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Here's some encouragement for you. I think you are almost ready to go sub-7 now. My times in the 5k and 10k were 1 second slower than yours. My 30 min was 20m less and my 60 min was 150m more.<br><br>I added 10x500 and 5x1000 intervals (each once a week) and eased up a little on the other pieces for...

Holy Cow! That's truly amazing. Way to go.

By the way, if you really want a challenge, there is a race run from Death Valley to Mt. Whitney. It is about 50-75mi I think, and the idea is to go from the lowest spot in the continental U.S. to the highest. That's from -36ft (below sea level) to 14,494ft above. Fortunately, its not an out-and-bac...

If I recall the portal area and campgrounds are in a CA State Park, but about 2 miles up the trail you enter U.S. National Park for the rest of the way.<br><br>It been 10 years, but in 1993 you had 7 choices:<br><br>1. Up and back in one day (most popular for 1st timers, but most stressfull)<br><br>...

Try the Pasadena Athletic Club. They have a couple of ergs that look up at the San Gabriel Mountains for motivation. Its a great club in all other regards as well.

Good for you, its a great trip and usually not hard at all, if you are fit enough to be on your feet for a moderate, but 12-hour, fitness test. I did it 4 times about 10 years ago when I lived in Pasadena, CA. I have a 3 page FAQ I can fax you that gives good info on a lot of stuff about the trail i...