Rae Lakes Loop in a day

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by SJD » Mon Aug 02, 2010 7:28 pm

Amazing feat, er, amazing feet, what I mean to say is great job!

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by Bascuela » Tue Aug 03, 2010 4:02 am

I'm still wrapping my head around the idea of 46 miles. 18 in one day (with a pack) is my max. Would like to find a solid western sierra 25 mile round trip day hike. Ideas? Plus shoes - I have La Sportiva BoulderX shoes, they hold up pretty good until 10 miles for me.

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by puffer » Tue Aug 03, 2010 6:57 pm

That's pretty impressive!

I did the loop July 4th, thought I was going fast doing it in 3 days...

Its a spectacular hike!

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by Michael Graupe » Tue Aug 03, 2010 10:34 pm

Bascuela wrote:I'm still wrapping my head around the idea of 46 miles. 18 in one day (with a pack) is my max. Would like to find a solid western sierra 25 mile round trip day hike. Ideas? Plus shoes - I have La Sportiva BoulderX shoes, they hold up pretty good until 10 miles for me.


A few solid dayhikes from the west in the 20-25 mile range which I have enjoyed (without excessive suffering) were Seven Gables from the Bear Creek Diversion Dam, Mount Clark from Happy Isle and Mount Izaak Walton from Edison Lake.

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Re: Rae Lakes Loop in a day

by Pantilat » Wed Sep 29, 2010 6:45 am

Some of you might be interested in my run of the Rae Lakes Loop in just under 7.5 hours last Sunday (9/26). Splits, trip report, and photos here.

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Re: Rae Lakes Loop in a day

by Bob Burd » Wed Sep 29, 2010 7:04 am

That's quite a feat, Leor - nice going. I hear you set the course record for the Ohlone 50K run, too. I keep hoping you'll show up to the Sierra Challenge one of these years. Sean needs some competition. :-)

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Re: Rae Lakes Loop in a day

by kevin trieu » Wed Sep 29, 2010 11:23 pm

that's 6mph average. just a bit faster than jogging pace. jeeze.

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Re: Rae Lakes Loop in a day

by iHartMK » Fri Oct 01, 2010 3:53 am

Why would you want to "fly" through it?? Slow down and take the time to enjoy it... or am I missing something here?
just my $.02

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Re: Rae Lakes Loop in a day

by SJD » Fri Oct 01, 2010 7:15 am

Pantilat wrote:Some of you might be interested in my run of the Rae Lakes Loop in just under 7.5 hours last Sunday (9/26). Splits, trip report, and photos ]


I am curious about your resupply of food and water? Perhaps 30 or 40 gels, a water bottle and dipping in the creeks??? Maybe just suffering the whole route?

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Re: Rae Lakes Loop in a day

by Pantilat » Fri Oct 01, 2010 8:11 am

iHartMK wrote:Why would you want to "fly" through it?? Slow down and take the time to enjoy it... or am I missing something here?
just my $.02


Everybody enjoys the wilderness in different ways and even my objectives vary with each outing. Sometimes I enjoy covering a lot of terrain in a short amount of time which allows me to feel the "flow" of the traverse/route and actually enhances my personal experience.

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Re: Rae Lakes Loop in a day

by Pantilat » Fri Oct 01, 2010 8:23 am

SJD wrote:
Pantilat wrote:Some of you might be interested in my run of the Rae Lakes Loop in just under 7.5 hours last Sunday (9/26). Splits, trip report, and photos ]


I am curious about your resupply of food and water? Perhaps 30 or 40 gels, a water bottle and dipping in the creeks??? Maybe just suffering the whole route?


I took 7 gels, 1 powerbar gel blast packet, 2 powerbars, and six 1.5x sevings of First Endurance EFS drink mix (150 calories each). In other words, about 2,200 calories. Only 1,600 was consumed (I need about 200 calories per/hour). I enjoyed the views, particularly in the Rae Lakes area, and stopped to take many photos and some video clips. I'm not interested in making these head-down sufferfests; even in the trail and ultra races I run, I chose aesthetic courses where I can be inspired by my surroundings.

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Re: Rae Lakes Loop in a day

by Pantilat » Fri Oct 01, 2010 8:26 am

Bob Burd wrote:That's quite a feat, Leor - nice going. I hear you set the course record for the Ohlone 50K run, too. I keep hoping you'll show up to the Sierra Challenge one of these years. Sean needs some competition. :-)


Thanks Bob and congrats on your recent completion of the SPS list! I'm hoping to show up for at least a day of the Challenge one of these years as well!

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