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HIGH COUNTRY RUNNING

High Country Running: Taking flight at Imogene Pass Run

Taking Flight

Mark James recalls taking a spill -- or taking flight -- during a downhill section of the Imogene Pass Run.

It was early autumn. Higher aspirations were goading me on toward the mountains. Along with so many others in my running community, I was training for one of Flagstaff’s seasonal rituals: the Imogene Pass Run. On this particular day, I had the trail to myself, and I had been keeping a respectable pace while ascending the trail to the rim of Humphreys Peak.

Cresting the rim, I knew the hardest work was completed, and the reward of a brisk downhill was about to begin. As I descended the trail that I had labored up, I soon found the pace that can become an instinctual toe-tapping downhill dance.



Mark James earned his scars honestly with years of climbing and descending our incredible trails alongside our incredible running community.

Rachel Smith is a professional runner and amateur mother. She is also the coordinating editor for this column and encourages people to send their stories to her at [email protected].



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