Solstice Slog IV

So this idea of a run that hits several of the local establishments that first started in 2013 has continued on for its fourth year.  Each year gets a little bigger in regards to participation.  We had as many as 18 folks in the mix this year.

Thankfully, nobody lost their phone or got stuck in trying to climb a link fence or was hit by a car (it was close) or passed out in a bathroom.  There was a dog found and returned to its an owner, a pull up contest where a Nolans finisher could not do a single pull up, and a showing of donkeys.  The round trip of 20 miles and 7 stops was finished by four.  Along the way there was the usual good dishing of trash talk, laughs, surges, discussion on how I have an old man stride, consideration of next summer race plans and memory of races long ago. 

I feel pretty fortunate to know so many wonderful people that I can share some miles and beverages with.  Chatter is that there could be a summer edition of this event, but it seems the desire there is with less miles but more stops per mile.  Hoo boy.

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Afternoon:  pretty hot.  6 miles with some 300 and 200 meter strides at sub 5 pace. 

More of this fun in the evening.  6.6 miles, from walking to sub 4:45 pace.

I guess though if you wanted to get a good look at asses at play you needed to be in Cripple Creek this past weekend (photo from JT).   The burros looked just as good tonight.  The handlers came up a bit short.

Oh, June stats:  296.6 miles, 44.16 hours, 26335 feet climb.  2 goose eggs on the month, 2 Greens.  On the year, 1647.5 miles, 226.72 hours, 5 Greens, 36 travel nights, 6 camping nights, 83,405 vertical feet, 14 days off.    While June is less than what it has been in years past, it was my largest month in terms of time and nearly 2x the vertical I have had over other months this calendar year.