Uno Mas Runner: April 2023

** May 19 2023 Update - Success!!

41 total miles in 10 hrs 50 min. Started just before 5am. Amazing Experience!!!

Actual Route

#	Leg	Mileage	Water
1	BA trailhead to Gardens	4.9	H
2	Gardens to Plateau Point and back (1.5 each way)	3	H
3	Gardens to Phantom	4.5	P
4	Phantom to closure sign past Cottonwood	14.6	P
6	Phantom to Black bridge to the Tonto trail via South Kaibab	2.8
7	SK Kaibab to Gardens via West Tonto Trail	4.6	H
8	Gardens to BA trailhead	4.9	H
	BA trailhead on Rim Trail towards South Kaibab out and back	1.7
		41 miles
	H=Havasupai Gardens, Phantom Ranch, TH=Trail head on South Rim, SK =South Kaibab

Timeline

Mon

Aaron and Jay arrive am; pickup car head to Flag
Chris arrive am and scoop up Evan based on address he shares (approx 2 hrs from airport; 114 miles)
Aim to meet at hotel 4-5pm as backup if phone coversage no good
Check into hotel (Best Western Premier Grand Canyon Squire Inn - 74 Arizona 64, Grand Canyon Village, Arizona 86023) ; if time permits, drive to Canyon rim; potential light run on Rim trail to South Kaibab and shuttle back or vice versa; scope out for am
Buy any last min supplies; RunFlagstaff.com - Tailwind, Gels, bars
Buy trail map
Dinner, lights out early
Dinner options (no preference or order)
Outside Park Big E Steakhouse We Cook Pizza and Pasta
At hotel (Big E right across street; restaurant in hotel)
Inside Park (views might be pretty awesome) -

Tues

Wed

Preferred: Sedona - Baldwin Trail to Cathedral Rock or Devil's Bridge
approx 105 miles from Grand Canyon Village to Sedona - chance of showers, high in 80s
Grand Canyon Day 2 - 21.5

Hermits Rest to Havasupai Gardens - 20 miles (no water)
Havasupai Gardens to BA trailhead - 4.9 miles (if add Plateau Point +3 miles more)

Thurs

Return car, flight home (Aaron noonish but will arrive earlier to get everyone home)

Grand Canyon Alerts (trail closures, water outages, weather)

Modified R2R2R

	Modified R2R2R
#	Leg	Mileage	Water
1	BA trailhead to Havasupai Gardens	4.9	H
2	Havasupai to Plateau Point and back (1.5 each way)	3	H
3	Havasupai Gardens to Phantom / BA Campground	4.5	BAP
4	Phantom to Cotttonwood and back (6.8 each way)	13.6	BAP
5	Phantom to Sumner Wash and back via Clear Creek trail (1.7 each way)	3.4	BAP
6	Phantom to Blackbridge to the Tipoff	2.7
7	Tipoff to Havasupai Gardens vs East Tonto Trail (7.2 without water)	4.5	H
8	Havasupai Gardens to BA trailhead	4.9	H
	1.5 rest and 3 mile rest currently on BA trail - currently no water	41.5
	H=Havasupai Gardens, BAP=Bright Angel Campground, Phantom Ranch, TH=Trail head on South Rim
	alt add ons or changes

a	Phantom to BA Trailhead after 4 or 5	9.4	H
b	Tipoff rest of way up South Kaibab after 6	4.6
c	Phantom up South Kaibab (same as b but reflects full distance)	7.1	TH
d	BA trailhead to Hermit's Rest on Rim Trail	5	TH
e	Further out on Clear Creek trail on #5	1-10

Official National Park Service Grand Canyon Alerts ** trail closures, weather alerts and water availability

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Aaron Pack/Provisions

Glide on neck, legs, chest, arm pits before

Key in pant pocket. 2-3 gels in pant pocket; 704 hat, tech T, light shorts, Hoka SpeedGoats, Balega socks, wind breaker

For Pack:

Credit card, $20 cash, medical card, bandaids, small sunscreen
Phantom Ranch is open during daylight hours. Snacks, drinks and medical supplies 8am-4pm; 8pm-10pm - credit cards and cash accepted
map, route directions with alternatives to go longer or bail out if needed
Wind breaker (start with it on)
4 bottles; 2 500ml on front chest, one preloaded with Skratch, 1 in packet preloaded with tailwind, 1 empty (fill up at Phantom Ranch)
6 tailwind (320 calories, salt electrolytes, spillage so 300 each)
2 scratch
6 bars, some solid stuff 1 nut pack
a few substantive foods
600-800 calorie burn per hr; 240-280 digest an hour

Uno Mas Runner