Quote Originally Posted by chicago View Post
OMG I did this!!, in 2005!!! You won't believe what happened to us!! This may scare you, but it's something to be prepared for regardless. At 10 miles, near tree line, a storm came in. It dropped 6" of hail!!, I'm not kidding!! Some runners got sent back down the mountain, we were cleared to go to the top which was horrible and scary... but we made it... but only to find 200 runners stuck at the top!! Okay, I know, probably not the best to post this, but this is reality when you are climbing mountains that high!! I know you can't carry alot, but try to carry something just incase it rains or get's cold, etc.

I ended up sneaking a ride on the cog rail train that went down the mountain. Most of the other runners did not get down for 2hrs later. If you ask around when you get there, I'm sure people will remember the horrible weather of 2005.

Good luck... train hard!!!, it's not easy!!... and you know if you don't make the markers in a certain amount of time, you have to climb back down!!!
This is very typical for CO. Thunderstorms roll in around noon and sometimes much earlier. I had a friend do the race about 6 years ago and it snowed on them at the top. I would try to bring a light wind breaker, gloves and a hat. I have spent a lot of time up in the mountains and the temps can go from the upper 70s to the low 30s in a short period of time without much warning. Good luck and have fun. It is awesome out here.