Mount Diablo
Diablo means Devil and that about says it all. Kim and I headed out this morning for Mt. Diablo State Park for an 8K trail run. 1000ft+ gain in elevation on the 3 miles or so winding up the mountain and then some single track down, down and down to finish it up. The Diablo Trail Run began with an immediate wall causing many runners to gasp, wheeze and walk it. This most challenging run never got easy, indeed the hills kept getting steeper, longer and the trail more twisty tourney and may I say, "devilish" We got through it, Kim managed some hard scrapes and bruises from a hard fall, reports are she bounced right back up and in that indomitable spirit that she is famous kept on the run! I managed a 9th place finish in the overall and actually placed 2nd in my age group, (50-55). We feel like we earned these T-shirts and are proudly displaying them for awhile, along with a Red Ribbon for 2nd place! Tough, hard, challenging and enjoyable!
8K/5 miles: 54:14/Mike
8K/5 miles: 72:00/Kim
And that is the Diablo 8K Trail Run Report From This Writer/Runner...
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