Saturday, September 20, 2025

Day #10 in the Sierras

The Mammoth Trail Fest starts today with the and the Dragonback ascent to the 11,000' summit. This is a 5k run with just under 2500' vertical. The day was raw, the rain and wind made the footing, even more technical than usual.

Lucy finished as the 8th female (third in her age group), while I also finished third in my age group. My time was slower than in 2022. However, I made a 2 minute stop to put on my rain jacket in the final kilometer which was above tree line. Also, they moved the finish - about 250m - right next to the Gondola. So, it was a pretty good effort, although I was very hypothermic at the finish.

After warming up in the car, changing to dry clothes, we are now fueling, and kicking back at Schatt's in Mammoth.