La Plata Peak Run
I've run 14,000 ft peaks before (the parts that were runnable) but my phone GPS does not work outside cell networks, and I no longer have a working handheld GPS -- w ... La Plata Peak is in the Sawatch Range, south of Leadville, CO. The starting elevation off Hwy 82 is around 10,100 ft, the summit is 14,336 ft, and the total distance w as around 9. 4 miles....That probably won't mean anything unless you pay attention to race results for long trail races, but Tony is one of the top long-distance runners in the country....
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Factoring Other Benefits of Not Spending Money
On the other hand, I tend to think some are crazy to think walking that distance is like climbing Mount Everest or something. ... But in general, I think many times we tend to focus too much on the money aspect when it comes to situations like this as oppose to the overall benefit that it would p rovide us in the long term....
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