On Wednesday I hiked to the top of Mount Sherman (14,036′). I think Mount Sherman is the closest 14er to Leadville. The trailhead is at 12,000 feet and it is only a 2.25 mile hike to the top, so it is one of the easiest 14ers. Since it was easy, I decided to do the adjacent Mount Sheridan (13,748′) as well.
In other news, I sort of got back into the triathlon world last week. I did the swim leg for a relay team in the local sprint triathlon (my how the mighty have fallen). I had the 5th fastest swim overall, so there is definitely a home pool advantage when you are swimming at 10,000 feet. We won the relay division, but were beaten by 2 individuals.
On the fitness front, I finally broke 7 minutes for my downhill mile (6:56). That was at the end of a hard 5.5 mile run, so I probably could have gone a little faster on a solo mile, but I don’t feel like hurting that much again to find out.
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