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| Run/Jog | 24.40 Miles |
3,916 AEG |
| | Run/Jog | 24.40 Miles | 6 Hrs 57 Mns | | 3.62 mph |
| 3,916 ft AEG | 13 Mns Break | | | |
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| no partners | | AZT Passage 4 was the first one I did solo. Drove to Patagonia, with an arrangement to get picked up by my sister at the end of the passage. The first half (or more) of the passage is just on Temporal Canyon Road - pretty lame, views are OK, but it's graded forest road. When I did it, part of the road was closed due to an environmental cleanup project, so I had to do a very worthwhile diversion along jeep roads and cow paths. They should make this a permanent part of the trail, because it's more interesting than forest road.
After rejoining the road, the climb steepened a little bit, and I was pretty done with it by the time I got to Walker Basin TH. There was shade and water there, so it was nice.
Took a nice long break at the high point, at the junction where AZT starts heading down into Casa Blanca Canyon. Texted my sister with an ETA. Stopped and filled up my water at the creek crossing. This was really a beautiful little canyon, with some worthwhile views as it contoured away from the creek.
Once hitting Gardner Canyon Road, I was back in familiar territory (from the Old Pueblo races). Pushed through the last few miles, think it was worse than it was when I was finishing up the 50 miler.
Hard to say whether this segment is awesome or totally sucks, depends on whether you're talking about the road or trail part. North of Walker Basin TH it's pretty great. |
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