tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4241238297532213032.post2074715781249789864..comments2024-03-22T09:50:30.892-07:00Comments on Rocky Mountain Dirt Running: Week Ending Jan 29Nickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07768257304687597320noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4241238297532213032.post-86453159881403079652012-02-21T13:30:11.513-08:002012-02-21T13:30:11.513-08:00Aric - best way to get up Blue Mountain is to head...Aric - best way to get up Blue Mountain is to head south on Green Mountain Drive off Pole Hill Rd, bearing left at the immediate fork. Got to jump a gate here. Where the road 180s up to the first communication tower/summit, continue straight on a jeep track and then follow the ridge to the lower road when the jeep track cuts up to a second communication tower/summit. Follow the jeep road for a bit and then cut straight up - or just ignore the road and follow the ridge the whole way up. Either way you should be on top pretty quickly. <br /><br />There was a road that looked like it might wind its way up the northwest flank, but that is in plain view of farmhouses below so might not be the best route. On this backside you are out of sight quickly. <br /><br />Pretty much everything around there is private property except for the lake and small acreage around it.Nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07768257304687597320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4241238297532213032.post-6481228838030222282012-02-21T13:07:21.671-08:002012-02-21T13:07:21.671-08:00Nick: Glad to see that you made it up Blue Mtn ag...Nick: Glad to see that you made it up Blue Mtn again. Have you found a semi-respectable route that isn't just trespassing hell? I've been staring at Blue from the highpoints around Lyons, and really want to finally bag it, yet hesitate to make the whopping 12 mile drive out there if it's just hell with houses everywhere. Perhaps the less used west side is better with a bicycle stashed somewhere??? Researching with USGS and even Google Earth/Sat is worthless in determining how much private property is actually on the ground. I'm not opposed to trespassing, yet don't want CONSTANT paranoia...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03123757186592117004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4241238297532213032.post-52035884904002263942012-01-31T14:49:39.686-08:002012-01-31T14:49:39.686-08:00Fair point, Brian, but I generally don't like ...Fair point, Brian, but I generally don't like to wear a watch unless I'm doing a workout. I know that I'll typically be in the 9-10 min per mile range when I'm sauntering around at Horsetooth at an average 450-550' gain/loss per mile. <br /><br />I know all the segment distance splits on the trail network so it's easier for me just to track mileage, I guess.Nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07768257304687597320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4241238297532213032.post-29961002781430225432012-01-31T14:37:13.950-08:002012-01-31T14:37:13.950-08:00You trail/mountain guys should log your training v...You trail/mountain guys should log your training volume in minutes rather than miles - that would give a truer (and more accurately impressive) picture of your true training volume at a given effort. - BrianAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4241238297532213032.post-23995413185370468002012-01-30T21:32:35.460-08:002012-01-30T21:32:35.460-08:00Can't wait to see you do it.Can't wait to see you do it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4241238297532213032.post-38851389457637929232012-01-30T20:19:10.106-08:002012-01-30T20:19:10.106-08:00Jake - I've come close twice. If I'm gonna...Jake - I've come close twice. If I'm gonna beat him anywhere, it'll be Western States. I'm a firm believer in setting lofty goals, and you know where my goals lie with regards to that race. I'll be ready to roll the dice. <br /><br />Jay - Ha, no, but good eye.Nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07768257304687597320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4241238297532213032.post-36239604646475350222012-01-30T17:25:10.169-08:002012-01-30T17:25:10.169-08:00"Brian E. Falls" HAHA. Was that intentio..."Brian E. Falls" HAHA. Was that intentional?Jayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04957133773732678319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4241238297532213032.post-33572440239900165762012-01-30T16:16:15.892-08:002012-01-30T16:16:15.892-08:00Nick -solid week man.....thoughts on WS: in my opi...Nick -solid week man.....thoughts on WS: in my opinion, to beat a well-hydrated Kilian (if that's your goal, which I assume it is) you almost have to put all your eggs in one basket for that race. Bc, I mean, to be honest, currently I don't see him being beaten (given he executes in the way he did last year), not to say he can't be beaten (as obviously seen in 2010). Pound-for-pound, he's physiologically superior (let's call a spade a spade), however, you're the mentally toughest dude I know and you have that strength above most, if not all. What I'm getting at is that if you tweak whatever you need to in training to be more prepared and head into the race with your mental strength fresh and at an all-time high and execute flawlessly (ie: don't get lost :), take care of your feet better, and set yourself up for a solid last 20 "Mike-Wolfe-style"!) your gonna be tough to beat Nick. Just my two cents and subjective opinion. It's gonna be another exciting year at WS.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com