Towers and Other Arbitrary FKT Routes

Undeterred by the dark and somewhat icy conditions, we had a solid turnout 11/18 for the scamper up Towers. Sam and Jenn Malmberg once again proved their short-course hill climbing prowess by registering the fastest times of the evening. However the intermittent ice and snow underfoot ensured that nobody PR'd except a couple of folk who were out losing their virginity on the hill.

Better conditions for the 12/2 run. Not a breath of wind, temps in the low 40s, and just a few scrapes of ice allowed for some PRs and an FKT. Jenn M continues to lower the standard for the women, while Mike T was first up the hill and was crowned King in an impressive PR. Joselyne also PR'd, as did Slush who continues to get better almost every time he runs the hill - and he runs it often.

Recent times as follows:

..........11/4 (12)...11/18 (19)..12/2 (21)..12/16 (20)..12/30 (12)

Alex ......38:58............42:00.........39:43...........38:40..........Beer
Aaron ....36:55 (K)
Brent...........................................42:10 (V)
Kyle.............................................36:03
Brian K.........................................39:00 (V).....37:50
Nick M..........................................36:09
Tina.............................................45:00
Dave .....44:50.............47:00
Mary .....42:03 (Q, PR)..43:24........42:19...........51:38.........Beer
Angie ....49:23 (V)
Olivia ....48:01 (V)
Ben .......35:00 (V)
Cherilyn .40:00.............................41:40
Laura .....41:00.............................40:00...........39:37
Lindsay . 51:00 (V)
Brian ......50:14.............................49:15..........48:12...........Beer
Pete .......36:03 ...........35:35 (K)....35:48..........35:02........Beer
Joselyne.......................53:00........52:40(PR).....54:10
Mike T..........................50:00 (V)...45:40(K, PR).45:06
Ramon.........................50:16........48:25...........47:32
Cat.............................45:40.........44:40...........44:52..........Drive
Celeste........................50:00.........46:50..........46:30.........Beer
Pablo...........................45:20.........44:10
Matt............................37:27
Eric.............................41:00 (V)
John W.........................36:00 (V)
Slush...........................35:05.........34:30(PR)....36:10.........Beer
Jenn.............................36:20........35:11(!)
Sam.............................29:57........32:01
Nick C...........................31:17.........31:02.........31:10............Beer
Kharah.........................55:00
Molly............................75:00
Mike M.............................................................49:30
Frank...............................................................48:05
Chris................................................................45:00
Dan.................................................................38:14
Eddie...............................................................38:33
Jennifer.............................................................53:20.........Beer
John (Sr).............................................................?
Marie.................................................................................Beer
Ean.....................................................................................Beer
Mindy................................................................................Camera

** V=1st time up; K,Q = first to the top; != FKT

For the route and a full listing of times from this year, in addition to other random Towers stuff, follow this link and then the subsequent links from that page. It's a tangled web, but it's all there ... somewhere.

Area Fastest Known Times

I have been accused in the past of making up completely arbitrary FKT routes and putting my name to them. While this may be true, there are actually some reasonably well-established routes in and around town, largely of the hill climbing variety, that have been tested and tracked in recent years. What follows is an attempt to document top times for three of those routes, starting with:

Towers

Dudes

Sam Malmberg: 28:50
Nick Clark: 29:27
Eric Bergman: 29:37
Steve Folkerts: 30:36
Dakota Jones: 31:26

Ladies

Jenn Malmberg: 35:11
Cherilyn Sackel: 37:07
Amy Hartley: 38:14
Karina HS XC: 38:20
Laura B: 39:43

Horsetooth North Summit

Dudes

Nick Clark: 23:50
Sam Malmberg: 26:04
Scott Slusher: 27:25
Pete Stevenson: 28:54
Nick M: 28:58

Ladies

Jenn Malmberg: 29:40
Mary Boyts: 33:44
Maire-Helene: 35:03
Kate: 35:06
Kharah: 36:02

Round Mountain

Dudes

Lucho: 47:58
Nick Clark: 50:24
Eric Bergman: 51:low
Bob Sweeney: 53:30
George Zack: 55:47

Ladies

Cherilyn S 60-61

Yeah, a little incomplete for Round, which means, I believe, that we'll have to organize a TT out there some time soon.