Time trial up Bear Peak via Fern Canyon
My coach at ATC, Connie, asked me to do a time trial from my house up Bear Peak to Fern Canyon. Here are the results from this morning. I made it to the top in 1:12:25, via a route I take from my parking lot up Table Mesa, my best ever time by about 6 minutes. I have never rushed up however so I consider this my first time trial. I have done this run 3 times in the last 15 days. It is a great trainer. The final 1/2 mile push after the false summit climbs 1,000 feet in an 1/2 mile, nearly a 40% avg. grade if I am calculating correctly. The total climb is 3060 feet in 4.1 miles, about a 14% average grade.

The reason for the time trial is to test my running climbing fitness before and after the next training cycle Connie is putting us through. She is also doing the test with a skier and she wanted another sport to compare.
I want to host a swim party at my house where we do this run for time from my apartments and then swim afterwards. Sshhh, because I think it is technically illegal to plan a group race of any kind on this trail.
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