2024-2025

Mt. Wrightson Ascent - 9/08/24 - 5.2 miles to the top

Thanks to all who were able to make it out today for the Mt. Wrightson Ascent! We had 28 runners in all and two pooches, including Potato (8 miles) and Bode (full ascent). Some highlights from the run include two separate bear sightings, one just above Josephine Saddle by the early crew, and another on the upper Stretch of Super Trail near Baldy Saddle. There were also several deer, a coati, and a bunch of wildflowers and butterflies. Five runners came back with stories to tell of minor crashes and falls, but all in good spirits. Remmy Pursely, age 10, gets the award for most amazing effort; she's run Mt. Wrightson now two times. There were also two reports of Grumpy Men pleasantries being exchanged.

Mt. Wrightson Ascent - 5.2 miles

James Wood (33) 1:30 - Bear sighting near Baldy Saddle

Mark DiFalco (25) 1:34

Karl Shaddock (37) 1:37

Jim Kinslow (42)* 1:37

Caitlin Vogelsberg (39) 1:37

Kyle Buntz (27) 1:44
Will Conway (54) 1:49

Taylor Mathe (28)* 1:55

Hans Weant (20)* 1:55

Joey Delgado (54)* 1:58

Scott Zentack (54) 1:58

Jacob Aries (24)* 2:00

Brianna Russell (29) 2:02

Eli Nielsen (44) 2:07

Angela Greynolds Woodall (40) 2:07

Tristan Lee (45) 2:07

Ben Roark (40) 2:11

James Pursley (35)* 2:12

Remmy Pursley (10)* 2:12

Robert Harris (51) 2:16 - bear sighting above Josephine

Billy Oliver (60) 2:16

Jenna Soulvie (24)* 2:21

Jason Sevey (35)* 2:25

Gerald Bach (75) 2:28

Jayme Helgeson (45) TBD

Miscellaneous Adventures:

Lena Makena (45) 2:00 - Josephine Saddle

Enrique Avilés (69) 2:03 - 3.3 miles with 2,000' climb

Martha Castillon (55) 2:11 - Josephine Saddle

Potato* (4)& Bill Doctorman (39) - 8 miles

Brody 2:02 - Wrightson Ascent with Brian

*First TTR Run

Sunset Loops - 10/06/24 - 17 miles Full Loop

Thanks to all those who came out this Sunday to run the Sunset Loops. We had 15 runners come out and enjoy the nice cool morning temps with some nice sunshine later to add to the fun. 

Full Loop - 17 miles

Brianna Grigsby (37) 3:18

James Wood (33) 3:49

Cade Engle (27) 4:05

Cliff Anderson (65) 4:14

Hans Weant (20) 4:45

Marcy Beard (55) 5:24

Cristina Luis (45) 5:49

Other Routes

Jayme Helgeson (45) 5:22 12.8 mi

Kyung Lee (66) 4:52 11.5mi

Pam Hoyt (68) 4:52 11.5mi
Rick Mick (40) 1:54 10 mi

Arvind Gupta (28) 1:20 6 mi

Mike Duer (55) 1:48 6 mi

Bruce Johnson (70) 2:55 6 mi

Will Conway (54) 4:50 Distance Unknown

Box Camp/ Palisades Lollipop - 25 miles

Canceled this year due to poor trail conditions

Sabino Basin- 11/3/24 - 13.7 miles

It was a beautifully cool and rainy morning at Sabino Canyon and 28 hearty souls enjoyed the morning by running to the Basin and back via Phone Line trail, or some variation thereof. Many thanks to all who came out, and to Gary Parcher for helping out the RD and runners! 

Full ONB- 13.7 miles

Ben Markwart (43) 2:23

Brian Bokowski (45) 2:30

Steven Terry (45) 2:38

Jim Kinslow (42) 2:44

Benito Gonzalez (68) 2:55

Jason Sevey (35) 3:00

Tristan Lee (45) 3:07

Hans Wemr* (20) 3:07

Brian Kennedy (54) 3:15

Morey Brown (60) 3:16

Chris Avery (61) 3:18

Billy Oliver (60) 3:23

Cliff Anderson (65) 3:33

Marcy Beard (55) 3:46

Robert Harris (51) 3:54

Other Routes

Rogelio Hernandez (54)  2:34  ~12.5mi - Up Phone Line to Basin - Road back

Pam Hoyt (68) 3:45 12mi

Kyung Lee (67) 3:45 12mi

Martha Castillon (55) 3:13 11mi

Lisa Schlink (46) 2:21 10.46mi

Scott Zentack (54) 1:39 9mi Phone Line up - Road back 

Michael Duer (55) 1:42 9mi Phone Line up - Road back 

Mike Proctor (63) 1:52 9mi Phone Line up - Road back 

Jon Obrien (28) 2:03 9mi Phone Line up - Road back 

Carrie Harris (46) 2:32 9mi Phone Line up - Road back 

Honore MacCoy-Patty (59) 2:32 9mi Phone Line up - Road back 

Tanque Verde Loop - 11/10/24 - 28.5 miles Full Loop

Thanks to everyone who came out to the Tanque Verde Loop run on Sunday.  Also, thanks to Corey Keppel for providing aid at the Javelina picnic area.  The weather was great but still felt a little warm for November.  We had 8 runners finish the full route and a few others that ran various distances. 

Full Route- 28.5 miles

Peter Davidson (39) 4:39:36

Brian Janezic (38) 6:15

Jim Winslow (?) 7:10:09

Brian Bokowski  (45) 7:29

Joseph Tovar (41) 7:29

Cade Engle (27) 7:39

Hans Weant (20) 7:39

Tristan Lee (45) 7:44

Javelina Picnic- 21 miles

Tim Cronk (62) 5:48

Douglas Spring - 13 miles

Kevin Cross (35) 2:43:47

Brian Kennedy (54) 3:21

Catherine Crawford (54) 3:31

Other

Steve Sanchez (54) 1:55:27 8 miles

Mt Lemmon Ascent - 11/17/24 - 18.6 miles Full Loop

Congratulations to the 13 hardy souls who braved snowy weather to complete the Mt Lemmon Ascent: from Sabino Canyon Visitor Center up Sabino Trail to the AZT and Romero Pass, up Lemmon Trail to the top of Mt Lemmon, and finally down to the Ski Valley parking lot at a brisk 30 degrees F. (The gate was closed to vehicles for the top 1.7 miles of Ski Run Road.) Distance to the top is 18.6 miles plus 1.7 down the road.

Thanks to Cassidy Werner for volunteering to sag and also to Heather, Renee and Robert for helping get runners off the mountain.

Full Route to Top- 18.6 miles

Hans Weant (20) 4:05

Brian Bokowski (45) 4:50

Cade Engle (27) 5:02

Joseph Tovar (41) 5:21

Tim Cronk (62) 5:27

Chris Parks (47) 5:35

Tristan Lee (45) 6:00

Dallas Stevens (63) 6:07

Billy Oliver (60) 6:29

Carrie Harris (46) 7:08

Robert Harris (51) 7:48

Miscellaneous

Brianna Russell 28 8:01 - Soldier TH start, 22.7 miles with her pup

Loma Alta - 11/24/24 - 28.8 miles Full ONB

Another year, another successful Loma Alta TTR run! We had a great turnout: 23 runners hit the beautiful trails on this side of the Rincons, and all of them made it back safe. We had some pretty incredible performances on the full route to Manning Camp: Catlow Shipek got really close to taking down his own course record from 10 year ago! Sarah Dasher set one of the fastest female times, and Tim Cronk set the age group course record! The morning was very nice, but it got quite warm for November later in the morning and in the afternoon. Thank you for coming out everyone, and kudos to all of you who beat the heat and the Loma Alta trails to submission!

Finally, many thanks to Co-RD Julia Rowe and her pup Brook for staying out there till the last runner finished!

Full Route to Manning Camp- 28.8 miles

Catlow Shipek (46) 4:55

Peter Davidson (39) 5:30

James Wood (33) 6:23

Brian Janezic (39) 6:24

Tim Cronk (62) 6:48 - New age group record

Sarah Dasher (43) 6:53

Michael Pilz (55) 7:36

Cade Engle (27) 8:07

Ryan Simonsen (27) 8:07

Hans Weant (20) 8:07

Almost Manning Camp (26 miles)

Steve Sanchez (54) 7:06

Cowhead Saddle (22 miles)

Joseph Tovar (41) 5:12

Grass Shack (20 miles)

Cliff Anderson (65) 4:51

Tristan Lee (45) 4:51

Billy Oliver (60) 4:58

François Lanoë (35) 5:00

Steven Terry (45) 5:07

Jon Ohiaeri (34) 5:07

Manning Camp trail intersection (14 miles)

Brian Kennedy (54) 3:23

Other distances

Hyo Joo Hyo Jung (42) 15 miles

Fernando Bustamante (59) 10 miles

Guest appearance by Michael Duer

King Canyon Wasson Peak - 12/01/24 - 7.7 miles

King's Canyon results. Thanks to Vasileios for helping out again only a week after RDing his own run! And thanks to everyone who came out on a beautiful morning! 

Full Route (7.7 MILES)

Jim Kinslow (42) 1:20:10

Brianna Grigsby (37) 1:20:21

Hans Weant (20) 1:25:53

Michael Duer (55) 1:26:57

Sarah Smith Zentack(46) 1:36:35

Cliff Anderson (65) 1:38:32

Rogelio Hernandez (54) 1:38:52 (plus a little extra)

Fernando Bustamante(59) 1:39:11 (plus a little extra)

Tim Cronk (62) 1:41:50

Bruce Johnson (70) 1:52:05

Adam Klees (31) 1:55:04

Jon O'Brien (26) 2:01:00

Chris LaRoche (33) 2:01:00

Christopher Avery (61) 2:13:00

Summer Avery (29) 2:13:00

Maureen Meyer (59) 2:13:00

Pamela Hoyt (68) 2:24:50

Leslie Thompson (49) 2:38:00

Christina Lara Burke(54)2:38:00

Bob Bevill (68) 2:38:00

Other Stuff

Billy Oliver 2.6 miles in taper mode

Gerald Bach 5.5 miles, "I went by a mine."

Green Bug Run - 12/15/24 - 18.8 miles Full ONB

10 lovely runners come out to enjoy the mid-mountain beauty on a wonderfully sunny morning, with 2 completing the full send of Green Bug and others opting for various out-and-backs. Mark DiFalco and I were glad to RD and chat with all of you! 

Full Route (~19 miles)

Michael Wilcox (64) 4:59:14

Adam Klees (31) 6:29:30

Up to San Pedro Vista (9.66 miles)

Bruce Grungle (66) 3:37

Chris Fall (62) 3:37

Out-and-Backs

Fernando Bustamante (59) 4:23 - 15 miles

Tim Cronk (62) 4:23 - 15 miles

Lily Jacqueline (28) 3:20 - 13.72 miles

Paul Fick (67) 3:44 - 10.3 miles

Heather Webber (61) 3:17 - 8 miles

Michael Duer (55) 1:11:30 - 4.6 miles

TTR Christmas(ish) Honeybee - 12/22/24

A high-spirited group showed up for the annual TTR Honeybee Christmas-ish yesterday. This year saw more people take on the shorter and middle distances than usual, but we did have Brianna complete the long loop, while Angela, Cliff, and Marcy tackled the nearly 22 mile loop.

This run is a bit unique for TTR since it lacks much elevation gain, making participants actually have to run the entire time. Another hallmark of this run is the lack of trail signage. This year we didn't hear of any major off-course excursions, but there were a few minor wrong turns made as usual. A chilly morning turned into a phenomenal weather day, making it a very enjoyable run and socializing afterwards. Special thanks to Heather Webber & Tim Cronk for bringing their unique & tasty chocolate chip cookies with rosemary and coconut. Let us know if there are any corrections needed and we look forward to seeing everyone out again next year!

27.8 Mile Loop

Brianna Grigsby (37) 4:16

21.7 Mile Loop

Angela Greynolds (40) 3:26

Cliff Anderson (65) 3:48

Marcy Beard (55) 4:28

15.6 Mile Loop

Caroline Bartelme (35) 2:07

Jeff Rice (39) 2:10

Scott Zentack (54) 2:14

Julia Rowe (51) 3:21 - 16 miles

Sara White (48) 3:21 - 16 miles

Paul Fick (67) 3:52

12 Mile Loop

Rogelio Hernandez (54) 1:36

Brian Leroy (48) 1:38

Brad Mascal (38) 1:44

Chris McGrew (56) 2:00

Chris Herald (38) 2:08

John Rogers (74) 2:18

Brian Fruechtenicht(60) 2:23

Joan D'Alonzo (65) 2:24

Steve Sanchez (54) 2:26

Dallas Stevens (63) 2:39

Renee Steves (57) 2:39

Heather Webber (61) 2:46

Miscellaneous

Lisa Glick (64) 3:00 - 9.75 miles

Jim Porter (65) 3:07 - 9.66 miles

Steve Outridge (55) 1:35 - 8.3 miles

Tim Cronk (62) 1:38 - 8 miles

David Miller (44) 2:00 - 8 miles

Kelly Caver (39) 0:53 - 4 miles