Where are these ones? I can’t tell from the pics.
CO front range fitness: Mt Morrison ed.
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I guess it’s not apparent is it! They are around the flatirons, green, Bear and such. And one at rabbit mountain
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Enjoy your training guys, great idea. If I was closer I’d be there!
I do have a hill close to me for training, it’s 450m vert and 6kms so similar and good for hunt training.
I do have a hill close to me for training, it’s 450m vert and 6kms so similar and good for hunt training.
Thats a lofty goal for me, trying to break 40 still. 42 this time, but hey they still claim average ascent is 1-3 hours!
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42 isn’t slow. I got 32:34 last year with a pretty light pack - we were hiking to the top that day. But my vo2 max isn’t likely to get much better with age!
What a stunning view! I totally get the appeal—there’s something so motivating about working out in beautiful, scenic places. That’s actually one of the reasons I’ve kept cheapflights customer support in my contacts for a while now. I’m always on the lookout for affordable ways to travel to inspiring destinations where I can stay active and enjoy the surroundings at the same time.
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1:18 with 60# is nuts
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Made the trip down today. Had dreams of doing the 20lb and then 60lb back to back. Started with the 20# - did that first climb a little too fast and suffered hard the rest of the way for it! Added the sand bag at the bottom and started for a second lap but I was dragging and felt like the weighted decent was going to be sketchy given my projected fatigue, so I called it a bit after that first climb. The 1:18 with 60lbs seems legit!
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Haha. No breaks were taken! Didn’t jog - just power hiked and tried to recover a little on the flats. Always wild to me how hard it is to come back from an over effort! I am not sure I could do it much if any faster but I think I could do it similar with a lot less suffering if I had paced myself better!Now, is there a difference between your moving and unmoving time?
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You had me worried there for a second that maybe I had hoodwinked myself if it had subtracted any super steep slow spot out as not moving but for whatever reason total time is actually 1 sec less. I usually time in my wrist watch as well so I can more easily see where I am at. Split time to the first flat section by the power lines was 11min - that was too fast for me with what was left. With the 60lbs that took me closer to 20min I think 
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These FKTs always blow me away. 24min to the top!
I saw Jeff Spicoli on the list!
These FKTs always blow me away. 24min to the top!
I’m planning on an early morning ruck tomorrow. Likely heading to golden for a different one unless there’s traction to hit up Mt Morrison early tomorrow. Looking to beat the heat and I have to get it in early before work - so likely hiking by 5:30 if anyone is interested.
These FKTs always blow me away. 24min to the top!
should one of us create a mt morrison south ridge 20lb ascent strava segment?
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Just to clarify
20lbs pack means 20lb bag of sand/weight (I assume this must be it) in your pack of choice +whatever water u bring? Or 20lbs is the total starting weight? Meaning if someone has a 5lbs frames pack are they only putting in 15lbs weight?
20lbs pack means 20lb bag of sand/weight (I assume this must be it) in your pack of choice +whatever water u bring? Or 20lbs is the total starting weight? Meaning if someone has a 5lbs frames pack are they only putting in 15lbs weight?
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This has been my goto spot to train as well whenever I can get out after kids bedtime which is tough to do
Great elevation gain and good workout on way up. Nice run down.
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I already have sandbags in 20# increments so it’s easy for me to simply put the bag on the meat hauler straps of my pack. I also pack water and usually a snack or two as well. I’ll try to weigh the pack and see what it shakes out to.
