Eek!īeing among those giant mountains was profound.
I didn’t win the raffle, but the kids encouraged me to try and get a discount and go anyway. I entered a drawing to try and win a trip to EBC with one of those climbers, Dr. We’d been watching a team attempting to be the first climbers to summit K2 in winter and we were hooked by the tenacity of the mountaineers. You "won" a trip to Everest Basecamp?! Tell us more!įirst off, my students were the catalyst behind my going to Everest Basecamp. Whether learning a new skill or training, we all need to stick with the hard stuff, know we can do it, and celebrate all the things - BIG or small.ģ. That’s a lot to take in when you’re 8, but when learning becomes challenging, I see them dig in, do the work, and celebrate the rewards of accomplishment.Įvery day that I run, I seek to fulfill those principles. I teach my students the principles of grit, confidence, perseverance, and joy. Do you see any parallels between training for a race and teaching a classroom of youngsters? It stuck! I still love a Canyon run, but I mostly take to the mountain trails to get my miles.Ģ. I don’t think I thought the effort was difficult – lots of joy in being fleet-footed in the dirt, winning the race, and feeling strong. Wherever we went, I always tried to be the first back to the Rim or to the car.īeing of shorter legs than my dad, I had to run to win. When I was a youngster, my dad started taking me for weekend backpacking trips in the Grand Canyon or playing in the Red Rock country of Sedona. How did you first get into running/trail running? Perfect.Īfter a chilly opening mile at 5:00 AM followed by a quick pit stop at the park in Lake City, I found myself directly ‘reenacting’ the opening miles of the race as I climbed the road out of town towards Engineer Pass.💥Trail Gangsta of the Month (Aug '21): Diane Dawson Immethun, Third Grade Teacher & Cancer Survivor 💥ġ. In studying my route options, I realized that A) These peaks were right along the opening segment of the SJS course, B) it would make for an awesome trail run, C) with a car shuttle, I could do it point-to-point, and D) I could do it all from the front door of my Airbnb. My first objective was to hit the two unnamed centennials on the ridge behind Sunshine and Redcloud.
San Juan Solstice Segment #1 + Bonus Centennials I’ve been semi-focusing on the Centennials as that list gets smaller and smaller for me, so it was a perfect chance to hit some of the local high peaks as well as run a segment of the Solstice course. This area continues to be one of the best in the whole state it was an easy decision.Īnother easy decision was to make the most of my fitness and hit some new peaks down there, ultra-running style. Here’s hoping next year works out better for everyone….Īnyway, we still had a place in Lake City booked, and some family who were keen to go down with us, so we figured we’d make the most of it and go enjoy a long weekend by the lake. Running had been my coping mechanism during quarantine, so I was pretty bummed when the inevitable happened. Obviously cancelling the race was a big bummer all around for a lot of people, but I was feeling especially disappointed this year as I’m now 0/2 trying to run it. The 2020 version was scrapped again, unfortunately, as this time we had COVID to thank. In 2019, the historic snow and avalanches in the San Juans rendered the course un-runnable (not to mention the threats of flooding in town), which cancelled that year’s race. The San Juan Solstice 50 miler down in Lake City has had a rough couple of years. Route: Lake City > Alpine Gulch > UN 13,811 > UN 13,832 > Williams Creek > Alpine Loop Road.Looking back towards Grassy Mountain (12,821′) while high on the connecting ridge that comprises the first segment of the SJS course – June 26, 2020.
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