Tahoe Rim Trail 50K/50M/100M

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Getting ready for a really long day
1 Getting ready for a really long day
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The tools of the trade
2 The tools of the trade
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Showing off my new socks
3 Showing off my new socks
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Anil ready to take on the course
4 Anil ready to take on the course
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Volunteers are the greatest!
5 Volunteers are the greatest!
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Kiran (50K) and Anil in the Start area
6 Kiran (50K) and Anil in the Start ar…
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The 2 50-milers who don't know they are in for a rude shock ;)
7 The 2 50-milers who don't know they …
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Heading down to the Start
8 Heading down to the Start
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You got da mike. You da boss!
9 You got da mike. You da boss!
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Attentive schoolchildren
10 Attentive schoolchildren
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Gillian Robinson(in pink) and Lee (in yellow) and Wini Jebian all ears
11 Gillian Robinson(in pink) and Lee (i…
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And they're off ...
12 And they're off ...
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... to a slow crawl
13 ... to a slow crawl
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... slower still
14 ... slower still
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Into the woods they go ...
15 Into the woods they go ...
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... still going ...
16 ... still going ...
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Trudging up the trail
17 Trudging up the trail
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Cheats! They are using a cycle to transport their water and gels ;)
18 Cheats! They are using a cycle to tr…
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Just making sure I have the cheats well and truly captured on film
19 Just making sure I have the cheats w…
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Ze call of ze Nature
20 Ze call of ze Nature
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A smiling Gillian
21 A smiling Gillian
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Beautiful Lake Marlette
22 Beautiful Lake Marlette
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Rocky XIII
23 Rocky XIII
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A color co-ordinated Indian??? Good Heavens!
24 A color co-ordinated Indian??? Good …
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Some more Lake Marlette
25 Some more Lake Marlette
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A bit more ...
26 A bit more ...
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From lake level
27 From lake level
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The trail around part of the lake perimeter
28 The trail around part of the lake pe…
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Serenity
29 Serenity
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Nature is so beautiful
30 Nature is so beautiful
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Aid station volunteers were the best thing about this race
31 Aid station volunteers were the best…
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Ain't they nice looking? As I said, aid station volunteers were the best ...
32 Ain't they nice looking? As I said, …
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As I was saying, aid station volunteers were the best ...
33 As I was saying, aid station volunte…
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Off he goes to start the climb up to Marlette Peak
34 Off he goes to start the climb up to…
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Lovely trails
35 Lovely trails
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The trudge up to Heaven
36 The trudge up to Heaven
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Beautiful course
37 Beautiful course
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The gentle slope on the left of the trail up to Marlette Peak
38 The gentle slope on the left of the …
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The course was rocky almost all along
39 The course was rocky almost all alon…
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The trail winding up the mountain face
40 The trail winding up the mountain fa…
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Aerial view of Lake Marlette
41 Aerial view of Lake Marlette
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The Lake got bigger the further up we went
42 The Lake got bigger the further up w…
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Lake Tahoe in the background
43 Lake Tahoe in the background
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Along the course
44 Along the course
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Red, white and blue
45 Red, white and blue
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Can't help but stare
46 Can't help but stare
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Posing. The "been there done that" syndrome
47 Posing. The "been there done that" s…
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Same syndrome. Different patients.
48 Same syndrome. Different patients.
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The syndrome got me too. Apparently it's one of the problems associated with the race along with altitude sickness and shortness of breath
49 The syndrome got me too. Apparently …
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Sublime views
50 Sublime views
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Could it get any better?
51 Could it get any better?
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Syndrome
52 Syndrome
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DSCN1519
53 DSCN1519
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Ah!
54 Ah!
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DSCN1521
55 DSCN1521
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Up and up we go
56 Up and up we go
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The RD had arranged for snow to cool us off in the heat
57 The RD had arranged for snow to cool…
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Walking warily across the sludge
58 Walking warily across the sludge
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Kari Marchant crossing the snow
59 Kari Marchant crossing the snow
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High altitude flora
60 High altitude flora
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Snow snow everywhere ... (Rime (pun intended) of the Tahoe runner). Lake Washoe off in the distance.
61 Snow snow everywhere ... (Rime (pun …
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The path to Heaven is strewn with bad rocks
62 The path to Heaven is strewn with ba…
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North Lake Tahoe
63 North Lake Tahoe
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The lifestyles of the Rich and Famous... Boats in the marina
64 The lifestyles of the Rich and Famou…
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Tunnel Creek volunteers
65 Tunnel Creek volunteers
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Gordy with Sophie Robinson
66 Gordy with Sophie Robinson
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Gordy and Sophie
67 Gordy and Sophie
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Returning from the Red House loop
68 Returning from the Red House loop
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Catra Corbett returning to Tunnel Creek
69 Catra Corbett returning to Tunnel Cr…
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I'm happy for the bit of shade
70 I'm happy for the bit of shade
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Julian and Anil
71 Julian and Anil
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Julian and The Indian in Red
72 Julian and The Indian in Red
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Anil testing the waters
73 Anil testing the waters
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A runner in the early part of the Red House loop
74 A runner in the early part of the Re…
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Nice shaded loop
75 Nice shaded loop
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Anil making his way up the steep slope
76 Anil making his way up the steep slo…
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The famous Red House on the right
77 The famous Red House on the right
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The famous Red House and the infamous "been there, done that" syndrome
78 The famous Red House and the infamou…
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10% grade in 85 degree heat!
79 10% grade in 85 degree heat!
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Anil coming up the last slope on the Red House loop
80 Anil coming up the last slope on the…
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Views of the Lake after the Tunnel Creek AS
81 Views of the Lake after the Tunnel C…
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Lake Washoe
82 Lake Washoe
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From Tunnel Creek to Diamond Peak
83 From Tunnel Creek to Diamond Peak
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View of Lake Washoe on the climb up to Diamond Peak
84 View of Lake Washoe on the climb up …
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Lakw Washoe and 395 (the straight line, left to right, just below the lake)
85 Lakw Washoe and 395 (the straight li…
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Syndrome. No wonder he took all of 16 hours!
86 Syndrome. No wonder he took all of 1…
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Chihping Fu (100 miles in 31:31) on the way back to Tunnel Creek
87 Chihping Fu (100 miles in 31:31) on …
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Chihping looking good
88 Chihping looking good
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and strong
89 and strong
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He stopped to give us advice
90 He stopped to give us advice
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The views!
91 The views!
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Don Charles Lundell on the left
92 Don Charles Lundell on the left
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Catra again
93 Catra again
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Turnaround point (the small tent between and above the two tall trees in the foreground)
94 Turnaround point (the small tent bet…
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Familiar shape of Lake Marlette again
95 Familiar shape of Lake Marlette agai…
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Anil on his way up to the Snow Valley AS (9000 feet)
96 Anil on his way up to the Snow Valle…
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Crossing Snow
97 Crossing Snow
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Snow Valley AS up there somewhere
98 Snow Valley AS up there somewhere
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The final 0.25 miles to the Snow Valley AS
99 The final 0.25 miles to the Snow Val…
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was lined with awesome signs! Great job you guys!
100 was lined with awesome signs! Great …
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The AS finally swims into view
101 The AS finally swims into view
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Wonderful volunteers braving the winds at 9000 feet
102 Wonderful volunteers braving the win…
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The way down from Snow Valley. Night approaching fast.
103 The way down from Snow Valley. Night…
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Awesome sunset, lousy picture
104 Awesome sunset, lousy picture
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Awesome sunset, slightly less lousy picture
105 Awesome sunset, slightly less lousy …
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First real creature of the day - an orange snake
106 First real creature of the day - an …
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