The plan was to start at Spooner Summit, drop down to Spooner Lake, skirt the south and west side, then climb up to Marlette Lake. At that point, the group was going to split up with the people doing the TRT endurance race heading back via the access road to Snow Valley Peak (13 miles) and George (the TRT Race Director) and I taking our visitors on a bit more of the TRT. George needed to do some marking where the first aid station for the races were going to be, and we also thought Jacob and Lynn would enjoy the view from Marlette Peak, not to say the rest of the views weren't spectabulous! The route we ran was all on the race course, so anyone wanting to get a sneak peek, here ya go!
After the fun and games in San Diego last week and the week before, it was time to get my legs back ready for my final push to complete the circuit of Lake Tahoe on the Tahoe Rim Trail. I joined some regulars and a couple from Salt Lake City who popped over to our area to escape the heat and smoke of their hometown for a weekend. Well met, Jacob and Lynn! The plan was to start at Spooner Summit, drop down to Spooner Lake, skirt the south and west side, then climb up to Marlette Lake. At that point, the group was going to split up with the people doing the TRT endurance race heading back via the access road to Snow Valley Peak (13 miles) and George (the TRT Race Director) and I taking our visitors on a bit more of the TRT. George needed to do some marking where the first aid station for the races were going to be, and we also thought Jacob and Lynn would enjoy the view from Marlette Peak, not to say the rest of the views weren't spectabulous! The route we ran was all on the race course, so anyone wanting to get a sneak peek, here ya go! I think the total distance was a bit more than they bargained for when they showed up, but I hope it was worth it for them, for the views and bragging rights! We did 18.25 miles (despite what the screen shot below shows), and I think about 50 feet were flat. It was either up, or down the whole way, seemingly a LOT more up than down. My IT band flared with pain on the drop from Snow Valley Peak to Spooner. I hope it recovers enough this week for me to do my scheduled run on Friday. My plan then is to complete my circuit by running from Echo Summit to Dick's Lake, and out of the Desolation by way of Bayview. We'll see how it goes.
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