Met up with Scott and Jun for a lunchtime Wire peak fiasco. This was my second time doing it, the last time was dry but very windy. Today was snowy, so I threw on the spikes and we all had some trekking poles to help us up the 'hill'. I was able to run a little over a mile, and then it just becomes a slugfest as you work your way up. Craig and I were running together, and I couldn't see Scott for the longest time...then I realized that "some guy" up ahead of us was Scott! He had taken a cutoff to get ahead of us and I just hadn't noticed. A little ways up he waited for us to catch up and we continued on. Somehow I was stuck at the front pushing along, having no idea how fast I should be going - I was just going as fast as I could, probably slowing those two down :). Just near the top Craig and Scott both 'slingshotted' around me (Shake'n'Bake!) to finish 10-20 yards ahead of me. Got to the top in 49:11, about 4 minutes slower than my last time, but the conditions certainly weren't ideal, plus the last time Craig was leading, so I just had my head down following him and letting him set the pace. We chatted up top for a bit and took in the scenery, I do love that it just sets you right on top of the city, you can pretty much see everything. Craig and I bombed our way down with the help of our trusty spikes to keep us grounded, only once did I catch my toe on a rock and almost lose it...that would have been messy. Made pretty good time to the bottom. While we were waiting for the microspikeless Scott, my boss called me with some seemingly important issue that she really wanted me to attend to, so I had to head back to the office while Scott and Craig added the couple of extra miles that we had planned on. Wire Peak - 4.4 Miles - 2170 vert So after I got back to the office and got the non-issue quickly sorted out, I was really feeling kind of chapped that I didn't get the extra miles in that Craig and Scott had...I certainly didn't want to settle for 4.4 on the day, as good as those miles are. I figured since I was still dressed, I might as well run the loop by my office. I had initially planned on the 1.5 loop, but figured that was pointless so I did the 3.3. Tried to push the pace a little on tired legs, gotta get ready for the Buffalo Run! Road - 3.3 - 7:52 AP - 135 Vert :) As always, see Juns post for pics.
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