Second 14er in three days, although this one had a higher starting point and about half the distance. About 2 hours to get up, just over 80 minutes to get down which was surprising. Found the running much easier coming down than expected, and ran much more of the descent than I thought I would. Good effort overall, although the first 15 minutes were steep enough that I felt like I was being buried. Trail leveled off at times after that until reaching treeline. Took a break soon after the hour mark, found the trail to be too steep for much running after that. Frustrating stretch reaching the saddle that leads along the ridgeline, after that though I could smell it and the last bit, while craggy and requiring some scrambling, was relatively easy.
Spent a good while at the summit admiring the views:
Leadville
Twin Lakes, site of yesterday's run
Legs felt better than expected after the run, probably due to the trail not being quite as steep below treeline compared to the Barr Trail.
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