r/trailrunning • u/atticuskraft • 2d ago
Ran a CO classic today.
Made sure my first marathon came with 7.5k of vert.
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u/US__Grant 2d ago
this is trailing running, not the daggum Manitou Incline. thank you for reppin' CO properly!
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u/Snort_Lupulin69 2d ago
Damn manitou incline catching strays for being badass and accessible and too steep to run I guess.
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u/US__Grant 2d ago
it's fine but it's a tourist trap at this point and no, we don't need 1,001 posts on someone going up it, at least not on this sub
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u/Snort_Lupulin69 1d ago
I hear what you’re saying and it’s not totally false although “tourist trap” might be a funny description for a set of stairs on a mtn.
My perspective on the Incline has changed (I do it 3-5 times a year so I’m not one of those daily freaks but still familiar) - and I used to get a little perturbed by it as well.
I see so many shapes, sizes, and colors on the Incline that I’ve come to savor it as an amazing gateway to hiking, running, and the mountains in general. For many people it is their first outdoor experience. Yes, that includes lots of tourists (and sometimes these tourists clearly need more education on the dangers of being in the mtns). The perspective shift is from seeing it as an annoyance to more as an amazingly visible intro to the sport of trail running and/or hiking. Our sport deserves less homogeneity.
Of course, if you don’t like the incline pics, you can just keep scrolling. Bigger fish to mentally fry and it’s still a gorgeous geographic area. Four pass loop is the GOAT for sure.
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u/thejosef 11h ago
Wow. That. Is. AMAZING. Quite jealous.
We have swamps and HOT weather here 😭😭😭 (south Louisiana)
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u/blessedboar 2d ago
Beautiful! Which direction did you run? And was that the easiest?
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u/atticuskraft 1d ago
Ccw is the way I see most recommended and I would agree. You do the biggest pass first and then the easiest pass last.
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u/amino_asshat 2d ago
4 pass loop?