Wenaha Trail Report Request

[Shawn Ryan]

Used the Hillmap measuring tool to calculate the route at 29.05 miles and 7,047' of elevation change. Ran 12.7 trail miles with 1,860' of gain in 2:40 this weekend. I'll need to "sack up" given the 6,200' starting elevation of Diamond Peak and for running in the heat of the day. Finishing in 7 hours would be great for my old body. If I make it in 9, I'll be happy. Heck, if I get to try, I'll be happy.

[Shawn Ryan]

Sacked up and did the trails on Saturday. Melton trail from Diamond Peak to Crooked Creek was all good. Only a few places where I could not run because of brush or just too precarious to run.

Crooked Creek to Third Creek was mostly knee-high brush covering the trail. Difficult or impossible to see the trail tread so running was very sporadic and minimal. All the blow-down was cut out, but the trail crews apparently didn't do any brush work. 

Third Creek/Trout Creek had 7+ miles of heavy brush: thigh to head high. Almost no running. Just busting brush. Dave may be the only guy on that trail all year! The last few miles to Dunlop was good and open.

Misery trail back to Diamond Peak was its usual: completely open and hot! 

50k total. 12 hours. Real slow for running.  But given about 10 miles of significant brush on the trail, 5,000' of elevation gain, and the last 7 miles or so at 6,000' and 80 degrees, an old man like me can be satisfied.

[Timberstalker]

That's an incredible journey, in 12 hours.  Wow.
I was in the blues Sunday, and it was hot!  I didn't run 32~ miles though.

[Pegasus]

Nice run. I am curious how you reached max speed of 25.8 MPH? Trained with Usain Bolt?

[nwhunter]

You are nuts... one way to see a lot of country in a day...

[Shawn Ryan]

Nice run. I am curious how you reached max speed of 25.8 MPH? Trained with Usain Bolt?

Headed for Olympic gold, right!  I think of all the GPS functions, that parameter can most easily be off. (Though the Maximum Altitude is lower than the Current Altitude, which makes no sense, either.)  It's a measurement taken over a very short time frame, as opposed to most of the other measurements. Though, maybe it captured those moments when I was free-falling down the cliffside...

[SemperFidelis97]

Now that's a run no matter what your age is, and in some very tough country to boot.  I always wonder how some of these keyboard Cam Haines would fair in real mountain conditions. 

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[SilkOnTheDrySide]

Now that's a run no matter what your age is, and in some very tough country to boot.  I always wonder how some of these keyboard Cam Haines would fair in real mountain conditions. 

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Don't let those numbers fool you! It's all downhill!


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[Shawn Ryan]

Now that's a run no matter what your age is, and in some very tough country to boot.  I always wonder how some of these keyboard Cam Haines would fair in real mountain conditions. 

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Don't let those numbers fool you! It's all downhill!


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That entire unit is all downhill!