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HURL: Hyalite Ultimate Ridge Linkup (MT)

Submitted by austinmallet on Fri, 08/27/2021 - 10:40am
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The HURL links up the 13 major peaks surrounding the Hyalite Creek drainage while staying on the ridge whenever possible. The route consists of 14 off-trail miles accompanied by 7.5 miles on singletrack and 2.5 miles on road. There is somewhere in the neighborhood of 13,000-14,000 ft of elevation gain on route with very little time on flat ground. Most of the terrain is Class 2/3 with Class 4 moves on loose rock sprinkled in.

Episode 152: Zack Beavin: From "Mediocre College Runner" to a 40 mile hilly race at a 5:54 pace!

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"Mediocre"?  I don't think so!

Zack has done 7 ultra races and won all of them.  And he's from Kentucky, proud of it, and why maybe you haven't heard of him (the western US seems to receive more attention).

"I like the east. It's green. I'd like to try some things out west, but I'm happy here."

Zack graduated in 2017 with a double degree, went to work ... and quit 3 days later.

"Running is what I love.  Yes, I took a pay cut, but this is what I want to do."

Find out why.

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