First day out in the Crosslites…crushed!
Good times and a solid 3rd place finish (2:46) in the 25K at the El Vaquero Loco 50K/25K race today down in Afton, Wyoming. The rugged course travels through the amazing Salt River Range, which though difficult to access in the winter, does hold some great skiing for those willing to pay the price. A few flakes even fell on us while running through the high-country, reminding us that winter is on it’s way. The area is popular among the motor head and snowmobile crowd, which was evident by the memorial to a lost rider (I think in 2006) that we passed and the motorcycles we had to dodge towards the end. Who took first? Wray Landon…in 2:27, Luke Nelson won the 50K.
About 4700′ vert for the 25K.
Thanks to Ty, the race director, for helping me slide in last minute. It was great to see so many familiar faces at the event, even some from the early days of rando racing. I highly recommend this race for those that want to race a challenging course in some amazing country. Great vibe and BBQ too!!
Nice finish!! I was close to last in the 25k, but it was my first race over 5k. Incredible scenery! Intense course! I live down in SV, so I’m familiar with the country, but I’ve never done a run through it!
Right on Steve. Yeah…that trail was pretty tough and loose in spots. My knee still hurts!
WOW – What a great course! The aide stations were kind of “do it yourself”. In fact there were several stations I was wondering if the folks were OK? At one, I saw horses and a really nice fire but no people??????
I give this course an A+ rating AND Ty and his wife were absolutely wonderful. This one is already on my radar for next year. Maybe I’ll try the 50K or maybe not – 25K is such a user friendly distance.