Mt. Evans Ascent 2009

Saturday June 20, 2009

Starting at Echo Lake at 10,600 feet and finishing at the top of

14,264 foot Mt. Evans 14.5 miles away and four thousand

vertical feet elevation gain, much of it above tree line.

And the great unknown factor

The Weather???

The weather was great at the start but we were told that

the fog was so thick at the top you could not see across

the road and the race could be stopped at the nine mile

mark, they would let us know at the six mile aid station.

As we came out of the trees into the wind with the

temperature dropping I was so glad I came prepared.

Higher and higher and colder and colder.

At the six mile aid station we found out the race was to go to the top.

Some were happy J

Seeing the clouds draped over the top of the

mountain made me wonder what was ahead.

We couldn’t see the top for the clouds it didn't look good.

Remember this is June 20th

The runner right in front of me disappeared into the fog never to be seen again.

The temperature was in the 20’s and with a steady 30 mph

wind at the top my jaw was so cold I could hardly talk.

I took just enough time to take one last picture and get off the top.

Joanna (center) and I finished the last half mile together and she

finished almost an hour ahead of her goal.

With her friends cheering her on she finished strong.

Great job JoannaJ!

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