{"id":1323,"date":"2010-09-10T18:15:43","date_gmt":"2010-09-11T00:15:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.stormysweitzer.com\/recipes\/?p=1323"},"modified":"2016-04-23T19:50:25","modified_gmt":"2016-04-24T01:50:25","slug":"little-grand-canyon-half-marathon-in-the-swell","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stormysweitzer.com\/recipes\/little-grand-canyon-half-marathon-in-the-swell\/","title":{"rendered":"Little Grand Canyon Half Marathon in the Swell"},"content":{"rendered":"

I love camping in the San Rafael Swell, so when I saw that a 1\/2 marathon would be taking place there, I convinced some friends to run it with me.\u00a0 This event \u2013 called the Little Grand Canyon Half Marathon \u2013 was awesome.<\/p>\n

We camped in the San Rafael Swell near the race finish line, and on the morning of the race, rose at the crack of dawn and drove to the start.\u00a0 Only 300-400 people signed up, so it was a nice manageable crowd \u2013 if only it wasn\u2019t 27 degrees.\u00a0 My feet were frozen for the first mile.<\/p>\n

My play list at the start of the run included a mix of fast-paced Grieg, Ravel, Haydn, and Rimsky-Korsakov.\u00a0 It gave me goosebumps to listen to it while watching the sun rise over the red rock, the chill in the air quickly forgotten.\u00a0 The event followed the main road through the Swell, passing petroglyph\u2019s, canyon walls, and blue, red, and green vistas. Despite a gravelly road, I managed a consistent 10-mph pace once my feet thawed and finished the run in 2:13.<\/p>\n

Back at camp we napped in the shade, took a hike to stretch our legs and explore the mica-glinting hills, and chilled by the river with Dutch oven curried chicken and some cold hard cider.\u00a0 Great weekend, all in all.<\/p>\n

Late afternoon along the swell:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Campsite\"<\/p>\n

\"Me<\/p>\n

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I love camping in the San Rafael Swell, so when I saw that a 1\/2 marathon would be taking place there, I convinced some friends to run it with me.\u00a0 This event \u2013 called the Little Grand Canyon Half Marathon \u2013 was awesome. We camped in the San Rafael Swell near the race finish line,… <\/p>\n

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