The Towers Road Handicap has been underway now for six weeks. We (Fort Collins Trail Runners) run it once every two weeks, and attempt to go hard, or as hard as we feel like going that day. The handicaps are based on previous times up the hill or best guesses.
Towers is 3.5 miles & 1,750' of climb, with the first .5 being relatively flat. The footing on the service drive is typically good, although it gets mushy at the bottom when wet. Yesterday we had the best conditions yet, with just a few puddles and ruts to negotiate. First up earns the title King/Queen of the Hill for the fortnight.
The official FKT route starts from the trail map at the Soderburg trailhead. Runners head north for .45 mile on singletrack trail (Swan Johnson) to Towers Road, then head directly up the hill (west) for just under three miles, making a left near the top to a clearing that houses telecommunication towers and a couple of mobile buildings. Watches stop for the FKT route when you slap the last building through the clearing:
Frank getting his slap on.Kings and Queens thus far:
4/8: Jonathan Zeif (JZ)
4/22: Laura Backus
5/6: Brian Walter
5/20: Kerry Doyle-Gundlach
6/3: Travis
Records (Fastest Known Times):
Nick Clark: 29:27 (5/6)
Amy Hartley: 38:45 (5/6)
Times through May 20:
...............4/8/10....4/22/10...5/6/10......5/20......6/3
Adam.......DNS..........DNS...........40:44........38:13......DNS
Alex A......DNS..........43:47.........DNS...........DNS.......DNS
Alex M.....39:44........40:36..........DNS..........38:16.....38:18
Amy.........DNS..........42:13.........38:45!........DNS.......DNS
Brian........DNS..........50:21.........45:38(K)...45:20......DNS
Cat..........DNS...........DNS...........46:00........45:02.....45:02
Celeste.....DNS...........DNS...........49:00........DNS.......49:00
Cherilyn....DNS...........43:50.........DNS..........DNS.......40:50
Claudia......DNS.........DNS............DNS..........DNS.......58:13
Chris........44:18.........DNS...........DNS..........DNS.......DNS
Dan..........DNS...........DNS...........DNS.........DNS.......37:30
Dan T........DNS...........DNS...........DNS.........DNS........35:06
Ean..........DNS...........64:00.........DNS..........DNS........59:13
Eric..........DNS...........DNS...........29:37........DNS........DNS
Felix.........DNS...........DNS............DNS.........DNS........36:28
Glenn.......DNS...........DNS...........DNS..........39:xx......DNS
Jennifer....54:00.........DNS............DNS.........52:26......55:08
Jocelyn......DNS..........DNS............DNS..........DNS.......60:00
John.........DNS..........43:00.........39:40........42:00......40:49
JZ............41:40(K)....DNS...........38:45.........DNS.......DNS
Karah........DNS...........DNS...........DNS..........DNS.......55:00
Karen.......DNS...........DNS...........DNS..........DNS........43:30
Kate.........45:00.........DNS...........DNS..........43:47......44:18
Kenny.......DNS...........DNS...........36:46........DNS........DNS
Kerry........DNS...........DNS...........DNS..........45:00(Q).DNS
Kyle.........36:50.........38:20.........DNS..........DNS........DNS
Laura.......DNS...........42:33(Q)....39:43........DNS........DNS
Mary G......DNS..........DNS...........67:00......66:10.......70:46
Mary B......DNS...........DNS...........DNS..........DNS........46:02
Molly.........DNS............DNS..........DNS..........DNS......65:00
Nick.........29:52.........34:25.........29:27!.......30:15.....31:45
Pascal.......DNS...........DNS............DNS.........DNS.......43:01
Pete.........33:53.........38:15.........38:45........33:51.....33:18
Peter.........DNS..........DNS............DNS..........DNS.......32:48
Scott........DNS...........DNS...........36:54........36:42.....36:46
Suzie........DNS...........DNS...........DNS.....Loggers..Heartbreak Hill
Steve.......DNS............DNS...........DNS.........DNS.......37:14
Tony.........DNS...........DNS...........DNS...........DNS......47:00
Tracey......DNS...........DNS...........DNS...........58:00....66:43
Travis.......DNS...........DNS...........DNS...........DNS......43:39
Victoria.....DNS...........DNS...........DNS............DNS.....42:05
Runners......8..............11..............14..............15.........29
