Mt. Wrightson Ascent, Sept. 9, 2007
September 17, 2007 by broomii
Hello Runners!
Welcome to the new season of runs here in the hot, stinking desert.
We started off, appropriately, with a run up a mountain. Starting at a few minutes after 7:00 (thanks Ross for covering for the late RD) we had 16 runners blast slowly out of the starting gate and ascend Mt. Wrightson via the Old Baldy trail. This is the shorter, steeper route for a 5.2 mile run up of about 4,000 feet. The morning was perfect for living, but especially so for running. There was water at the spring, although not in the trough as the pipe connection is not functional, but the temps were mild, so the need was not great.
Again, the helicopter failed to show, so we had to run back down. Some descended via Old Baldy, while others descended via Super Trail, as did this author. The run down was perfect, with several of us pushing and pulling the group to an unprecedented pace. This route is about 3.6 miles longer but is eminently more runnable. The views on the south side, after the fire of two years ago, are spectacular. Water was coursing down a small drainage, so I naturally stopped to drink. It poured off of a rock at chest height, at the base of a dead juniper and as I drank the cool, clear water, Reed looked up at the burned slope and said “charcoal filtered”. It was the absolute best water in the world and a memory I will keep on file and pull up every mid-June from now on. A great run on a great day with a great group of people! gj
Wrightson Ascent, Sept. 9, 2007
Joel Woppert 49 1:18:53
Nate Polaske 25 1:20:01
Bruce Johnson 53 1:31
Raoul Erickson 39 1:36#
Joe Plassmann 42 1:42:04
G. Joseph 55 1:44#
Tonja Chagaris 34 1:53:20*
Johnny Lyons 33 1:53
Mahendra Jani 53 1:54
Pete Chagaris 34 1:55*
Ross Zimmerman 54 1:57:56
John Hall 37 1:59
Kristi Kane 36 1:59*
Ann Vonkersberg 46 1:59*
Reed Harris 56 2:02
Brenda Koski 46 2:02
Saturday, Sept. 8, 2007
Joe Theobald – —-
*= early start
#= late start
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