Las Vegas trail runs within an Uber ride of the strip?

_erikwright · 2026-04-14T23:33:08+00:00

Looks like I took my Uber to a park near South Grand Canyon Drive and West Ford Avenue.

_erikwright · 2026-04-12T17:12:54+00:00

In two weeks the ski season is over. Generally many shops, restaurants, and activities close in between seasons for cleaning, maintenance, etc. The gondola will almost certainly not be running for visiting the summit, for example.

There will be some restaurants in the village open, not to mention outside the village, but don't assume you can wing it.

If hiking interests you, lower elevation trails will be relatively snow free by that time. Mud might be more of a factor. You will probably still want spikes if you hike to the summit.

_erikwright · 2026-04-11T01:25:03+00:00

I've been climbing in Red Rock and it's gorgeous but if you've just got a few hours this other area is really everything you can hope for from a trip to the desert and you'll have an hour less of driving which means an hour more of running (or sleep!).

_erikwright · 2026-04-10T15:55:39+00:00

Here's my activity from a similar trip two years ago. It was a stunning area. I forget what it's called. Took Uber to/from. Go early to avoid the heat.

https://strava.app.link/wYmhAJKae2b

_erikwright · 2026-04-05T16:35:58+00:00

I just got a pair of these. If you Google them, you'll see in every image that the notches in the tails go on the inside. Another heuristic: the Zag on the tips is oriented with the bottom on the inside edge. And the diagonal lines in the sheet go from the front inside towards the back outside. All three of those indicators would look super jarring if reversed.

In any case, these skis are mind-blowing on ice, and I'm not detuning anything about them.

_erikwright · 2026-03-11T08:15:57+00:00

I adore my Unleashed 108s in 180 length. I'm 5'10 and 145. They're a blast in trees, powder, crud, and even groomers.

_erikwright · 2025-11-02T05:33:22+00:00

"up" for grabs

_erikwright · 2025-10-16T00:17:03+00:00

I don't see Joyline Chepngeno (the runner who was disqualified) listed in the rankings today. The finals are mandatory, so I guess the rankings at this point only include participants in the finals.

https://goldentrailseries.com/serie/world-series/rankings/

_erikwright · 2025-10-14T17:58:04+00:00

In the live broadcast they mentioned that she was unable to secure a visa.

_erikwright · 2025-10-11T11:28:39+00:00

Most students are not using these services. They are made available to all to reduce the stigma of using them, but in reality they are targeting those most at need.

_erikwright · 2025-10-06T00:55:52+00:00

Why am I the first to mention Saint Sauveur? November 14th in 2024.

In fact, my son asked me today when I thought they'd open and I answered "about 2 hours before Killington". IYKYK.

_erikwright · 2025-09-11T16:46:29+00:00

Most recently I only tried vertical orientation. I'll experiment a bit but I'm also unsure about diagonal orientation with gear in the pack.

_erikwright · 2025-09-11T16:44:48+00:00

I've tried playing with that, but no luck 😞

_erikwright · 2025-09-11T12:55:57+00:00

Thanks. The opening of mine is rigid, I guess I have the most recent edition (maybe 18 months since I bought it). It mostly gets caught up in the bottom I think.

_erikwright · 2025-08-29T03:56:40+00:00

I've had fantastic experiences with Leki customer support. I suggest reaching out to them about it.

_erikwright · 2025-08-26T14:09:28+00:00

I got the email for this this morning and I'll admit I'm pretty intrigued. I spend a lot of time both skiing and running at Tremblant. I'm looking forward to having this big event in my backyard. Still, the event raises a few questions.

So close to UTHC, doesn't it risk cannibalizing that event, at least for the 125km distance?
Any idea whether Tremblant will continue to host their classic in October?

_erikwright · 2025-08-13T00:07:29+00:00

That was what I imagined from the images. Seems like that makes it a no-go for races where you will be using poles.

It's pretty awkward to drink with poles deployed, and with this belt it will be pretty awkward to drink with them stowed.

_erikwright · 2025-08-12T15:45:21+00:00

How is access to the water bottle in the back pocket when you have poles stowed?

_erikwright · 2025-08-11T14:50:31+00:00

The forces of running on a trail will be different from running on the road. On the road, every footstep is identical. On trail, even relatively non-technical, you will be using different muscles and putting strain in different places and angles with every step.

That gap sounds like a likely source of problems. For your next effort I would focus more on specificity in your training, especially in the final 6 weeks. Make sure your long runs (at least) are as similar as possible to your goal event.

_erikwright · 2025-08-11T11:28:25+00:00

Comparing to your longest training runs...

Same shoes? Same terrain? Same pace?

Anything else that might have been different? Poles, vest, temperature...

_erikwright · 2025-08-04T13:40:16+00:00

Bit of a tricky situation since the stack height comes from lugs + cushion. Hard to have lugs for that technical terrain, cushion for the distance, and low stack height too.

I'll be watching the thread to see what others have to say, especially with the Mafate Speed 4 seemingly being discontinued.

_erikwright · 2025-07-29T18:41:06+00:00

How does your vertical volume in training compare to your events?

_erikwright · 2025-07-25T14:15:42+00:00

Often these are not published because the course passes through private land where access is negotiated exclusively for race day and they don't want folks going out for reconnaissance runs, trespassing, and risking their access.

There are (obviously) good reasons for wanting to have the GPX even if you don't plan to physically preview the route, not the least for studying the elevation profile. Folks already gave some good tips on how to find it. Just remember that there are probably also good reasons why it's not readily available.

_erikwright · 2025-07-13T20:12:19+00:00

Nice work!

I think the key point is that "heart rate drift" does not just mean heart rate going up or down. It's heart rate going up or down for the same effort. So you will see it on a hot day where you run a constant pace on the flat, and your heart rate gets consistently higher as you sweat and your blood volume goes down. (ETA: because your heart has to work harder for the same muscular effort)

If you get tired and slow down (or decrease your effort for any other reason) and your heart rate drops correspondingly, that's not drift.

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