By Gordon Wright What do you get when you combine Dean Karnazes with a former pro triathlete who once crushed the Ironman World Championships to the tune of nine hours and ten minutes? A titanic clash of egos, with the … Continue reading
Category Archives: Race Coverage
Stage 4 Preview
Camp Hale – Red Cliff 14.3 miles/3009 feet climbing Stage 4 is another shorter day distance-wise in the 2010 GORE-TEX TransRockies Run, but runners will again climb high above the tree line to the peak of Hornsilver Mountain at 11,462 … Continue reading
2010 Stage 3 Report
A Long Day on the Roof of the Rockies Leadville – Camp Hale 24.3 miles/2930 feet climbing With a morning mountain chill in the air and fresh memories of spending the previous night huddled up to beat Leadville’s 10,200 feet … Continue reading
Tough Surface Ahead
by Scott Surface Tim Surface is a novice trail runner. But that didn’t mean he was going to approach the Run3 of the GoreTex Trans-Rockies Run, his second ever trail race, with any reservation. At the end of Stage Two … Continue reading
Stage 2 Report–Up and Over Hope Pass
Vicksburg – Twin Lakes Dam 13.5 Miles/ 3,617ft climbing After a rolling 20 miles on the sandy high desert trails of Buena Vista, the runners of the 2010 GORE-TEX TransRockies Run and RUN3 faced a challenge of a completely different … Continue reading
Run a Day with Dean–Day 1
Day One – Buena Vista Today’s first stage not only kicked off the 2010 Gore-Tex TransRockies Run, it inaugurated an experiment in social running we call, “Run a Day With Dean.” Since we have Dean Karnazes in the field, we … Continue reading
Stage 1 Race Report
Buena Vista-Railroad Bridge Campground 20.6 miles/2721 feet climbing Over the past three years, runners who have participated in the GORE-TEX™ TransRockies Run have given it their own name: “summer camp for runners.” It’s a chance to get away from daily … Continue reading
2010 GORE-TEX TransRockies Run Stage 1 Preview
In less than 24 hours, over 250 runners will step up to the start line in Buena Vista, Colorado to begin the 2010 edition of the GORE-TEX® TransRockies Run and the inaugural RUN3 3-day solo run. Stage 1 covers over … Continue reading
TransRockies Run Stage 5 Report
Red Cliff-Vail/ 23.4mi/ 4407ft climbing The 2009 GORE-TEX TransRockies Run saves two epic stages for the end of the event and today, the participants took on the first of these, a 23.5 mile run from Red Cliff, up and through … Continue reading
TransRockies Stage 4 Report
Short, sharp and spectacular Camp Hale-Red Cliff/ 23.4 miles/ 4407ft climbing/ 4868 feet descending It’s no secret that individual sports like ultrarunning attract personalities who are not only drawn to the solitary nature of the activity but also the ability … Continue reading