I ran the Pikes Peak Marathon in my early 20's. 28.6 miles if I remember correctly. It is actually a super marathon. You start at 6,300 ft elevation, go up to 14,115 ft at the top and back down again. Passed the premiere woman's marathoner passed out on the ground near the top. My wrestling coach ran it every year. He had many horror stories of blood being poured out of the sneakers at the end of the race. I kept saying to myself: heel, toe, pull. I could run very fast down hill. I averaged just over 4 minutes a mile on the descent. The next day at wresting practice, we started off with a 5 mile run. My coach was a bit sadistic. But he did have a few gold medals to his credit and hands like vises.
I ran the Pikes Peak Marathon in my early 20's. 28.6 miles if I remember correctly. It is actually a super marathon. You start at 6,300 ft elevation, go up to 14,115 ft at the top and back down again. Passed the premiere woman's marathoner passed out on the ground near the top. My wrestling coach ran it every year. He had many horror stories of blood being poured out of the sneakers at the end of the race. I kept saying to myself: heel, toe, pull. I could run very fast down hill. I averaged just over 4 minutes a mile on the descent. The next day at wresting practice, we started off with a 5 mile run. My coach was a bit sadistic. But he did have a few gold medals to his credit and hands like vises.
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