2008 GORE-TEX TransRockies Run – Summary

I thought iRunFar readers would enjoy and future GORE-TEX TransRockies Run participants would benefit from a consolidated account of my […]

By on November 10, 2008 | Comments

GORE-TEX TransRockies RunI thought iRunFar readers would enjoy and future GORE-TEX TransRockies Run participants would benefit from a consolidated account of my 2008 TransRockies Run. Speaking of future participants, registration for the 2009 TransRockies Run (August 23-28) opened on October 1 and they’ve already received more applications than they had runners in this year’s race. If you are considering running TRR next year, you might want to head over to the TransRockies Run website get your entry in sooner rather than later. While I can’t promise that you’ll have the time of your life like I did, I’m pretty confident that if you go you’ll meet a ton of great people, see awesome mountain sites, run a ton, and just maybe discover something about yourself.

iRunFar’s Posts in Anticipation of the 2008 GORE-TEX TransRockies Run

iRunFar’s Coverage of the 2008 GORE-TEX TransRockies Run

Prelude – Buena Vista:

Stage 1 – Buena Vista to Vicksburg:

Stage 2 – Vicksburg to Twin Lakes:

Stage 3 – Leadville to Camp Hale:

Stage 4 – Camp Hale to Red Cliff:

Stage 5 – Red Cliff to Vail:

Stage 6 – Vail to Beaver Creek:

Overall:

Please feel free to ask me and other iRunFar readers who’ve run TRR any questions about the race.

Bryon Powell

Bryon Powell is the Founding Editor of iRunFar. He’s been writing about trail running, ultrarunning, and running gear for more than 15 years. Aside from iRunFar, he’s authored the books Relentless Forward Progress: A Guide to Running Ultramarathons and Where the Road Ends: A Guide to Trail Running, been a contributing editor at Trail Runner magazine, written for publications including Outside, Sierra, and Running Times, and coached ultrarunners of all abilities. Based in Silverton, Colorado, Bryon is an avid trail runner and ultrarunner who competes in events from the Hardrock 100 Mile just out his front door to races long and short around the world, that is, when he’s not fly fishing or tending to his garden.