MALAN'S PEAK CATCH ME IF YOU CAN CONTEST
Striders Running Store and Altra are putting on a free contest this month to see who can run from the top of 27th Street to Malan's Peak and back the fastest. They had a similar contest in Aug of 2011 and the record was 42:17. It's 4.45 miles and you gain 2,250 feet. The top three get prizes, I think Altra shoes. They also said they'd give an added bonus, likely a gift certificate to Strider's for anyone that could break the CR from 2011, since it'd be tough to do in the snow.
So, I decided to give it a try. I've never been so glad that I recently bought microspikes, because without those I would've been substantially slower I think (especially on the descent). I was about 90 seconds behind at the summit, but I cruised down and beat the CR by 5 seconds in 42:12! And I only walked four times on the way up ;). It's a fun constest for anyone that wants to give it a try here's a link to the contest page.
Here's a link to my Strava upload.
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