12 - 4,303 ft. - 2:53 on feet
Met Matt C. at Fernwood and went up the trail to Chinscraper. Goal was to run and only drop to a hike in a few necessary spots and to push the effort more on the second half of the climbing. It was my first time up this particular trail, so I was not familiar with it. It was beautiful to catch the sunrise up top.
The trail was significantly different than I had expected. It was more runnable than I had thought and had more changes in grade as well. Part way up it became really wet. The trail was fine, but all the bushes were soaked from last night's rain. These bushes had overgrown much of the trail to the point that the bushes on either side were touching in the middle of the trail anywhere from ankle height up to my shoulders. Didn't take long before I was really wet and for a few minutes I got a little cold. It was pretty neat to experience, but I would have liked it to be more clear as I felt at times the bushes were about to trip me as I blazed through them. I also was not able to push the effort on the second half as much as I would have liked because I couldn't see the trail through the bushes. I was just running and hoping to not hit a rock, root, or pot hole. I still feel like I made good time though.
Overall, I felt good on the run. My lower back / upper glutes were pretty tired by the end from the climbing. It was roughly 1:34 to the top. I continued on for a little less than a quarter mile so I could hit 6 miles. Back at the ridge, I sat and emptied a few rocks from my shoes and waited for Matt for a few minutes before descending down and ultimately meeting him at the bottom of the final pitch up Chinscraper.
I woke at 3:45 and didn't eat anything before the run. I consumed about 65 calories during via an electrolyte drink in a 12oz handheld and also sipped on water from my pack. I was pretty hungry by the end, and would have consumed some nutrition had I been going farther.
six miles
1 - 452 ft.
2 - 726 ft.
3 - 832 ft.
4 - 806 ft.
5 - 769 ft.
6 - 589 ft.
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