Running 4:00:00 [4] 24.0 km (10:00 / km)
Long run/hike in Chamonix. I guess this is day 1 of training for my first 50K trail run. I ran out on the easiest leg of UTMB course along the river to the town of Les Houches and then turned home up along the valley wall using the trail called petite balcon sud, past Chamonix and then home again along the tail end of the course (skipping 140kms around the Alps, of course). Tough climbing up and down, making for lots of hiking, not running. These mountains are tough, and I only crawled along the bottom quarter.
Serious respect for all the UTMB and CCC racers!
