Race Date 2011

Sunrise

What ever one has been waiting for Race date July 23 and 24 2011.
I'm working on updating maps and course profile with a borrowed survey grade gps unit.
 Over the next couple of months the maps will be updated.   Photos by Marianna Inslee.

 Full Moon Over the Mesa

Ryan Burch Finishing in 23:26

A qoute from Ryan at the finish

" This is way harder than Leadville"

Ryan and his pacer Duncan  Callahan

Garry Curry and Paul Tidmore Finishing together in 31:23

Marcus and Bebe at the bottom of the last big climb

Thank You All for comeing

More to come later  Phil

Trail Marking

Race day is coming up fast. We will be starting to mark the trails Friday or saturday. If anybody would like to join us. contact phil at bcgmugs@tds.net

Registration

We have extended registration for the race . Off to leadville for the marathon.
Have a great weekend.

Flowing Park Loop for the 50 and 100 milers

Flowing Park

about 6 miles  of trail is new and a little faint in spots

Trail goes a long the edge

Looking down towards Cedaredge

Looking back to Crag Crest

Looking towards Lands End

Dominguez Canyon

Chambers lake

some photos from the top and the north side of the mesa

This should be dry by race day

Trail down to Mesa Lake

Looking north towards bookcliffs

Mesa lake

the CO RD Named this Kill Phil Hill

Anderson lake

Reber Cow Camp

Across the top of the mesa

Big loop sunday

Some more photos of the course between mile 80 to 95

Top of  The Drop Off

This a lot steeper than it looks

Easy  running

This area is Elk country

And Bears

Bull and Brown Trail

And Lonely Cowboys.

This why this a rea is called Flowing Park.

It should dry out by race day

Drop off trail section

Drop off trail comes down thru the upper left clearing

Porter lake at the botom of drop off trail

Bottom of Drop off Trail

Point Camp Trail

Looking East from Point Camp Trail

If your interested in a shorter run here is a cool 10 k   http://www.thigunawat.com/

Trail head at 6200'

Photos for today are from coal creek basin. did not make it all the way to the top because of the 50 mph winds.

Trail near the bottomTop of mesa 10,160'Looking south

Coal Creek

Burn area at 8500'