Endurancemag and PP links
http://www.endurancemag.com
After interest in the 2008 6 inch race from two runners from Colorado, USA, and a feature article in Endurancemag on someone running the Pikes Peak race in Colarado (similiar in many ways to 6 Foot although only 21k for the ascent and double that for the full race), I feel compelled to check out this significant mountain running event;
http://www.pikespeakmarathon.org/
Apparently near the top (at over 4000m it is the 39th highest peak in USA)the air is very thin (more than 4 times height of bluff knoll), which means that it takes about 10-15 minutes per k ....above the treeline...not enough oxygen for trees to grow near the summit?....
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The altitude at Pikes Peak is significant. Trevor Jacobs had to walk at Pikes Peak, but he ran all of Six Foot. Not many run all of Six Foot!
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