bread!) and hoped for the best.
I had run this loop with my girlfriend Shari the day before, and it looked to be in good shape. There were cairns in a few questionable spots, which was helpful.
On run morning, I donned my pink braids and cowgirl hat and headed to Sabino Canyon. 49 runners showed up to run the trail loop billed as ‘run more times, by more runners, than any other route in the Tucson Trail Run Series.’ What a crazy time getting all of these runners signed in! (Good thing I didn’t have to try and call some of your emergency contacts – half of the numbers were illegible!) J
At 7am, I gave a quick trail briefing and then the runners were off. For many, this was their first running of Bear Canyon Loop. Shortly after that, Mike Duer returned and reported that speedwork earlier in the week had given his Achilles tendon some punishment, so he was going on a short hike with his wife instead. I did a short run out and back towards 7 Falls on the trail, about an hour total, knowing that I needed to get back to set up food.
Right after that, the first sets of runners returned from 7 Falls and then from Phoneline trail. It wasn’t long before Doug Kelly came in first from Bear Canyon Loop screaming through in 2:28!!! He was running so fast that he blew right past me in the stone bench area on the east side of the SC parking lot. I think he drank about 6 ounces of water total on the run. He said he was running too fast to drink! Nice job. He was followed a minute afterwards by Sion, who is new to our group, then John, who was returning to TTR after a hiatus. They looked pretty pleased with themselves.
Runners kept on coming. It was a busy day for me, watching for runners, checking off names from the sign in sheets, and recording times. Of course, I also talked to almost everyone coming in – I think I talked for about 5 hours straight! I waited until the last 3 came in – Ross, then Monica and Chris. It was Chris’ longest run ever. He looked happy. He should be.
During the run, I handed out bumper stickers with the coined motto, “Long Live TTR”, which included a tagline crediting that saying to 'g. joseph'. I loved it when Gene Joseph said that in an email back in May, so I had the stickers made. Some runners seemed confused by that - here is the email string that includes Gene's Santa Catalina Ascent report (he ends his email with the saying):
http://groups.google.com/group/ttr_az/browse_thread/thread/968b2596c6e747bd?hl=en%3Fhl%3Den
Pictures from the run are on my Picasa:
http://picasaweb.google.com/pinkcorker/TTRHalloweenBearCanyonLoop#
Here are the long awaited results:
Great job everyone! Wow, I was impressed by the turnout and the times that were clocked out there today. Overall, it seemed to be a success. There were a few falls reported on the trail – nothing serious, just some minor flesh wounds, the East Fork trail sticker bushes scraped everyone’s legs up nicely, and nobody really got lost. Happy Halloween indeed! I think Dallas scared a few tram road walkers with his skull mask, Ross' beetle outfit was the bomb, and someone actually asked me if my hair was really pink.
The only thing missing from today was…you guessed it. Gene Joseph. Long Live TTR!!!
Renee Webb
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Agua Caliente Ascent, 7Nov10, 15mi.
On Sunday, November 7, 2010, a hardy band of trail runners gathered in the chill of the morning at the Zimmerman/Golden driveway. Everyone got the race briefing noting the trail gap at the Agua Caliente creek. At 7:00 everyone was on their way, but then Ross came back (he forgot socks). Then Sarah showed up and Gene Joseph didn’t. I settled in for a spell until runners came back – here’s how they did: 15 Miles Doug Kelly 2:55 11 Miles Darrel Cummings 3:05 (11 miles plus some wandering off trail) There was lot’s of good food to finish the day and make up for the steep climb and scratches. Let me know if there were any errors. Charleau Gap, 7Nov10, 13.4-19.5mi
Last Sunday was quite a contrast from the last time this route was run. There was no mud to slip around in and no water crossings to navigate. Plus it was light when most people arrived at the trailhead, so you could see where to turn into the parking area for the trailhead.
I also expected fewer runners since it appears that many in the group did the Sedona 50K. So I was happy when I arrived at the trailhead. I live about 5 minutes away and thought I was there early enough; but at least half a dozen eager souls had arrived-one had started already-and all were eager to get going. It was a stunning morning to stand around and watch the Sanmaneigo ridge line as it got lighter and the rest of the runners arrived. The different options for the run were explained and at exactly 7:00 AM everyone was on their way.
Results:
To the Gap: 12:28 mi
Doug Kelly 2:10 (early start at 5:30)
Joel Woppert 1:51 (only 10 mi. and he ran the last mile or two with me)
Alastair Lang 2:16
Phantom runner 2:29
Sara Dasher 2:40
Tom Waliser 2:40
Rick Hodge 3:05
To the river-new GPS measurement seems to be about 19.5 mi.
John Artley 3:10
Gene Joseph 4:20
Jerry Riddick 4:20
Harry Fagg 4:20
Darrell Cummings 5:01
Sanmaniego ridge to Mule Ears-18.5 mi.- or beyond
Tom Gormley 4:35 approx. 20 mi and beyond Mule Ears
Geno Foushi 4:45
Bob Bachani 4:45
Ross Zimmerman 7:20
Thanks to all the runners who came to the NW side of Tucson. It seems there are a few more runners who live in the Oro Valley area now.
There are many options for a potential 50K starting at this trail head. I hope to explore the possibility of running to the town of Oracle and back to the trailhead. It would be a limited aid event with one aid station at the turn around near Oracle. I'm open to any suggestions that you all might have.
Mary Croft Mt. Lemmon Ascent, 21Nov10, 18.6mi.
Mt Lemmon Ascent was on Sunday 11/21. We had 17 runners total, some doing variations of the run. It wasn't that cold at Sabino, but there were lots of heavy clouds over the mountain and it sort of felt like one of those days that could get colder as it went on. Ross gave a briefing and we started the run right at 7:04 AM. The drive up to the top of Mt. Lemmon was pretty cool, it got socked in with heavy clouds and fog right at General Hitchcock and was thick like this all the way to the top with some small areas of rain. We arrived at the top of the road past Ski Valley, and it registered at 30 degrees. It was super windy and the trees had ice all over them. Whenever the wind blew, the ice chunks came off the trees and hit the ground. Some of them were kind of sharp too. It wasn't raining, just snowing lightly and very cloudy, windy and really cold. We weren't able to hang out in our usual spot at the "official" finish because of the cold, so we sat in our vehicles waiting for runners to finish. Lynda Hendricks and myself greeted the cold, and accomplished runners at the top after their full ascent from Sabino. The icy wind and light snowfall made this years run more challenging and certainly more memorable as a result. Thanks to everyone who came out to do the run and thanks to Ross for the waterproof maps. Here are the times and routes taken: Doug Kelley - Alternate route - started at the Charleau Gap trailhead up to Samaniego Ridge Trail to the top of Lemmon 5 hours 30 Minutes for a total of just under 17 miles - Doug, please correct us if we're wrong on the mileage. Renee Webb (Hutch's Pool and back via Phoneline) in 3:41 Jason Adler (Hutch's Pool and back via Phoneline) in 3:41 Mer Otis (Hutch's Pool and back) Uh.....lost in the wilderness , but had a good adventure in 4:11 Kristina Rask, Celestino Fernandez and Kim Fernandez Sabino basin and back in 3:11 Full Mt. Lemmon Ascent runners - Start time 7:04 Sion Lupowitz - 4:50 Tom Gormley - 4:50 Dallas Stevens - 4:56 to the top, then ran back down with a total time of 9:49 Steve Roark - 5:03 Sarah Dasher - 5:07 Tom Waliser - 5:20 Steve Hughes - 5:44 Darrel Cummings - 5:54 Christy Hall - 6:05 Tonja Chagaris - 6:05 Romero Pass and back
Harry Fagg 25.7 miles in 5:45.
Long live TTR!!!!!!!! pc
AZ Trail 50K, 28Nov10, 31mi. Fellow Runners Indeed it was quite a turnout for the Birthday Run, with 33 people and 3 dogs in attendance. WOW!
It was cool and somewhat windy at the start. Thank goodness the day was mostly clear and the wind did not increase until later in the day, although rain and sleet happened at the house on our return home.
After a briefing, and handing out maps to those interested, the herd was off, with a number choosing to go North on the Arizona Trail, others heading South toward Kentucky Camp and the aid. Patricia left and drove to aid station on the Gardner Canyon road after determining how many people would be "going the distance". On arriving there, and while waiting for the first runners to arrive, she did go for a run along the road in an attempt to keep warm!
Quite an interesting day as people kept coming in with the first in less than 2 hours, the last just under 8.5 hours. Many stories of people getting lost, although not seriously. As Harry put it "I just want to hang around to see how this all unfolds" and unfold it did. Sadly there were some bumps, bruises, and blood had by a few - Renee, Chris and Jerry seemed to have an up-close and personal relationship with the trail. Of course, Tom went south but reappeared on the highway coming from the north as only Tom could do.
Everyone enjoyed the cupcakes Patricia made for the Old Man's B-day, the Beer brought to celebrate the day, and the many other food offerings.
Times, distances, and routes below based on increasing times spent enjoying the day. Names may be misspelled, but what do you expect from an old man and poor handwriting. Wayne Coates - 1.45 - North 8 miles to Rosemont road and back.
Jerry Riddick - 2:03 - South 7 miles to Box Canyon road and back. Time includes 2 bad falls, injured hamstring, and limping back.
Bruce Gungle, Carolyn Campbell and 2 bloodhounds, although unnamed were cute and ready for business, talking about the dogs here, but Bruce and Caroline looked cold and cute too- 2:52 and 2:57, respectively, South to Box Canyon road and about one mile further
Jane Larkendale - 3:09 - North to Rosemont road plus two miles further
Pete Chagaris - 3:21 - North on mountain bike approximately 24 miles total
Joe Dana - 3.38 - North 12.5 miles
Kim Fernandez and Celestino Fernandez - 3:47 - North approximately 14 miles total
John McLean - 3:47 - South to Kentucky Camp
Steve and Donna Kanoza and Hombre - 3:51 - North 12.7 miles total - not sure on Hombre's mileage
Jim Holmes - 3:57 - South to Kentucky Camp
Mary Croft - 4:03 - North 13.5 miles total, but started at 7:25 after touring Highway 83 to Sonoita and visiting rest stop there
Sarah Dasher - 4:03 - South to Kentucky Camp
Tonja Chagaris - 4:06 - South to Kentucky Camp
Tom Waliser - 4:06 - South to Kentucky Camp
Monica Durazo and Chris Roll - 4:06 - North 12.7 miles total
Brandon West - 4:30 - South to Kentucky Camp
Doug Kelly - 4:32 - North on exploratory route over Gunsight Pass, through Helvitia and back on Box Canyon Road - 24 miles total
Renee Webb and Dallas Stevens - 4:17 - South to Aid and bailed (took some side trips for total of approximately 18 miles)
Chris Fall - 5:23 - South the whole enchilada
Leila Degrave - 5:23 - South the whole enchilada
Harry Fagg - 6:00 - South the whole enchilada
Tom Gormley - 6:25 - South the whole enchilada, then north up AZ Trail to road, over to highway 83 and south to start for total of 34 miles
Boone Unrash - 6:37 - South the whole enchilada
Sion Lupowitz - 6:43 - South the whole enchilada plus exploring for a total of 40 miles
Steve Hughes - 6:55 - South the whole enchilada with a mile of exploration
Jacob Owens - 7:09 - South the whole enchilada with some exploration
Gene Joseph - 7:27 - South the whole enchilada with a mile of exploration
Ross Zimmerman - 8:27 - South Kentucky camp, walking back to accompany a bike rider with flats.
For the record, the day before: Wayne Coates - 4:55 - South to Kentucky Camp
Patricia Wiercinski - 3:47 - North total of 12 miles
Wayne and Patricia
Cowhead Saddle, 5Dec10, 17.3mi. Sunday, 12/5/2010, was a beautiful sunny day with pleasant running temperatures. The turnout was great, 32 runners. All ran varying distances from Bridal Falls to Cowhead Saddle. Pete Chagaris was out as well, probably riding his bike? I even ran a few miles with Tom Gormley's son Daniel. There was a lot of blood on trail and surprisingly it was not mine. Raoul and Doug seemed to be the most banged up. Just another miserable day in the desert ( - : Long Live TTR Chris Fall
Bridal Falls 6 miles Rodd Mcleod - 1:25 Douglas Springs 13 miles Joel Woppert - 2:12 Cowhead Saddle- 16.25miles Ross Zimmerman - 6:09 Doug Kelly - 3:00 Redington 50K/A-7-50mi, 19Dec10,Up to 50mi This was an epic event. The weather was decent overall, although it ended up being too warm and dry for some. Some water miscalculations occurred, resulting in a bit of suffering. Tom Gormley and Dallas Stevens started the 50 mile route at 4:30 from Sabino Canyon Visitor’s Center. The 20 person 50K and variant crowd started from Prison Camp at 7:06,although Pam Golden and Monica Durazo slipped out early. Before Pete Chagaris and Tom Walizer could leave for the Italian Springs trailhead to set up aid, Tom and Dallas arrived. They resupplied and continued by 7:32.
When I got to the IS aid after a stop at my house, a few people had come through. After a bit, we began to hear reports that Renee, Alli, and Glen were nowhere to be found. Eventually Tom Walizer drove to Bellota Ranch Road to scout for them, so of course they appeared shortly after he left. They were in good humor, and since they had 17.6 miles under their belts, decided to go directly back for a 50K (although not THE 50K). I’ll add Doug Kelley’s account, which explains where the lost souls wandered, and where he led them further astray. Dallas and Tom still looked good at IS aid, and realized because the route was further than estimated, they could turn only a tenth of a mile past to get 50 miles.
I zipped back to the PC finish, to find Patricia waiting for Wayne. We hung out for a bit, then were surprised to see Ken Greco, who came out via Bear Canyon. He eventually continued on east a bit, found Dallas, and paced Dallas back to Sabino, which turned out to be pretty crucial. Others started to appear, and Chris Fall reported Jerry’s injuries had flaired up and he had stopped at Molino. I went down and retrieved him, designating Patricia my results scribe and Steve Burton my photographer. I also found Dallas waiting for Tom Gormley, who was suffering. We went back to Prison Camp and greeted more finishers, learned Tom was stopped at Molino, and I did another retrieval. Turns out Tom had climbed over Molino Saddle despite a migraine attack, which had never happened to him before in a run. He was surprisingly good-humored considering.
We re-returned, saw the rest of the finishers, and saw Ken and Dallas leave for Sabino. As I left Prison Camp and headed down, I encountered Brian Walker, one of our members, trotting up the road with plans to hitchhike down. I continued home while Renee and Steve Hughes went around to greet D and K at Sabino. I got voice mails and emails reporting Dallas’ success.
So we had several firsts, both good and bad. Dallas’ first 50 miles, Mari’s first 50K. The first run by one of our group to Chimney Rock and back. The first DNF due to migraine I can remember. Thanks to Pete as usual, but also thanks to Tom W, Patricia, and Steve B, not to mention Dallas and Renee’s 50 mile management. The route and starting time for the 50 mile was Tom G’s idea, and I think it was great; thanks Tom. Ken’s drop-in turned out to be important to Dallas’ successful finish; thanks Ken.
I had fun. Let’s do this again next year. I've posted some of the photos from the run, plus some more I took on Bellota Trail the weekend before at http://picasaweb.google.com/ross.zimmerman/Solstice5050AkaSabRed5050#
The results get a bit complicated. First here are the times Pete took as people arrived at IS aid. If you did an out and back to the AZ Trail sign, kept track of your time, and want that included, drop me a note.
IS aid times-
Steve Burton - 2:14 to aid
Chris Fall - 2:36 to aid
Jerry Riddick - 2:36 to aid
Steve Hughes - 2:42 to aid
Tonja Chagaris - 2:43 to aid - she told me her total time was 3:38
Joe Plassman - 2:43 to aid
Mari Lam - 2:46 to aid
Wayne Coats - 2:55 to aid
Joan Dalonzo - 3:04 to aid
Alli LaCroix - 3:55 to aid - after getting lost
Glenn Vencill (SP?) - 3:55 to aid - after getting lost
Renee Webb - 4:01 to aid - after getting lost
(RBZ; also sweatshirt chick, no time recorded)
50 milers:
Tom Gormley and Dallas - arrived at the aid at 10:20 AM, I wasn't 100% sure when they started. Then here are the Prison Camp finish times. However you, only get the full effect of these results if you look at the scan of the results sheet--
Prison Camp times--
Bruce Johnson 3:28 15.09 mi out and back
Monica Durazo & Pam Golden 10:30 AM finish, start somewhat before 7:00 AM ~ 10.4 mi to La Milagrosa turnoff and back
Doug Kelly 4:39 22 mi. to Chimney Rock and back
Patricia Wiercinski 3:23 ~10.4 mi. to La Milagrosa turnoff and back
Ken Greco 2:40 from Sabino Canyon VC via Bear Canyon
Chris Fall 6:02 Marathon to IS aid and back
Steve Burton 6:12 First actual Redington 50 K finisher
Jerry Riddick 5:40 about 24 mi. Stopped at Molino
Steve Hughes 7:07 Red 50K
Joe Plassman 7:09 Red 50K in Vibram 5 Fingers
Dallas Stevens No time recorded at PC
Tom Gormley No Time Recorded ~ 36 mi. Stopped at Molino
Wayne Coates 7:28 Red 50K (noted as OLD)
Renee Webb 7:32 Lost Souls 50K (see special note in scanned results)
Mari Suzuki Lam 7:34 Red 50K First 50k!
Alli LaCroix 7:35 Lost Souls 50K
Glenn Vencil 7:42 Lost Souls 50k
Finally, there were the Sabino 50 mile and Ken's run. I added 2 of the photos Renee took to my Picasa Web Album of the event.
Here are the results for Ken Greco and Dallas:
Dallas - 50 miles - 12:24
Ken - 26.3 miles - 6:07
I attached a pic of them coming in and a few others of them. I'll upload my pics to Picasa later (I didn't take too many today). Steve Hughes waited with me at Sabino Canyon for about an hour and 15 minutes before the guys came down the road. Dallas looked very good and was so happy about his finish. They were running strong when they came in! Dallas said they ran the road the whole way, even the last hill! I was so proud of him, and also proud of Ken for accompanying him. Dallas did say that he probably wouldn't have gone past Prison camp if Ken hadn't offered to go back with him. Dallas said Ken talked to him the entire run, which made the time pass, and he just really enjoyed the company. He said Ken is an awesome pacer.
So, it was a great success. Dallas' first 50 miler, and a hard one at that. Other Accounts. Here's Doug's story--
Oh gosh, ok. Here's the story.
I had a good run out to Chimney Rock. A new guy Steve caught me on the downhill towards Molino Basin and decided to stay behind me because he didn't know the trail past Molino. I got a little clearance on the climb up to the ridge, but he quickly passed me on the downhill. I was fighting sun glare and fogged up glasses so took it slowly. I caught him again when he stopped at the La Milagrosa junction. We ran together to Bellota Road. I was very glad to have him along because I knew the way based on your directions but I couldn't see much because my glasses wouldn't clear.
Steve took a good look back at the trail when we hit Bellota Road. I didn't. That was a mistake. We said goodbye where the AZ trail picked up again on the other side. I ran another 30 yards to the gate, then continued on to Chimney Rock.
I had fun out there. I played around on the rocks for about 20 minutes. There was a big 4-wheel drive group camped out there, but we didn't cross paths at all. My only mishap was a slip and scraped hip while traversing some rock two feet above ground level. Running shoes do not provide good side-to-side traction! I was a bit more adventurous than expected because of there being help nearby, but I still was trying pretty hard not to die.
I was running well as I got back to Bellota Road, and I figured I had about a mile to go to get back to the gate and the AZ trail junction. I only went about 100 yards before I saw Alli, Glen, and Renee cresting over a hill in front of me, heading in the direction of Bellota Ranch. They asked where the heck I was going. I asked if they were going to Chimney Rock. They had no idea where they were. They had missed seeing where the AZ trail splits off the road 1.2 miles past the La Milagrosa junction and had continued on the road past the ranch. They went another 1.5 miles to the gate just meters from the AZ trail crossing. The gate had a sign on it for Bellota Ranch. That really confused them, and they turned back to look for the earlier turnoff. Since I was able to figure all this out and knew exactly where they were, they asked if I would stick with them until they got back on trail. I said sure.
We got back to the gate after a bit. I knew the trail was only a short distance past it, but I hadn't remembered quite how close it was. I was looking for the trail on the left and not really paying attention to the stuff on the right. We went right past the AZ trail. Then we came to where the AZ trail goes off to the right towards Molino. I had only seen it through thick fog earlier so didn't recognize it and led them another 3/4 mile or so before becoming convinced that we had grossly overshot the trail. Alli said then that Renee had spotted the AZ trail right after we went through the gate and I had said "no, keep going". So my brain was clearly not working for a while there, and I feel really stupid for leading them an extra 1.5 miles out of their way. If they got lost again after that, I am not responsible.
Once back on the AZ trail, I was a bit more tired and a lot more sheepish than I expected to be, and that made it a bit of a struggle getting back to the finish. I wasn't sure where to look for The Lake and I was now running late for meeting my sister-in-law so I decided to skip it. Still, the weather was awesome and I had a lot of fun. I hope the other three were happy with their run as well. They probably won't ever follow my lead again though.
Doug Wasson Peak, 2Jan11, 14.2mi. Feliz Ano Nuevo! The first run of the Calendar year was seasonally cool but clear. Turnout was great and we all got to see the sunrise over the Tortolita Mountain Loop, 9Jan11, 16.5mi. Cancelled Star Pass Scramble, 15Jan11, Various Winter Bear Canyon Loop, 23Jan11, 16.8mi. Congrats to all the Runners, I hope everyone is accounted for on these results. Steve 7 Falls Joel Woppert 1:12 Phoneline Ross Zimmerman ??? Arizona Trail Canelo Hills, 30Jan11, 50Kish
Tanque Verde Loop, 20Feb11, 28.5mi. Runners and other's, We had a great Day for running yesterday, a total of 29 persons and Two Canines. I believe there was Esperero Canyon Loop, 13Mar11, 21mi.
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