I ran in the Moab Red Hot 50K+. This trail race is actually a little more than 34 miles. The course runs on various surfaces with plenty of sandy roads and hard slickrock. The scenery is spectacular, making it tough to always watch your feet.
I traveled to the race with a childhood buddy, Jim Kern, who would be running in the 33K version of the race. We were concerned about the weather because it snowing (flurries) and pretty windy before the start. But the day turned out to be fantastic for running.
I tried something really different during the race. I attempted to produce a youtube video as I raced. I ended up taking about 70 photos and recorded 23 audio segments. It probably delayed my finishing time by about 15 minutes total, but it was fun and I’m pleased with the results.
Watch the video. A better resolution video can be found on facebook.
I finished in 6:19, which ended up being about seven minutes faster than last year. Oh well. Only three people older than me, beat me. Watch the video, I hope you enjoy seeing the entire race in 10 minutes.
Davy, nice video! Thanks for putting that together – it was a lot of fun to watch. I remember seeing you taking some shots out there, I’ll be sure to say hi next time.
Chris
I like the video format. I recognized several of the locations in your pictures. Last spring I saw a cougar on the Gemini Bridges road you were running on.
I enjoyed the format. I made a similar style of video about doing King’s in a day last year. I didn’t have the voice-over, but had some short video cuts throughout. I actually like your format better. It makes me want to take something I can record on during my next outing.
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