DATE: Saturday, August 11, 2007
LOCATION: Crater Lake National Park, Oregon
After watching some Maniacs run the double at Crater Lake/Haulin Aspen in 2006, I wanted to give it a try. I planned to run a double in Seattle in 2006, but didn’t feel ready for it at that time, so instantly scheduled this one. In mid-July I did a “training double”, in which I ran 20 mile on roads on Saturday, then ran 20 miles on trails at Forest Park on Sunday. This ended up proving to be a great training tool. I went to Crater Lake for the second straight year. I drove down with my mom and two sisters. In 2006 we camped at Crater Lake, this year we rented a room at the Mazama Motor Lodge. For about $110 (give or take) we got a decent room. Because Crater Lake is way out in the middle of nowhere and way up in the mountains, there is little to no cell phone coverage and no television. It was a good time. The morning of the race I took the bus to the start and we were off. My goal was to take it easy and just enjoy the run. I ran a sub-4 race in 2006, but this time I didn’t really even have a goal. It was once again a cold start, but warmed up quickly. I remember it being a good run, but of course a little slower. My fist half time was 1:56, but once you get to the end (or about mile 24), you have a two mile out-and-back. This out-and-back is really tough, it’s a straight up hill run and then the back it downhill, but your energy level is usually a lot less. Once I completed the race, I hung out with Chris Warren (MM#2) and a few other Maniacs. Then it was off to Bend.
LOCATION: Crater Lake National Park, Oregon
After watching some Maniacs run the double at Crater Lake/Haulin Aspen in 2006, I wanted to give it a try. I planned to run a double in Seattle in 2006, but didn’t feel ready for it at that time, so instantly scheduled this one. In mid-July I did a “training double”, in which I ran 20 mile on roads on Saturday, then ran 20 miles on trails at Forest Park on Sunday. This ended up proving to be a great training tool. I went to Crater Lake for the second straight year. I drove down with my mom and two sisters. In 2006 we camped at Crater Lake, this year we rented a room at the Mazama Motor Lodge. For about $110 (give or take) we got a decent room. Because Crater Lake is way out in the middle of nowhere and way up in the mountains, there is little to no cell phone coverage and no television. It was a good time. The morning of the race I took the bus to the start and we were off. My goal was to take it easy and just enjoy the run. I ran a sub-4 race in 2006, but this time I didn’t really even have a goal. It was once again a cold start, but warmed up quickly. I remember it being a good run, but of course a little slower. My fist half time was 1:56, but once you get to the end (or about mile 24), you have a two mile out-and-back. This out-and-back is really tough, it’s a straight up hill run and then the back it downhill, but your energy level is usually a lot less. Once I completed the race, I hung out with Chris Warren (MM#2) and a few other Maniacs. Then it was off to Bend.
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