kaibab to bright angel campground and back. very good day, the canyon didn’t get the best of me this time around. crashing…too tried to write now. recap and video to come.
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wow, talk about crashing last night, i was fighting my eyelids for a couple hours before i couldn’t take it anymore. good sleep, quads a little sore, but think i’m ready for the run today.
we made it down the 4780’ decent from south kaibab trailhead, across the colorado to the water spigot at bright angel campground in 59 minutes flat, more than 5 minutes quicker than our previous runs. we weren’t pushing it down, but were fitter than the last time in the canyon and both of us wanted to challenge our quads to get an idea of where were at in that department. a quick 3 minute stop for the bathroom and fluids and we began our 4780’ ascent back up the trail.
from the river crossing to the top of south kaibab trail is a distance of exactly 6 miles with an elevation rise of 4640’, making the average grade over those 6 miles to be 14.6%. it’s no joke. throw in very difficult footing with loose rock, large natural steps, uneven and worn log steps, it makes for a tough grunt out.
i settled into a comfortable rhythm after the first mile and managed to hold a running stride the entire way with no walking or stopping other than 4 mild falls after clipping my feet on various objects. 82 minutes up for a total run time of 2:21. we had left flag just after 5 in the morning, began our run just after 7, and were home before noon.
rob
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