Ran Pikes Peak up the Barr Trail to Barr Camp and back down. An awesome workout. A hot day for a relentless run/power walk up the trail. Met a guy named Dave, 40 years old, who has run several Pikes Peak marathons. Dave is from Monument, CO, and had a great power walk. We met about 3 miles before I got to Barr Camp and we went the rest of the way together. On the way down while I was running and dodging rocks and roots, with about 4 miles to go I came across 2 women who moved apart to let me by and I said excuse me, and immediately tripped on a rock and did a forward fall and tuck and roll fall. Felt like a fool. Dropped both my water bottles, cut my left elbow, and messed up a rib on the left side. Got up and picked up my bottles and went on down the trail. A great workout. It sure reminded me of how tough the Pikes Peak Marathon is. I sure hope the temperature on August 19th is a bunch lower than it was for this run. |