Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/08/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]It makes my knees hurt just reading the description: "The Run is conducted along the Western States Trail starting at Squaw Valley, California, and ending in Auburn, California, a total of 100 miles. The trail ascends from the Squaw Valley floor (elevation 6,200 feet) to Emigrant Pass (elevation 8,750 feet), a climb of 2,550 vertical feet in the first 4? miles. From the pass, following the original trails used by the gold and silver miners of the 1850?s, runners travel west, climbing another 15,540 feet and descending 22,970 feet before reaching Auburn. Most of the trail passes through remote and rugged territory, accessible only to hikers, horses and helicopters." And to think, I was amazed at the Yosemite trail runners who start from the valley floor before dawn, run to the top of Half Dome and are back at the valley for lunch. Tom On Aug 27, 2008, at 9:34 AM, wildlightphoto@earthlink.net wrote: > Adam Bridge <abridge@gmail.com> wrote: > >>> http://www.ws100.com/ >> >> The people who do this have amazing stamina. I can't imagine being >> able to do it, much less attempt it. > > I can't imagine 100 flat miles in 24 hours; it took a couple of > months to > fully recover from my first/only marathon. The Western States 100 is > anything but flat. > > Doug Herr > Birdman of Sacramento > http://www.wildlightphoto.com > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > mail2web.com ? Enhanced email for the mobile individual based on > Microsoft? > Exchange - http://link.mail2web.com/Personal/EnhancedEmail > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information