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 Lizzy and her running partner Julie at the pre-dawn start. Credit: cultureshock |
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This run was also part of an annual field trip in memory of Ben Horne and Gil Weiss. Over twenty friends ran parts of all of the Zion Traverse to honor our lost friends.
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 The Zoom Loco crew at the mile 28 Aid Station. Credit: Carlyn Peterson |
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Why do thousands of people return year after year to some of the hardest footraces on the planet? The reason is simple: because people like to challenge themselves. We have chosen to do so through the venue of mountain running, and that venue has provided incredible rewards to its practitioners for as long as people have been doing it. Long-distance running makes us happy, so we want to do it as much as possible. Simple as that. We can be confident that we’re doing the right thing because we love what we’re doing. I don’t believe any other reason to be so powerful.
-Dakota Jones
-Dakota Jones
I think the same thing could be said of climbing.
Here is the video of our run:
[Click to View YouTube Video]
The full Zion Traverse is about 50 miles with 8,500 feet of elevation gain. It is point to point so you have to set up some type of car shuttle. There are many springs along the route so you can filter water.
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 Zion Traverse Map Credit: cultureshock |
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More run details and thoughts from Lizzy:
http://www.dreaminvertical.com/2013/05/the-zion-traverse/
Enjoy,
Luke
