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November 2007 Team Santa Fe Activities
RACES:
Gore-Tex TransRockies Run
Beaver Creek to Aspen, CO
Sept. 16-20 2007
http://www.transrockies.com/transrockiesrun
Barb Dutrow and Carl Gable, 21 hours 35 minutes, 9/18 Mixed teams (2nd Mixed
Masters) 27/54 overall
Stage 1 3:15.00 7th | Stage 2 4:19.01 8th | Stage
3 5:10.23 9th | Stage 4 5:41.29 10th | Stage 5 3:09.10
7th
Race Map:
http://services.datasport.com/2007/lauf/transrockies/map.jpg
For something different - run a marathon each day for five consecutive days.
Some days were not quite the marathon distance, although the time on the trail
was equivalent, while other days were longer than a marathon.
The inaugural TransRockies run was the first multi-day trail stage running race
ever held in the United States. Because this event had run in Europe for years
and was successful, it was time to bring it to the US. A major
difference with the stage race format from a non-stop adventure race is that
there is plenty of down time to rest, eat, and socialize with other racers.
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Barb and Carl in the elements, day 2.
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Erik and Kyle Skaggs, winners of Gortex TransRockies
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The race organization was amazing. For a total of 104 racers, there were about
100 people working the race. Each day they completely moved camps. At the finish
of each stage we arrived at camp where all the tents were set up, we just had to
pick one out. They had large "shower" truck with indoor HOT showers every
afternoon. Each camp also had a large "food" tent with tables, chairs and
heaters for eating fantastic dinners and breakfasts. The Cowboy Gourmet
out of Vail followed us from stage to stage to prepare delicious and filling meals. Barb
thinks she gained weigh on this adventure. Adidas was also a title sponsor and
treated us with schwag, hot chocolate, smores, and other treats daily. Each night, stage
awards were presented to the days winners and race photographers crammed to get
video and still photos from the days race into a show. These were a big hit -
you could see what the rest of the pack was doing. In addition, organizers
presented Google Earth fly-through graphics outlining the next day's stage. A
major headache that race organizers had to overcome was the difficulty of
obtaining all the necessary permits for a race of this magnitude. Unfortunately
this resulted in less back country single track than many racers would have
liked.
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Barb in the pack on the Colorado Trail heading for the base of Cooper ski area.
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Barb and Carl crossing Hagerman Pass.
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The organizers also did a superb job at on-the-fly course changes due to
weather. Day 1 ended with a thunderstorm at the top of Vail Mountain. We were
lucky - we arrived at the finish of Day 1 about 5 min before torrential rains
hit. The next day we were to take the gondola back up to begin the race. With
more storms and snow, Day 2 race start was delayed and the course shortened to
accomodate the weather. Our course took us across the entire upper bowls of
Vail Mountain, spending a lot of time above 12,000'. A mud fest was had on
the downhill. Day 3 we arrived in Leadville after a gorgeous day of
running. We passed several teams who were taking their shoes off for
the river crossing - we plowed through and were happy when 2 more water
crossings waited. Day 4 had freezing cold temps but lovely views of 14ers
and Day 5 was hot and dry. Overall, for the first year the race organization
deserves huge credit for doing a superb job.
We would like to thank our Team Santa Fe sponsors. In particular, CW-X for
providing running tops and bottoms for each day of the race that covered all
conditions from day two's snow storms to day five's blistering heat. Also we
thank Varsity Sports (http://www.varsityrunning.com) in Baton Rouge for
providing us with trail shoes, gloves, shirts, Hammer Nutrition products and
various other necessities for the run. Also ThorLo, PokerJunkie.com and Hydropel.
The race had 13 mens teams, 12 womans teams, 18 mixed teams, 9 mens teams with
total age 80+ and 2 individual teams.
The race stages were:
Stage 1: Beaver Creek Resort, CO to Vail, CO, 15.5 miles, 4129 vert. feet climbing
Profile: http://www.transrockies.com/transrockiesrun/pdfs/Stage%201.pdf
Stage 2: Vail, CO to Pando, CO, 20.0 miles, 4400 vert. feet climbing
Profile: http://www.transrockies.com/transrockiesrun/pdfs/Stage%202.pdf
Stage 3: Pando, CO to Leadville, CO, 24.3 miles, 2954 vert. feet climbing
Profile: http://www.transrockies.com/transrockiesrun/pdfs/Stage%203.pdf
Stage 4: Leadville, CO to Champman Group Camp, 29.2 miles, 2994 vert. feet climbing
Profile: http://www.transrockies.com/transrockiesrun/pdfs/Stage%204.pdf
Stage 5: Basalt to Aspen, CO, 19.2 miles, 2129 vert. feet climbing
Profile: http://www.transrockies.com/transrockiesrun/pdfs/Stage%205.pdf
One can view some pictures from TransRockies by going to:
http://picasaweb.google.com/cwgable
http://picasaweb.google.com/cwgable/TransRockiesRunPreRace
http://picasaweb.google.com/cwgable/TransRockiesRunDay1
http://picasaweb.google.com/cwgable/TransRockiesRunDay2
http://picasaweb.google.com/cwgable/TransRockiesRunDay3
http://picasaweb.google.com/cwgable/TransRockiesRunDay4
http://picasaweb.google.com/cwgable/TransRockiesRunDay5
Road Apple Rally Mountain Bike Race
Farmington, NM
October 6th, 2007
http://www.roadapplerally.com
Kim Bear 7th/14 women sport
By Kim Bear
This was a fun 30 mile mountain bike race which was located right next to the
school where my daughter was going to have a soccer match that afternoon. I
couldn't resist and drove to Farmington at 5 am, leaving poor Jan at home. The
race was a rolling loop that seemed loner than the 30 miles it was supposed to
be. Jan contemplated pushing his bike for 30 miles as a crutch as then he could
win his division, but better sense won out. I missed him and look forward to
racing with him again as soon as his broken hip is healed.
Duke City Half-Marathon
Albuquerque, NM
October 21, 2007
http://www.dukecitymarathon.com
Helen Morell 2:02:51; Female 40-44 age group; 19th out of 68
By Angie Cline
It was a cold and windy morning as racers left the Duke City and ran to the
Bosque. Over 2,000 racers were present. This was Helen's first half marathon
and there were many racers present from Santa Fe to support and offer advice.
The run was mostly flat and went out and back to the finish line. She had a great
run and is already preparing for the Rock and Roll Marathon/Half Marathon which
is scheduled January 13, 2008 in Phoenix! Running seems to be good cross
training for long distance cycling....We will see if she can beat me in Leadville
next year!
Duke City 5K
Albuquerque, NM
October 21, 2007
http://www.dukecitymarathon.com
Kim Bear 19th of 28 women in 50-54 age group 33:59
By Kim Bear
The Duke City 5k is a fast out and back in downtown Albuquerque. I ran with my
daughters who are 17 and 19. It was a nice day out for the girls. We enjoyed
watching the fast runners come back, the marathoners take off and the
downtown views while catching up on college life. Jan was still recovering from
his broken leg, so he took a rain check to join us next year.
Thanks to CWX for the compression shorts.
Training Events:
Oktoberfest 3 miler
Baton Rouge, LA
October 13, 2007
Barb Dutrow 20:55 7/151F, 1st F50+
To celebrate brats and beer, Mockler Beverage has become the host of a superb
race held at their corporate headquarters. There is no shortage of beer accompanied
by freshly barbequed Manda sausage. The challenge is to avoid both prior
to the run. This race also falls on a the day of an LSU football game - so
the parking lot is setup with a huge TV for fans. Typically the race begins
when the game ends. Unfortunately, this year LSU went into 3 overtimes so
that we raced in the dark. The race even runs through the warehouse with
its gleeming polished floors. Mocklers are great supporters of the local
running community as well as excellent athletes. The prizes were phenomenal
- Budweiser horse sculptures for Overall, Masters and Grandmasters runners,
beer glasses and buckets for age group, and door prizes had chairs, tents!
They did a fabulous job.
March of Dimes Turkey Trot 5K
Baton Rouge, LA
November 24, 2007
Barb Dutrow 22:30, 1st F50+
There is no better way to begin Thanksgiving Day than to run a 5K. The race
is put on by the March of Dimes and now is another large race in downtown.
Weather was cold and everyone chilled waiting nearly 1.5 hrs for the results.
It was a good training run with slow times.
Reindeer Run 5K
November 30, 2007
Baton Rouge, LA
Barb Dutrow 3/520, F 1st F40+
With the lighting of downtown for the holiday season is a large celebration
with food, a parade, fireworks and a 5K run. Lots of locals come out.
This year there were over 1000 runners and the organizers, non-runners,
were not prepared for the crowd. The course began downtown and ran by the
capital and governers mansion - some stretches were very dark. By the time
I finished, they were already out of water! Nevertheless it was a good training
run.
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