Tahoe Triple Marathon 1 2007

Photos from marathon 1 of the Tahoe Triple, Sept 27, 2007

Day 1 of the Tahoe Triple marathon runs down from the Emerald Bay overlook, along the commercial strip of South Lake Tahoe CA, behind the casinos of Stateline NV and north along the lake to finish with a 4 mile, 700' hillclimb on busy highway 50. Great scenery but lots of traffic for most of the course. Aid was somewhat sporadic but adequate thanks to Barefoot Todd's assistance. Beautiful weather, cool and sunny. I took my time on the first half and finished in 4:55 overall.

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Mt St Helens and Spirit Lake from the air

Photos from marathon 1 of the Tahoe Triple, Sept 27, 2007

Day 1 of the Tahoe Triple marathon runs down from the Emerald Bay overlook, along the commercial strip of South Lake Tahoe CA, behind the casinos of Stateline NV and north along the lake to finish with a 4 mile, 700' hillclimb on busy highway 50. Great scenery but lots of traffic for most of the course. Aid was somewhat sporadic but adequate thanks to Barefoot Todd's assistance. Beautiful weather, cool and sunny. I took my time on the first half and finished in 4:55 overall.

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NE side of Mt Hood from the air

Photos from marathon 1 of the Tahoe Triple, Sept 27, 2007

Day 1 of the Tahoe Triple marathon runs down from the Emerald Bay overlook, along the commercial strip of South Lake Tahoe CA, behind the casinos of Stateline NV and north along the lake to finish with a 4 mile, 700' hillclimb on busy highway 50. Great scenery but lots of traffic for most of the course. Aid was somewhat sporadic but adequate thanks to Barefoot Todd's assistance. Beautiful weather, cool and sunny. I took my time on the first half and finished in 4:55 overall.

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NE side of Mt Jefferson from the air

Photos from marathon 1 of the Tahoe Triple, Sept 27, 2007

Day 1 of the Tahoe Triple marathon runs down from the Emerald Bay overlook, along the commercial strip of South Lake Tahoe CA, behind the casinos of Stateline NV and north along the lake to finish with a 4 mile, 700' hillclimb on busy highway 50. Great scenery but lots of traffic for most of the course. Aid was somewhat sporadic but adequate thanks to Barefoot Todd's assistance. Beautiful weather, cool and sunny. I took my time on the first half and finished in 4:55 overall.

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Ed (Quicksilver), Todd Byers and Ed Hahn at the Wednesday night buffet dinner

Photos from marathon 1 of the Tahoe Triple, Sept 27, 2007

Day 1 of the Tahoe Triple marathon runs down from the Emerald Bay overlook, along the commercial strip of South Lake Tahoe CA, behind the casinos of Stateline NV and north along the lake to finish with a 4 mile, 700' hillclimb on busy highway 50. Great scenery but lots of traffic for most of the course. Aid was somewhat sporadic but adequate thanks to Barefoot Todd's assistance. Beautiful weather, cool and sunny. I took my time on the first half and finished in 4:55 overall.

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Todd Byers and Austin Angel at the race directors table at the buffet

Photos from marathon 1 of the Tahoe Triple, Sept 27, 2007

Day 1 of the Tahoe Triple marathon runs down from the Emerald Bay overlook, along the commercial strip of South Lake Tahoe CA, behind the casinos of Stateline NV and north along the lake to finish with a 4 mile, 700' hillclimb on busy highway 50. Great scenery but lots of traffic for most of the course. Aid was somewhat sporadic but adequate thanks to Barefoot Todd's assistance. Beautiful weather, cool and sunny. I took my time on the first half and finished in 4:55 overall.

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Previous winners Thomas? and Sean Meissner describe the three marathon courses

Photos from marathon 1 of the Tahoe Triple, Sept 27, 2007

Day 1 of the Tahoe Triple marathon runs down from the Emerald Bay overlook, along the commercial strip of South Lake Tahoe CA, behind the casinos of Stateline NV and north along the lake to finish with a 4 mile, 700' hillclimb on busy highway 50. Great scenery but lots of traffic for most of the course. Aid was somewhat sporadic but adequate thanks to Barefoot Todd's assistance. Beautiful weather, cool and sunny. I took my time on the first half and finished in 4:55 overall.

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Race director Les Wright and Todd Byers after the buffet dinner

Photos from marathon 1 of the Tahoe Triple, Sept 27, 2007

Day 1 of the Tahoe Triple marathon runs down from the Emerald Bay overlook, along the commercial strip of South Lake Tahoe CA, behind the casinos of Stateline NV and north along the lake to finish with a 4 mile, 700' hillclimb on busy highway 50. Great scenery but lots of traffic for most of the course. Aid was somewhat sporadic but adequate thanks to Barefoot Todd's assistance. Beautiful weather, cool and sunny. I took my time on the first half and finished in 4:55 overall.

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Austin Angel talking with Lucia (72-mile race director) and Todd

Photos from marathon 1 of the Tahoe Triple, Sept 27, 2007

Day 1 of the Tahoe Triple marathon runs down from the Emerald Bay overlook, along the commercial strip of South Lake Tahoe CA, behind the casinos of Stateline NV and north along the lake to finish with a 4 mile, 700' hillclimb on busy highway 50. Great scenery but lots of traffic for most of the course. Aid was somewhat sporadic but adequate thanks to Barefoot Todd's assistance. Beautiful weather, cool and sunny. I took my time on the first half and finished in 4:55 overall.

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Steve Barrick #31, srlopez #111 and Quicksilver Ed #111 hanging out after dinner

Photos from marathon 1 of the Tahoe Triple, Sept 27, 2007

Day 1 of the Tahoe Triple marathon runs down from the Emerald Bay overlook, along the commercial strip of South Lake Tahoe CA, behind the casinos of Stateline NV and north along the lake to finish with a 4 mile, 700' hillclimb on busy highway 50. Great scenery but lots of traffic for most of the course. Aid was somewhat sporadic but adequate thanks to Barefoot Todd's assistance. Beautiful weather, cool and sunny. I took my time on the first half and finished in 4:55 overall.

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Shuttle bus drops runners off at the start. Cold 20-minute wait for the race to begin

Photos from marathon 1 of the Tahoe Triple, Sept 27, 2007

Day 1 of the Tahoe Triple marathon runs down from the Emerald Bay overlook, along the commercial strip of South Lake Tahoe CA, behind the casinos of Stateline NV and north along the lake to finish with a 4 mile, 700' hillclimb on busy highway 50. Great scenery but lots of traffic for most of the course. Aid was somewhat sporadic but adequate thanks to Barefoot Todd's assistance. Beautiful weather, cool and sunny. I took my time on the first half and finished in 4:55 overall.

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Calling all runners to gather for the pre-race group photo

Photos from marathon 1 of the Tahoe Triple, Sept 27, 2007

Day 1 of the Tahoe Triple marathon runs down from the Emerald Bay overlook, along the commercial strip of South Lake Tahoe CA, behind the casinos of Stateline NV and north along the lake to finish with a 4 mile, 700' hillclimb on busy highway 50. Great scenery but lots of traffic for most of the course. Aid was somewhat sporadic but adequate thanks to Barefoot Todd's assistance. Beautiful weather, cool and sunny. I took my time on the first half and finished in 4:55 overall.

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Can you pick out the Maniacs?

Photos from marathon 1 of the Tahoe Triple, Sept 27, 2007

Day 1 of the Tahoe Triple marathon runs down from the Emerald Bay overlook, along the commercial strip of South Lake Tahoe CA, behind the casinos of Stateline NV and north along the lake to finish with a 4 mile, 700' hillclimb on busy highway 50. Great scenery but lots of traffic for most of the course. Aid was somewhat sporadic but adequate thanks to Barefoot Todd's assistance. Beautiful weather, cool and sunny. I took my time on the first half and finished in 4:55 overall.

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Robert (srlopez) Lopez #111

Photos from marathon 1 of the Tahoe Triple, Sept 27, 2007

Day 1 of the Tahoe Triple marathon runs down from the Emerald Bay overlook, along the commercial strip of South Lake Tahoe CA, behind the casinos of Stateline NV and north along the lake to finish with a 4 mile, 700' hillclimb on busy highway 50. Great scenery but lots of traffic for most of the course. Aid was somewhat sporadic but adequate thanks to Barefoot Todd's assistance. Beautiful weather, cool and sunny. I took my time on the first half and finished in 4:55 overall.

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Now that's a starting gun!

Photos from marathon 1 of the Tahoe Triple, Sept 27, 2007

Day 1 of the Tahoe Triple marathon runs down from the Emerald Bay overlook, along the commercial strip of South Lake Tahoe CA, behind the casinos of Stateline NV and north along the lake to finish with a 4 mile, 700' hillclimb on busy highway 50. Great scenery but lots of traffic for most of the course. Aid was somewhat sporadic but adequate thanks to Barefoot Todd's assistance. Beautiful weather, cool and sunny. I took my time on the first half and finished in 4:55 overall.

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Emerald Bay as the sun reaches it, just a tenth of a mile into the race

Photos from marathon 1 of the Tahoe Triple, Sept 27, 2007

Day 1 of the Tahoe Triple marathon runs down from the Emerald Bay overlook, along the commercial strip of South Lake Tahoe CA, behind the casinos of Stateline NV and north along the lake to finish with a 4 mile, 700' hillclimb on busy highway 50. Great scenery but lots of traffic for most of the course. Aid was somewhat sporadic but adequate thanks to Barefoot Todd's assistance. Beautiful weather, cool and sunny. I took my time on the first half and finished in 4:55 overall.

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Heading down the ridge from the start, there isn't much room for cars and runners both.

Photos from marathon 1 of the Tahoe Triple, Sept 27, 2007

Day 1 of the Tahoe Triple marathon runs down from the Emerald Bay overlook, along the commercial strip of South Lake Tahoe CA, behind the casinos of Stateline NV and north along the lake to finish with a 4 mile, 700' hillclimb on busy highway 50. Great scenery but lots of traffic for most of the course. Aid was somewhat sporadic but adequate thanks to Barefoot Todd's assistance. Beautiful weather, cool and sunny. I took my time on the first half and finished in 4:55 overall.

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Cascade Lake lies on the other side of the ridge from Emerald Bay.

Photos from marathon 1 of the Tahoe Triple, Sept 27, 2007

Day 1 of the Tahoe Triple marathon runs down from the Emerald Bay overlook, along the commercial strip of South Lake Tahoe CA, behind the casinos of Stateline NV and north along the lake to finish with a 4 mile, 700' hillclimb on busy highway 50. Great scenery but lots of traffic for most of the course. Aid was somewhat sporadic but adequate thanks to Barefoot Todd's assistance. Beautiful weather, cool and sunny. I took my time on the first half and finished in 4:55 overall.

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Sun rising over the ridge above Stateline NV, our halfway mark the first day.

Photos from marathon 1 of the Tahoe Triple, Sept 27, 2007

Day 1 of the Tahoe Triple marathon runs down from the Emerald Bay overlook, along the commercial strip of South Lake Tahoe CA, behind the casinos of Stateline NV and north along the lake to finish with a 4 mile, 700' hillclimb on busy highway 50. Great scenery but lots of traffic for most of the course. Aid was somewhat sporadic but adequate thanks to Barefoot Todd's assistance. Beautiful weather, cool and sunny. I took my time on the first half and finished in 4:55 overall.

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This sugar pine (I think) Looked as if it had been espaliered against the mountain behind it. On the left is a Jeffrey Pine, like a ponderosa but with cones the size of softballs.

Photos from marathon 1 of the Tahoe Triple, Sept 27, 2007

Day 1 of the Tahoe Triple marathon runs down from the Emerald Bay overlook, along the commercial strip of South Lake Tahoe CA, behind the casinos of Stateline NV and north along the lake to finish with a 4 mile, 700' hillclimb on busy highway 50. Great scenery but lots of traffic for most of the course. Aid was somewhat sporadic but adequate thanks to Barefoot Todd's assistance. Beautiful weather, cool and sunny. I took my time on the first half and finished in 4:55 overall.

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A lightning strike typically blasts off a narrow strip of bark from bottom to top of the tree trunk. This strike took an uncharacteristic detour on the way up.

Photos from marathon 1 of the Tahoe Triple, Sept 27, 2007

Day 1 of the Tahoe Triple marathon runs down from the Emerald Bay overlook, along the commercial strip of South Lake Tahoe CA, behind the casinos of Stateline NV and north along the lake to finish with a 4 mile, 700' hillclimb on busy highway 50. Great scenery but lots of traffic for most of the course. Aid was somewhat sporadic but adequate thanks to Barefoot Todd's assistance. Beautiful weather, cool and sunny. I took my time on the first half and finished in 4:55 overall.

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A light southerly breeze sweeps mist across the water, catching the golden light of the early morning sunshine.

Photos from marathon 1 of the Tahoe Triple, Sept 27, 2007

Day 1 of the Tahoe Triple marathon runs down from the Emerald Bay overlook, along the commercial strip of South Lake Tahoe CA, behind the casinos of Stateline NV and north along the lake to finish with a 4 mile, 700' hillclimb on busy highway 50. Great scenery but lots of traffic for most of the course. Aid was somewhat sporadic but adequate thanks to Barefoot Todd's assistance. Beautiful weather, cool and sunny. I took my time on the first half and finished in 4:55 overall.

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By the end of the race we'll be halfway up the mountains on the far side of the lake at the right edge of this picture.

Photos from marathon 1 of the Tahoe Triple, Sept 27, 2007

Day 1 of the Tahoe Triple marathon runs down from the Emerald Bay overlook, along the commercial strip of South Lake Tahoe CA, behind the casinos of Stateline NV and north along the lake to finish with a 4 mile, 700' hillclimb on busy highway 50. Great scenery but lots of traffic for most of the course. Aid was somewhat sporadic but adequate thanks to Barefoot Todd's assistance. Beautiful weather, cool and sunny. I took my time on the first half and finished in 4:55 overall.

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For miles 3-5 or so we ran on a bike trail paralleling the road through tall pine and fir forest.

Photos from marathon 1 of the Tahoe Triple, Sept 27, 2007

Day 1 of the Tahoe Triple marathon runs down from the Emerald Bay overlook, along the commercial strip of South Lake Tahoe CA, behind the casinos of Stateline NV and north along the lake to finish with a 4 mile, 700' hillclimb on busy highway 50. Great scenery but lots of traffic for most of the course. Aid was somewhat sporadic but adequate thanks to Barefoot Todd's assistance. Beautiful weather, cool and sunny. I took my time on the first half and finished in 4:55 overall.

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Most of the trees in this phot are white firs.

Photos from marathon 1 of the Tahoe Triple, Sept 27, 2007

Day 1 of the Tahoe Triple marathon runs down from the Emerald Bay overlook, along the commercial strip of South Lake Tahoe CA, behind the casinos of Stateline NV and north along the lake to finish with a 4 mile, 700' hillclimb on busy highway 50. Great scenery but lots of traffic for most of the course. Aid was somewhat sporadic but adequate thanks to Barefoot Todd's assistance. Beautiful weather, cool and sunny. I took my time on the first half and finished in 4:55 overall.

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Big Incense Cedars are scattered through the forest, many scarred and charred by repeated fires over the years.

Photos from marathon 1 of the Tahoe Triple, Sept 27, 2007

Day 1 of the Tahoe Triple marathon runs down from the Emerald Bay overlook, along the commercial strip of South Lake Tahoe CA, behind the casinos of Stateline NV and north along the lake to finish with a 4 mile, 700' hillclimb on busy highway 50. Great scenery but lots of traffic for most of the course. Aid was somewhat sporadic but adequate thanks to Barefoot Todd's assistance. Beautiful weather, cool and sunny. I took my time on the first half and finished in 4:55 overall.

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This burn from earlier this summer nearly reached the road and was probably part of the series of fires which destroyed several hundred homes in the Lake Tahoe area.

Photos from marathon 1 of the Tahoe Triple, Sept 27, 2007

Day 1 of the Tahoe Triple marathon runs down from the Emerald Bay overlook, along the commercial strip of South Lake Tahoe CA, behind the casinos of Stateline NV and north along the lake to finish with a 4 mile, 700' hillclimb on busy highway 50. Great scenery but lots of traffic for most of the course. Aid was somewhat sporadic but adequate thanks to Barefoot Todd's assistance. Beautiful weather, cool and sunny. I took my time on the first half and finished in 4:55 overall.

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For about 5 miles we ran along highway 50 through the commercial strip of South Lake Tahoe. I had to wait for a couple of stoplights.

Photos from marathon 1 of the Tahoe Triple, Sept 27, 2007

Day 1 of the Tahoe Triple marathon runs down from the Emerald Bay overlook, along the commercial strip of South Lake Tahoe CA, behind the casinos of Stateline NV and north along the lake to finish with a 4 mile, 700' hillclimb on busy highway 50. Great scenery but lots of traffic for most of the course. Aid was somewhat sporadic but adequate thanks to Barefoot Todd's assistance. Beautiful weather, cool and sunny. I took my time on the first half and finished in 4:55 overall.

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This park near the Sprouts Cafe (where I used the restroom during the race, and where we ate lunch after the race) was well fertilized with goose poop. Nonetheless we soaked our legs in the lake nearby after lunch.

Photos from marathon 1 of the Tahoe Triple, Sept 27, 2007

Day 1 of the Tahoe Triple marathon runs down from the Emerald Bay overlook, along the commercial strip of South Lake Tahoe CA, behind the casinos of Stateline NV and north along the lake to finish with a 4 mile, 700' hillclimb on busy highway 50. Great scenery but lots of traffic for most of the course. Aid was somewhat sporadic but adequate thanks to Barefoot Todd's assistance. Beautiful weather, cool and sunny. I took my time on the first half and finished in 4:55 overall.

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Looking back at the casinos in Stateline, NV from along highway 50.

Photos from marathon 1 of the Tahoe Triple, Sept 27, 2007

Day 1 of the Tahoe Triple marathon runs down from the Emerald Bay overlook, along the commercial strip of South Lake Tahoe CA, behind the casinos of Stateline NV and north along the lake to finish with a 4 mile, 700' hillclimb on busy highway 50. Great scenery but lots of traffic for most of the course. Aid was somewhat sporadic but adequate thanks to Barefoot Todd's assistance. Beautiful weather, cool and sunny. I took my time on the first half and finished in 4:55 overall.

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This old cattle chute in a field along highway 50 north of Stateline provides a glimpse of Lake Tahoe's past, before it became a big resort area.

Photos from marathon 1 of the Tahoe Triple, Sept 27, 2007

Day 1 of the Tahoe Triple marathon runs down from the Emerald Bay overlook, along the commercial strip of South Lake Tahoe CA, behind the casinos of Stateline NV and north along the lake to finish with a 4 mile, 700' hillclimb on busy highway 50. Great scenery but lots of traffic for most of the course. Aid was somewhat sporadic but adequate thanks to Barefoot Todd's assistance. Beautiful weather, cool and sunny. I took my time on the first half and finished in 4:55 overall.

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Forests like this around Lake Tahoe are kept open by prescribed fires in a not-always-successful attempt to prevent more devastating forest fires.

Photos from marathon 1 of the Tahoe Triple, Sept 27, 2007

Day 1 of the Tahoe Triple marathon runs down from the Emerald Bay overlook, along the commercial strip of South Lake Tahoe CA, behind the casinos of Stateline NV and north along the lake to finish with a 4 mile, 700' hillclimb on busy highway 50. Great scenery but lots of traffic for most of the course. Aid was somewhat sporadic but adequate thanks to Barefoot Todd's assistance. Beautiful weather, cool and sunny. I took my time on the first half and finished in 4:55 overall.

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A roving volunteer aid station, complete with Gatorade, is a welcome sight along the course.

Photos from marathon 1 of the Tahoe Triple, Sept 27, 2007

Day 1 of the Tahoe Triple marathon runs down from the Emerald Bay overlook, along the commercial strip of South Lake Tahoe CA, behind the casinos of Stateline NV and north along the lake to finish with a 4 mile, 700' hillclimb on busy highway 50. Great scenery but lots of traffic for most of the course. Aid was somewhat sporadic but adequate thanks to Barefoot Todd's assistance. Beautiful weather, cool and sunny. I took my time on the first half and finished in 4:55 overall.

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Typical of most of the second half of the course - a narrow shoulder along a four-lane highway with lots of heavy traffic flying by.

Photos from marathon 1 of the Tahoe Triple, Sept 27, 2007

Day 1 of the Tahoe Triple marathon runs down from the Emerald Bay overlook, along the commercial strip of South Lake Tahoe CA, behind the casinos of Stateline NV and north along the lake to finish with a 4 mile, 700' hillclimb on busy highway 50. Great scenery but lots of traffic for most of the course. Aid was somewhat sporadic but adequate thanks to Barefoot Todd's assistance. Beautiful weather, cool and sunny. I took my time on the first half and finished in 4:55 overall.

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Highway 50 passes through several small towns with expensive waterfront homes.

Photos from marathon 1 of the Tahoe Triple, Sept 27, 2007

Day 1 of the Tahoe Triple marathon runs down from the Emerald Bay overlook, along the commercial strip of South Lake Tahoe CA, behind the casinos of Stateline NV and north along the lake to finish with a 4 mile, 700' hillclimb on busy highway 50. Great scenery but lots of traffic for most of the course. Aid was somewhat sporadic but adequate thanks to Barefoot Todd's assistance. Beautiful weather, cool and sunny. I took my time on the first half and finished in 4:55 overall.

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Boat launch and park just south of Cave Rock

Photos from marathon 1 of the Tahoe Triple, Sept 27, 2007

Day 1 of the Tahoe Triple marathon runs down from the Emerald Bay overlook, along the commercial strip of South Lake Tahoe CA, behind the casinos of Stateline NV and north along the lake to finish with a 4 mile, 700' hillclimb on busy highway 50. Great scenery but lots of traffic for most of the course. Aid was somewhat sporadic but adequate thanks to Barefoot Todd's assistance. Beautiful weather, cool and sunny. I took my time on the first half and finished in 4:55 overall.

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Cave Rock, at about mile 20 on day 1, is popular with climbers and sacred to Native Americans. Highway 50 runs through it via a pair of two-lane tunnels. Ours is in the shadow on the left.

Photos from marathon 1 of the Tahoe Triple, Sept 27, 2007

Day 1 of the Tahoe Triple marathon runs down from the Emerald Bay overlook, along the commercial strip of South Lake Tahoe CA, behind the casinos of Stateline NV and north along the lake to finish with a 4 mile, 700' hillclimb on busy highway 50. Great scenery but lots of traffic for most of the course. Aid was somewhat sporadic but adequate thanks to Barefoot Todd's assistance. Beautiful weather, cool and sunny. I took my time on the first half and finished in 4:55 overall.

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Half a lane is coned off for us.

Photos from marathon 1 of the Tahoe Triple, Sept 27, 2007

Day 1 of the Tahoe Triple marathon runs down from the Emerald Bay overlook, along the commercial strip of South Lake Tahoe CA, behind the casinos of Stateline NV and north along the lake to finish with a 4 mile, 700' hillclimb on busy highway 50. Great scenery but lots of traffic for most of the course. Aid was somewhat sporadic but adequate thanks to Barefoot Todd's assistance. Beautiful weather, cool and sunny. I took my time on the first half and finished in 4:55 overall.

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I paused for a photo before passing through the tunnel.

Photos from marathon 1 of the Tahoe Triple, Sept 27, 2007

Day 1 of the Tahoe Triple marathon runs down from the Emerald Bay overlook, along the commercial strip of South Lake Tahoe CA, behind the casinos of Stateline NV and north along the lake to finish with a 4 mile, 700' hillclimb on busy highway 50. Great scenery but lots of traffic for most of the course. Aid was somewhat sporadic but adequate thanks to Barefoot Todd's assistance. Beautiful weather, cool and sunny. I took my time on the first half and finished in 4:55 overall.

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Peter Roos from Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

Photos from marathon 1 of the Tahoe Triple, Sept 27, 2007

Day 1 of the Tahoe Triple marathon runs down from the Emerald Bay overlook, along the commercial strip of South Lake Tahoe CA, behind the casinos of Stateline NV and north along the lake to finish with a 4 mile, 700' hillclimb on busy highway 50. Great scenery but lots of traffic for most of the course. Aid was somewhat sporadic but adequate thanks to Barefoot Todd's assistance. Beautiful weather, cool and sunny. I took my time on the first half and finished in 4:55 overall.

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Inside the tunnel through Cave Rock.

Photos from marathon 1 of the Tahoe Triple, Sept 27, 2007

Day 1 of the Tahoe Triple marathon runs down from the Emerald Bay overlook, along the commercial strip of South Lake Tahoe CA, behind the casinos of Stateline NV and north along the lake to finish with a 4 mile, 700' hillclimb on busy highway 50. Great scenery but lots of traffic for most of the course. Aid was somewhat sporadic but adequate thanks to Barefoot Todd's assistance. Beautiful weather, cool and sunny. I took my time on the first half and finished in 4:55 overall.

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Just left of center in this view of the far shore is our starting point above Emerald Bay.

Photos from marathon 1 of the Tahoe Triple, Sept 27, 2007

Day 1 of the Tahoe Triple marathon runs down from the Emerald Bay overlook, along the commercial strip of South Lake Tahoe CA, behind the casinos of Stateline NV and north along the lake to finish with a 4 mile, 700' hillclimb on busy highway 50. Great scenery but lots of traffic for most of the course. Aid was somewhat sporadic but adequate thanks to Barefoot Todd's assistance. Beautiful weather, cool and sunny. I took my time on the first half and finished in 4:55 overall.

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Lucia and Todd providing Gatorade and water. This was about the third time I saw Todd along the course and I really appreciated his assistance. Lucia is race director of the 72 mile ultra which will start tomorrow night.

Photos from marathon 1 of the Tahoe Triple, Sept 27, 2007

Day 1 of the Tahoe Triple marathon runs down from the Emerald Bay overlook, along the commercial strip of South Lake Tahoe CA, behind the casinos of Stateline NV and north along the lake to finish with a 4 mile, 700' hillclimb on busy highway 50. Great scenery but lots of traffic for most of the course. Aid was somewhat sporadic but adequate thanks to Barefoot Todd's assistance. Beautiful weather, cool and sunny. I took my time on the first half and finished in 4:55 overall.

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Susan, up ahead, and I ran together for a couple miles around mile 8, then I took a break and didn't catch up to her again until the final hill. In the last four miles of the course the highway 50 climbs 700'.

Photos from marathon 1 of the Tahoe Triple, Sept 27, 2007

Day 1 of the Tahoe Triple marathon runs down from the Emerald Bay overlook, along the commercial strip of South Lake Tahoe CA, behind the casinos of Stateline NV and north along the lake to finish with a 4 mile, 700' hillclimb on busy highway 50. Great scenery but lots of traffic for most of the course. Aid was somewhat sporadic but adequate thanks to Barefoot Todd's assistance. Beautiful weather, cool and sunny. I took my time on the first half and finished in 4:55 overall.

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Approaching the finish line, I paused for a few seconds to take a photo.

Photos from marathon 1 of the Tahoe Triple, Sept 27, 2007

Day 1 of the Tahoe Triple marathon runs down from the Emerald Bay overlook, along the commercial strip of South Lake Tahoe CA, behind the casinos of Stateline NV and north along the lake to finish with a 4 mile, 700' hillclimb on busy highway 50. Great scenery but lots of traffic for most of the course. Aid was somewhat sporadic but adequate thanks to Barefoot Todd's assistance. Beautiful weather, cool and sunny. I took my time on the first half and finished in 4:55 overall.

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Susan finished 10 seconds behind me.

Photos from marathon 1 of the Tahoe Triple, Sept 27, 2007

Day 1 of the Tahoe Triple marathon runs down from the Emerald Bay overlook, along the commercial strip of South Lake Tahoe CA, behind the casinos of Stateline NV and north along the lake to finish with a 4 mile, 700' hillclimb on busy highway 50. Great scenery but lots of traffic for most of the course. Aid was somewhat sporadic but adequate thanks to Barefoot Todd's assistance. Beautiful weather, cool and sunny. I took my time on the first half and finished in 4:55 overall.

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Quicksilver #388 and Eddie Hahn #184 relaxing in the sun at the finish (and waiting for a ride back to the start).

Photos from marathon 1 of the Tahoe Triple, Sept 27, 2007

Day 1 of the Tahoe Triple marathon runs down from the Emerald Bay overlook, along the commercial strip of South Lake Tahoe CA, behind the casinos of Stateline NV and north along the lake to finish with a 4 mile, 700' hillclimb on busy highway 50. Great scenery but lots of traffic for most of the course. Aid was somewhat sporadic but adequate thanks to Barefoot Todd's assistance. Beautiful weather, cool and sunny. I took my time on the first half and finished in 4:55 overall.

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Quicksilver #388, Steve Barrick #31 and I #286 are definitely not relaxing as we soak our legs in the 58 degree waters of Lake Tahoe at El Dorado beach

Photos from marathon 1 of the Tahoe Triple, Sept 27, 2007

Day 1 of the Tahoe Triple marathon runs down from the Emerald Bay overlook, along the commercial strip of South Lake Tahoe CA, behind the casinos of Stateline NV and north along the lake to finish with a 4 mile, 700' hillclimb on busy highway 50. Great scenery but lots of traffic for most of the course. Aid was somewhat sporadic but adequate thanks to Barefoot Todd's assistance. Beautiful weather, cool and sunny. I took my time on the first half and finished in 4:55 overall.

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Quicksilver couldn't bring himself to sit down.

Photos from marathon 1 of the Tahoe Triple, Sept 27, 2007

Day 1 of the Tahoe Triple marathon runs down from the Emerald Bay overlook, along the commercial strip of South Lake Tahoe CA, behind the casinos of Stateline NV and north along the lake to finish with a 4 mile, 700' hillclimb on busy highway 50. Great scenery but lots of traffic for most of the course. Aid was somewhat sporadic but adequate thanks to Barefoot Todd's assistance. Beautiful weather, cool and sunny. I took my time on the first half and finished in 4:55 overall.

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Not easy to walk when the legs are nearly numb. I dried off with an old towel I found on the rocks, then spent the next hour shivering. Felt great and ran much better on day 2 than day 1 though, so maybe the cold soak helps.

Photos from marathon 1 of the Tahoe Triple, Sept 27, 2007

Day 1 of the Tahoe Triple marathon runs down from the Emerald Bay overlook, along the commercial strip of South Lake Tahoe CA, behind the casinos of Stateline NV and north along the lake to finish with a 4 mile, 700' hillclimb on busy highway 50. Great scenery but lots of traffic for most of the course. Aid was somewhat sporadic but adequate thanks to Barefoot Todd's assistance. Beautiful weather, cool and sunny. I took my time on the first half and finished in 4:55 overall.

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Steve was first in and last out, not counting the geese, who look a lot more comfortable in the lake than he does.

Photos from marathon 1 of the Tahoe Triple, Sept 27, 2007

Day 1 of the Tahoe Triple marathon runs down from the Emerald Bay overlook, along the commercial strip of South Lake Tahoe CA, behind the casinos of Stateline NV and north along the lake to finish with a 4 mile, 700' hillclimb on busy highway 50. Great scenery but lots of traffic for most of the course. Aid was somewhat sporadic but adequate thanks to Barefoot Todd's assistance. Beautiful weather, cool and sunny. I took my time on the first half and finished in 4:55 overall.

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The longer we hung out at the shore, the more ducks and geese showed up. They were disappointed that we had nothing to offer them.

Photos from marathon 1 of the Tahoe Triple, Sept 27, 2007

Day 1 of the Tahoe Triple marathon runs down from the Emerald Bay overlook, along the commercial strip of South Lake Tahoe CA, behind the casinos of Stateline NV and north along the lake to finish with a 4 mile, 700' hillclimb on busy highway 50. Great scenery but lots of traffic for most of the course. Aid was somewhat sporadic but adequate thanks to Barefoot Todd's assistance. Beautiful weather, cool and sunny. I took my time on the first half and finished in 4:55 overall.

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This California gull has figured out that marathoners are not a good source of handouts and is about to move on to better prospects.