Stage 3 Results

Nicholas and Stephen finished Stage 3 in 5:34:02.8
Position 19 in the Open Men Division (from 8 in S2)
Overall Position 18

Stage 3 was 24.2 Miles and 2,800 feet climbing,
Leadville to Nova Guides at Camp Hale

No photos of Stephen or Nicholas, but some great photos of the terrain.











Photo from TransRockies Run

From Transrockies Run Website
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"For the third straight stage, participants in the 2011 GORE-TEX™ TransRockies Run and RUN3 were set to see another facet of Colorado’s natural beauty as the 24 mile route from Leadville to Nova Guides Camp would see them pass through postcard-perfect Aspen forests, over Tennessee Pass and through historic Camp Hale. The rolling profile meant that there were few places where runners could just lean back and let gravity do its thing—the miles would have to be run.

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Stage 4 Preview

If 14.2 miles and nearly 3,000 feet of climbing can be considered a “break” then Stage 4 offers participants a chance for a shorter day on the trails between three stages which average 24 miles and nearly 4000 feet of climbing per day. From the start line at Nova Guides Camp, runners head warm up with a couple of miles of rolling fire road befor heading straight up a steep three mile climb to 12,000 feet and the shoulder of Red Mountain before a traverse across the exposed top of Hornsilver Mountain where they enjoy spectacular views North to the bowls of Vail Mountain and West to famous Mount of the Holy Cross. From there, it’s a steady descent off the peak to the Wearyman Creek before joining up with the Shrine Pass Road for a gradual last couple of miles downhill to the finish line in the hamlet of Red Cliff."

Read the full story at Transrockies Run.