Gaspin' In The Aspen Trail Run

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From: therunningbob.com

Gaspin’ in the Aspen is what I’ll be doing tomorrow at the 15k Gaspin’ in the Aspen Trail Run. Truly, this is a beautiful trail race among pine, roaming elk and of course, Aspen groves where between breaths you could lose yourself in the beauty or being caught-up in the race – just ask my wife, who along with three others, were concentrating so hard on racing that they missed the trail markers and went off course for 4 miles only to have to hitch hike a ride back to the start. I, too, had a moment where I had to stop and seek the trodden flags across a field, but nonetheless these are great stories to recollect.

With the 15k Gaspin in the Aspen, if you start too fast, you won’t have anything in the tank at the end. Boy isn’t that the truth and I should know it so well after my San Diego debacle which I’m still recovering with some tendonitis in my left foot and a blister. I just hope there is something left in the legs for this race. The minimum and maximum elevations are 7,960 and 8,309, respectively, with an elevation climb of 1,230 and descent of 1,223 for an overall elevation gain of 7’.

Tomorrow will be my first day back running and what a way to start – a race! Hopefully, I could redeem myself. By the way, I had a premonition – Sara Wagner will win the women’s race tomorrow! Actually, that was easy call as she is our local phenom runner and typically wins all the races held in the 5th Annual Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Flagstaff Summer Running Series organized by the Northern Arizona Trail Runners Association. As for myself, I will finish...with pride...I dare not think of PR as this is what got me in trouble the last time. If it happens, it happens. (Shhhh....yea, but deep down I really would like to set one but I must be cool about it and not let the adrenalin overrun rational thought!)

Happy trails and good races everyone! I’ll post some race pics tomorrow.

The Running Bob

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