At 4K, it was Jack Plantz all alone with the scenery. Photo by Michele Bisbee.
When one thinks of the words 'cross' and 'country' together--without the context we know as racing on manicured fields, trail systems,
sidewalks and sometimes roads--what mental image comes to mind?
If the image you conjure is challenging yourself to a high
elevation run 'across' the 'countryside' through fields of tall autumn grass, up
and down rolling (and steep) terrain while taking in a spectacular surrounding
landscape, then the Chris Severy Invitational is the ultimate cross country
experience.
Aspen High School sits just off the winding road that leads
to one of the most photographed views in Colorado, the Maroon Bells. Perhaps it was this familiar color of the nearby
rust-red colored tri-angular peaks that made the Telluride Miners feel so welcome? Whatever it was, they were not to be
conquered on this day.
It didn't take long for Soleil Gaylord to make all her
competitors understand: she was...
