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Team Santa Fe Newsletter
May 2003
Summit Mt. Everest, 29035 ft.
May 30, 2003
Gary Johnson
Team Santa Fe member Gary Johnson stands atop Mt. Everest!!!!
From: www.mountainguides.net
Sunday, June 1, 2003 • 7pm Nepal Time
Gary Johnson and Dave Hahn atop Mt. EverestGaDave called from base camp and reports that
everyone is safely down.
Members
got down this morning and Sherpas brought last
loads from camp two this
afternoon. Sherpas pulled off South Col and Camp 3
yesterday carrying double
loads all the way to BC. This morning some went up
to bring Camp 2 and some
to Camp 1 to bring down some loads they left yesterday.
Dave, Gary and Ben
are walking down to Pheriche with PJ tomorrow. PJ
will fly Pheriche/Ktm on June 3 and others are walking to Namche/Shyangboche.
Yaks arrive at BC tomorrow
evening, June 2nd and sherpas leave BC on the 3rd for
Pangboche and arrive
Shyangboche with all gear in the afternoon of
June 4th. Dave and Ang Pasang
said they should be able to reach Shyangboche in
time for the charter flight
on June 5th, so we will now plan on sending the charter on
June 5th. We had earlier
booked it for the 6th.
—Eric Simonson, IMG Director
MG would especially like to thank the Sherpas that worked with our South Side team this year:
Ang Pasang (Pangboche) sardar
Ang Chhiring (Pangboche)
Mingma Tshering (Phortse)
Mingma Tenzing (Pangboche)
Dorje Lama (Baganje)
Ang Pasang (Kharikhola)
Ang Gelu (Khari Khola)
Mingmar Sherpa (ABC cook)
Ang Karsang (Khunde) (BC cook)
Jor Bahadur (solu) (assistant BC cook)
Nima Karma (BC cook boy)
Pemba (BC cook boy)
Carmel, CA
April 27, 2003
Barb Dutrow
3:19:44, 7th overall female
If you want a breath-takingly beautiful marathon course, and have set
aside your PR, this is the marathon for you! The race course is
absolutely stunning as you run along Pacific Highway One from Big Sur
to Carmel, CA.
The starting line was at Big Sur, which requires those staying in
Monterey, to get to the buses at 4:45am for a 7am start. (This was
the worst part for me!). Departing in the wee hours of the morning,
the entertainment began. Along the route, there were frame throwers
performing as sleepy marathons rode by! Their antics were impressive
in the dark night. Once to the race start, a feast of food was
available, although the coffee was drained by the person ahead of me
in line. We had to move only a few hundred feet to line up at the
start. There was a separate area for sub 3:30 marathoners, and they
let me in.
Daybreak came just before the start. At the a cappella singing of the
star-spangled banner, they released a flock of white doves into the
early morning sky when it reached 'let freedom ring'. A moving and
gorgeous sight. Racers spent the first four miles running through the
redwood forest before breaking into open fields. The endless Pacific
Ocean was lapping at the rocks just to your left. The coast is
stunningly picturesque.
The miles flew by, not because I was running fast but because there
was so much to distract one! Hills and hills and more hills (25, one
per mile), gorgeous scenery, and music every few miles. Variety for
everyone; harp, jazz, rock & roll, cajun, blues, hard rock, etc. The
challenge of the course comes at about mile 10 when the two mile hill
climb begins. Up and up, false summits, steady up - about 800' to the
top of Hurricane Point, the high point of the race at mile 12. Once
at the top, you are greeted by a pianist playing a Yamaha grand piano!
After running a 9:14 and an 8:25 mile, it was a 6:47 mile down! Pace
per mile was meaningless on this hilly course. Numerous walkers on
the course kept inspiring "You go girl". And, relay transition points
with 100 folks cheering, together with well-staffed and food-rich aid
stations, kept the motivation up as the legs began to tire. More
distractions: fresh strawberries at mile 22, the Carmel highlands
(read more hills), belly dancers at mile 25, and then the finish in
Carmel.
It was a perfect race day; cool, dry, sunny, temps in the 40's at race
start, 50's at the end, with only a slight breeze (strong at hurricane
point). It was such a great race. I finished in 3:19:44; 7th overall
female of 1100, 4th Masters female, 1st in my age group 108 overall of
~2700 runners. (They did triple award - overall also took masters
which took age group!). It was definitely a race to remember. The
next day brought sea kayaking in Monterey Bay and a bike ride down
through Pebble Beach along the 17-mile drive!
Big Sur is rated as the number one course in the "Ultimate Guide to
Marathons", I agree.
Los Alamos, NM
May 10, 2003
Jan Bear
4:00 hour
I decided it was about time to start training seriously for my summer
event schedule that includes two ultra-marathons. Therefore, I picked
a local marathon in Los Alamos, NM. The average elevation of the
route was 7000 feet with a total 2000 feet of climbing for the race;
the highest elevation was 7800 feet. It was not as dramatic as
Leadville or Hardrock, but it would give me a good start since I had
not run more than 10 miles a week for the last 3 weeks. Los Alamos is
the home of the Los Alamos National Laboratory and the race passes
several of the Technical Sites during its major loop as well as the
Bandelier National Monument. The race began in White Rock, NM, then
headed west towards the Bandelier National Monument on State Road 4,
turning on to State Road 501 into Los Alamos and finally down Pajarito
Road by all the Lab Sites leading back to the start finish line.
Because of my low weekly mileage, my plan was to use this as a
training run and not a race. Therefore, I picked a slow steady pace
which felt like a ten-minute mile pace. I ended up going slightly
faster and finished in four hours even, 7th place in my age group and
12th overall . My legs and feet were tired since this was my first
long run of the year.
The Los Alamos marathon was well run with aid stations every 3-4 miles
so I didn't have to carry anything, except myself. Thanks to our
great Team Santa Fe sponsors whose gear helped me throughout the
event, CW-X short tights, Montrail shoes, Bolle sunglasses, Polar HRM
and ThorLo socks.
Santa Fe, NM
May 18, 2003
Jan Bear, 5:42
Carl Gable 6:30
Joel Krypel 6:30
I thought it might be a good idea to start logging some hours in the
saddle in preparation for some of our upcoming races. The Santa Fe
Century was close and provided lots of miles (105 for my route from
home) and several hours in the saddle. I rode with my brother and
neighbor for the whole 105 miles. We tried to get an early start
because of the wind that kicks up at mid morning that seems to give
you a headwind no matter what direction you go. My brother seemed to
take a little extra time in the bathroom so we hit the road at 6:30
AM. The first 20 plus miles through Cerrillos and Madrid were fast
then on to Golden and heartbreak hill at mile 38. Heartbreak hill was
painful, as usual. Then the winds hit on the way to Cedar Grove.
Finally there was a tailwind for a short time to Stanley, then a
headwind to Galisteo, Eldorado and Santa Fe. There looked to be a
good crowd for the event; I saw several friends along the route and at
the rest stops. I was fortunate to use some fine Team Santa Fe gear
from: Bolle sunglasses, CW-X shorts, Litespeed Classic bike, AXO
shoes and gloves, ThorLo socks, Polar S710 HRM to record all the
important functions, heart rate as well as cycling functions, WPC
Brands sunscreen and Platytpus backpack and reservoir. As usual all my
gear preformed flawlessly.
Provo, UT
May 23-24, 2003
Ries Robinson, Eric Jacobsen (TSF 1)
Jan Bear (TSF 2)
Kim Bear (support)
Team Santa Fe members thought that this race would be fun to try,
close to home and in a beautiful spot. Several of us were itching for
an adventure race to participate in so we signed up as a solo entry
(Jan) and a 3 person team (Ries, Eric and Deb not a TSF member) with
Kim, Bill and Justin as support. Check in was smooth at the Provo
Marriot on Friday morning after sleeping in till 9 AM. Then a race
briefing at 11:15 AM and the race was on, we prepped our gear and were
at the starting line at 2 PM. A little confusion at the start
required Jan to be in a canoe with the other TSF members, but we
planned to race as a group of 4 anyway. The race began at 2:15 PM
with a short 200 yard run to the boats; we elected to do a short
portage (150 yards) to the lake. The day was hot; 90 degrees, we were
off for about 20 miles and 3 check points on the lake taking us about
5 hours, then on to rollerblades for 4 miles where there was our first
transition. The support crew was there to help us out of our
rollerblades and into bike gear. Hear we began a mountain bike to a
rappel, more biking and bike pushing mixed with a little bike
whacking. The rappel was great at about 250-300 feet at dusk with a
great view. After finishing the bike it was another transition and
now on to a 7 mile trek/run with about 2700 feet of accent all single
track and back to the same transition, we made the cutoff time by 5
minutes. Another transition where we now received the maps for the
rest of the race. Now we headed out on another mountain bike with
lots of single track lasting about 5 hours till we hit the next
transition to trekking which included a 3500 foot climb with 2000 feet
in the snow over the pass down the other side to a spot where we
picked up our bikes for some very sweet single track action, then back
to the lake still on the bikes to finish with a short paddle with one
checkpoint and a short portage to the finish line. TSF 1 finished 5th
in the 3 person team category and TSF 2 finished 3rd in the solo
division. A great time was had by everyone. The race management did
a great job and really wanted the teams to have a great experience.
Team gear used included, Princeton Tec, Bolle, ThorLo, Litespeed,
GoLite, Montrail, SealSkinz, LP Composites, BTI International, AXO,
NiteRider, Sunnto, CW-X, Polar, Terry, Schrade, Platypus, Hydropel,
WPC Brands, SofSole, and I'm sure I've missed someone. Thank you to
all our great sponsors.
Mad City Half Marathon
May 27, 2003
Madison, WI
Barb Dutrow
1:35:28; 85/1336, for 8th overall female, 1st in the 45-49 age group
Finding myself in Madison, Wisconsin on marathon weekend, I signed up
for the half marathon not feeling fully recovered from Big Sur.
Madison is situated amongst four lakes, providing ample opportunity
for scenic routes. Race morning dawned cool, clear, and dry, under a
sunny sky. The starting line was downtown, near the steps of the
State Capital. With eight minute intervals separating the different
races, 1100 marathoners began at 7:30am, followed by 1400 runners in
the half marathon, then several hundred more in the 5K and 10K races.
Racers took off fast, downhill, only to be lead into the many rolling
hills. Most of the half marathon course weaved through residential
neighborhoods, with a brief interlude into the University of Wisconsin
campus, and around one of the lakes. There were so many turns,
several hairpins, up ramps and over roads, which I didn't feel like I
could keep a consistent stride. In fact, the race course description
lists 46 turns!!! However, running in the midst of the city brought
out many spectators, bikers who stopped to watch, and all cheered
encouragement. The race was well supported with water stops, and well
organized with the finish line in a local park.
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