prathmann

Looks about like the only marathon in which I participated, albeit unwittingly. Signed up for a hike by the S. AZ Hiking club which went to the top of Mica mtn. in the Rincons to the east of Tucson - a hike of just over 26 miles. Shortly after we started we were rapidly passed by a group of runners. Found out later they were racing a marathon on the same trails we were using in an event organized and led by the then-current Pikes Pk. record holder. When we were about half way up, the leader of the runners was already heading down and I was very impressed at how he was able to fly down a steep and very rocky trail. By the time we approached the summit we started to pass a few of the runners resting by the side of the trail after becoming exhausted, and we continued to pass more of the runners on the way down. I think at the end we were close to the middle of the pack of runners.