Jared Campbell's Blog

Climbing up Grandeur on Lap 2

Another Running Up For Air Challenge (RUFA) in the books!  Once again I am reminded of the incredible community of outdoor enthusiasts, trail runners, and clean air advocates we have here in Salt Lake City.  Experiencing such positive energy all the way from the parking lot to the summit of Grandeur Peak makes this a very special day.

• PICTURES HERE – Please send me (jared.e.campbell [at] gmail [dot] com) your pictures so I can add them to the album.
• MEDIA : Luke Nelson’s write-up, KUED Channel 7

Weather
It was a  wild day with nearly every type of weather.   Those who start out at 6AM fought gale-force winds to acquire their first summit.  By mid-morning the sun made a brief showing and the weather was actually quite pleasant for a while before a series of cyclical storm cells moved in at the upper elevations.  The evening brought rain down low and periodic blizzard conditions up high.  The wind and snow at night made quick work of the path we had collectively worked so hard to make, masking the signs of recent traffic.

My Challenge
Sadly, I didn’t make my goal of 15 laps, calling it good at 12 laps in 23 hrs 57 min.  I knew the lack of snow below 6,500′ would amplify the leg beating on every descent and I worked to spread the wear-and-tear out.  In the end I called it quits as I rapidly approached the fine line between a constructive workout and long-term injury.  Thanks to everyone who believed in me and a huge THANK YOU to Pat McMurtry, Roch Horton, and Catherine Mataisz for taking such great care of me during the rough laps in the middle of the night.

The Knoles family participates in RUFA 2014.

Kyle Markisich checks off another lap

The Numbers

We had a total of 53 different people head up the mountain making 89 combined summits.  If I’ve missed you or incorrectly listed the numbers of laps you completed, please let me know (jared.e.campbell [at] gmail [dot] com).

• 12 Laps : Jared Campbell
• 6 Laps : Luke Nelson
• 6 Laps : Ty Draney
• 5 Laps : Ben Hauschulz
• 4 Laps : Kyle Markisich
• 3 Laps : Brian Harward
• 3 Laps : David Hayes
• 3 Laps : Ryan McDermott
• 3 Laps : Pat McMurtry
• 3 Laps : Peter Vanhorn
• 3 Laps : Suzanne Lewis
• 2 Laps : Aaron Spurlock
• 2 Laps : Cormac McCarthy
• 2 Laps : Eve Davies
• 2 Laps : Liz Gleason
• 2 Laps : Mark Robbins
• 2 Laps : Roch Horton
• 1.5 Laps : Christopher Coughlin (0.5 lap with 12 week old son Charles)
• 1 Laps : Aaron Markisich
• 1 Laps : Anythony Earl
• 1 Laps : Bethany Lewi
• 1 Laps : Chuck Konopa
• 1 Laps : Clint Barnett
• 1 Laps : Dave Ellis
• 1 Laps : Ernie Markisich
• 1 Laps : GTO
• 1 Laps : Jeff Stowell
• 1 Laps : Jenny Overdick
• 1 Laps : Jenny Powers
• 1 Laps : John Bartley
• 1 Laps : Jon Paulding
• 1 Laps : Kara John
• 1 Laps : Kevin Lawlor
• 1 Laps : Laynie Marksich
• 1 Laps : Linda Houtz
• 1 Laps : Mara Christensen
• 1 Laps : Mark Kocik
• 1 Laps : Mesa Davies
• 1 Laps : Michael Hannan
• 1 Laps : Micky Carlson
• 1 Laps : Mindy Campbell
• 1 Laps : Nancy Russell
• 1 Laps : Quintin Barney
• 0.75 Laps : Brendan Perkins
• 0.75 Laps : Catherine Mataisz
• 0.75 Laps : Solomon Perkins
• 0.5 Laps : Jenny Barba
• 0.5 Laps : June Allen
• 0.37 Laps : Brad Knoles Family
• 0.2 Laps : Ada Lewis
• 0.2 Laps : Ben Lewis

We raised $5,175!  If you’ve been meaning to donate, but haven’t yet, you can still do so here.  A huge THANK YOU to all who donated.  If I’ve made a mistake and you’re not listed below, please let me know.

• Adler, Peter
• Ahern, Dennis
• Barney, Quintin
• Bartley, John
• Barton, Wendy
• Brown, Jeff
• Burlile, Angela
• Burrell, Buzz
• Burlile, Angela
• Campbell, Jared & Mindy
• Clements, Becky
• Davies, Eve & Vincent, Charlie
• George, Adam
• Gruber, Tracy
• Harward, Brian
• Hauschulz, Gary
• Hicks, Teresa
• Hayes, David
• Houtz, Linda
• Ihnat, Dan
• Johnson, Linda
• Knoles, Stan & Nan
• Kocik, Mark
• Kunz, Robert
• Kunz, Ryan
• Larsen, Lola
• Lequient, Magali
• Lewis, Lorraine
• Lindgren, Peter
• Loffland, Eric
• Markisich, Aaron
• Markisich, Erny
• Markisich, Kyle
• Markisich, Laurie
• Markisich, Laynie
• Mataisz, Catherine
• McCarthy, Cormac
• McDermott, Ryan
• Mcleod, Geordie
• Mick, Salome
• Ownbey, ShruDeLi & Ray
• Payap, Joan
• Poulsen, Katie
• Redeker, Martha
• Sanders, Heather & Keith
• Sawford, Kil
• Sigman, Deborah
• Spurlock, Dan
• Storheim, Erik
• Vanderpool, Holly
• Weinholtz, Michael