We made it through day 5! Today’s stage took us from Red Cliff to Vail.
The first part of the stage was on a backcountry dirt road. After 8 miles we finally made it to some of the best single track trails we have ever run on. These trails are essentially way in the back of Vail ski area.
At about mile 14 we made it to the back bowls of Vail. It was really cool to see the area without snow. It’s quite beautiful with tons of wild flowers.
After a bit of running on the ski area access road across the top of Vail we began a long descent down to Vail Village. 24 miles after we started we were finally done and glad of it.
Tonight we are roughing it in a tent on the Ford athletic fields. We have discovered that we are really soft when it comes to camping and that we definitely prefer to sleep indoors. One stage to go.
Reporting from a tent in Vail, Colorado, your tired trainer.
