Pike's Peak Ascent Race

Brother-in-law Jim Snow ran in the Pike's Peak Ascent Race yesterday.  That race is 13.32 miles long, and has a 7,815 foot vertical gain - you are running up the mountain.  Jimmy finished 5th in his age group (65 to 70) in a time of 4 hours, 44 minutes and 43 seconds.  .... At the moment, he is competing in the Pike's Peak Marathon, and the course for that goes up the mountain and then back down.  The usual joke is that the race peaks at 14, 115 feet, but trees stop growing at the 12,000 foot mark... Why? because they can't  get enough oxygen.  Most runners take 60 minutes or more to run that highest mile, just because the air is so thin....   Keep on running, Jim!!