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Here's what downhill running on trails is like (not ones that I do):
http://www.adn.com/sports/v-enlarge/story/5266398p-5202833c.html

Here's the story to go with that pic http://www.adn.com/sports/story/5266398p-
5202828c.html

Notice the pace (about 21.6 min/mi) on the uphill that is
considered sickenly fast as well as commonness of xc skiing
training among winners.

The new female 50-59 course record holder "only runs a
couple of days a week -- her knees can't take any more than
that, she said -- but she's big on cross-training. She swims
five days a week, bikes, skis occasionally and snowshoes
frequently. The snowshoeing, she believes, is the reason she
has flourished at Mount Marathon." http://www.adn.com/sports/story/5266402p-
5202832c.html

That link also has a good pic on portion of uphill. Brown
also competed in ss nationals in 2004.

Yep, Mount Marathon was yesterday - about 3 mi rt, 3k ft up.
The paper had so many things that related to some of our
recent discussions - from a different perspective - that I
thought I'd post the pictures.

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