I had a great weekend and an awesome run down in Hillsboro,
NM at the Ghost Town 38.5 on January 20th, 2008.
I’d highly recommend this event and plan on going back next year. It was really nice to get off the snow and back onto dry land. Next year, I think I might take a few extra days to get some more training in.
The area is pretty similar to Ft Collins. Elevation ranges from 5100 to 7000 with a mix of open scrub and forest. The course was an out and back with one dog leg on the way out. 6 miles of road at the start was barely noticeable …a bit harder on the way back. Most of the route was smooth dirt roads with a little over 11 miles of trail and rough jeep roads. Plenty of easy running with a few good hills and a couple nasty stretches with loose rocks. Round trip was about 4600 feet total ascent. The weather was pretty nice for running as well. …a bit chilly around 5 degrees at the start but it warmed up into the 50′s later in the afternoon. 
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