Trail Running Cheyenne Canõn Park - Mt. Cutler, Mt. Muscoco, Daniels Pass, & Gold Camp Road

[@stevejosepher7787]

UTS looks as happy as a pig in shit! Some extremely beautiful shit! Happy New year, man!

[@UltraTrailSteven]

Hahaha so true! I used the micro spikes today; those things are great!

[@steveehh4567]

Lots of Steve’s on this page. :)

[@UltraTrailSteven]

@@steveehh4567 😆

[@chad.haggerty]

I am in awe of the scenery. I live in Calgary, Alberta, Canada and have (beautiful) mountains to run but your trails are gorgeous. Happy New Year to you and the family. I appreciated watching your videos this past year. Your content rates so highly in my view that the 7k seems criminally low. 😁 Have a great year!

[@UltraTrailSteven]

We are definitely glad we moved here! I hope you and your family had a great and safe New Year! Thank you so much for the kind words, Chad!

[@literarybeard2259]

Wow - loving the Colorado scenery- gorgeous for sure

[@UltraTrailSteven]

So beautiful!

[@Gabrielerf]

Simply gorgeous, thank you for sharing this amazing place. I hope you have a great 2023.

[@UltraTrailSteven]

Happy new year!

[@raddadrocks]

Nice Job! There is something magical about those mountain trail runs. They just can't be beat.

[@UltraTrailSteven]

I agree! Thanks for watching!

[@higler.]

Daniels Pass is really cool. Glad they added that segment, really helps deal with the sometimes ridiculous and meandering crowds at the Muscoco trailhead.

[@UltraTrailSteven]

Yeah it’s a fun run!

[@afewmominutes]

Beautiful scenery and trails to start the year. All the best to you in 2023, keep the videos coming!

[@UltraTrailSteven]

Thanks, you too!

[@adamtyson1257]

Beautiful, so well done, jealous of your trails, thanks for sharing..really enjoy your content! Looking forward to '23

[@UltraTrailSteven]

Thanks! Lucky to have so many awesome trails near by. Big reason why we moved here. Thanks!

[@ianwarner1429]

Great VLOG and happy adventures in your new home

[@UltraTrailSteven]

Thanks so much!

[@Kelly_Ben]

Oh man, every video you post from now on is going to fuel my longing for CO living!! What incredible trails and vistas. Great run!

[@UltraTrailSteven]

More to come! haha

[@solebrother9620]

Beautiful scenery....so similar to the mountain trails we have here in Switzerland. Fantastic video...Happy and healthy 2023!

[@UltraTrailSteven]

Thank you! Switzerland is on my bucket list too! One day… happy new year!

[@seekingUltraNick]

Incredible run, Steven! Thanks for sharing, as always.

[@UltraTrailSteven]

Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks!

[@Flight-of-Life]

New to the channel, love the snow so envious. Here in the south of the UK we get 2 inches of snow for a week then it rains for months as the heat from Africa meets the cold from the North. Still lovely everything is green and wet. But I do love a trail run in the snow. Time to visit our Scottish neighbors again. Keep up the good work

[@UltraTrailSteven]

Thank you and welcome! Sounds like back in TN; we would get maybe 2” all year, but the rest of the winter season would be dreary and rainy.

[@malsbals]

Welcome to Colorado Springs!

[@UltraTrailSteven]

Thank you!

[@SeeChadRun]

Beautiful day and wonderful trails! Jealous ;-)

[@UltraTrailSteven]

It was! Thanks!

[@mandy4887]

You're slowly turning into Colorado with all those white flecks in your beard to match the white patches of snow among the trees. (And Valan surely thinks you're gorgeous.) Go, Lee, go!

[@UltraTrailSteven]

Hahaha I need to trim my beard then 😆

[@TrailSage]

Thoroughly jealous! Thanks for the shoutout brotha, I'll be laying down some fat bike tracks soon enough. If this is the start of your CO running journey I can't wait to see what adventures 2023 holds. Hope your family arrived safely and everyone is getting settled in. Happy New Year Steven!!! Side note, I'm pretty impressed with those new Hokas, looks like they held up great in some tricky situations. Also, kudos to the runner in shorts ;)

[@UltraTrailSteven]

Man I am so excited for 2023! Family is settled and school starts Thursday, so that will be good to get them in a routine. The Challenger ATR 7’s have been impressive! Sure I slid a few times, but short of micro spikes, any shoe would in that.

[@smkymike569]

Dude you were a beast before, but now training at elevation you are going to be a machine!

[@UltraTrailSteven]

Haha thanks, Mike! We shall see

[@RickKanesGhost]

Dude Colorado is the best!

[@UltraTrailSteven]

Agreed!

[@ericperramond3463]

Nice vid, Steven, and welcome to COS - these are some of my favorite places. Add High Drive repeats from Section 16 lot and you're set for your vertical training! See you out there... ;)

[@UltraTrailSteven]

Cool, thanks! I’ll have to look that up right now! I had wanted to go back today, but this fresh snow… might just go to Palmer Park.

[@UltraTrailSteven]

Which lot is that? I’m trying to find it on Gaiagps.com. Is it this one? 38.79054, -104.90378

[@toddboucher3302]

Sure is pretty out there. Think I prefer Tennessee though that’s how I was in the southeast are we don’t venture off too much. Great video. See you next

[@UltraTrailSteven]

Right on! TN is pretty great too

[@higler.]

14:47 Cheyenne Mountain is actually where we keep the Stargate.

[@UltraTrailSteven]

Hahahahaha

[@steveehh4567]

Nice vid, fellow ex military and ultra runner from near Jasper, Canada!

[@UltraTrailSteven]

Nice! Hooah!

[@Shevock]

Nice looking park !

[@UltraTrailSteven]

It is an amazing park with so many trails to explore!

[@Shevock]

I'm excited to see more of it through your vlog!

[@StevenYDG69]

Be very careful with mountain lions and bears (since you mentioned pay prints 😱) !! Many options to protect yourself or deter unwelcome visitors, obviously whatever you're comfortable with will work best for you 👌🤘

[@UltraTrailSteven]

Good point!

[@adamtyson1257]

How were the Hoka Challenger 7 ?

[@UltraTrailSteven]

I’m loving them! Slipped a little here and there, but nothing major. They handled the snow well!

[@jeffreyallen1290]

North Cheyenne Canon is a city park

[@UltraTrailSteven]

Gotcha

[@UltraTrailSteven]

Ah so this is the one the trailhead is in. Thanks!

[@jeffreyallen1290]

Cheyenne Mountain state park

[@UltraTrailSteven]

Yeah that’s where this trailhead is right? Still learning since I just moved here

[@UltraTrailSteven]

Nope. It’s North Cheyenne Canon. At least I think lol

[@rescuedfriendsanimalsanctu8481]

great run but you need EXO Spikes.

[@UltraTrailSteven]

My Kahtoola micro spikes arrived while I was running lol. I used them today.

[@rescuedfriendsanimalsanctu8481]

@@UltraTrailSteven you will eventually want to own both micro and EXO spikes, like we all do lol. Micro for deeper snow days but not deep enough for full on snowshoes, and EXO for hard pack, bullet proof ice, and everything else.

[@UltraTrailSteven]

@@rescuedfriendsanimalsanctu8481 yep, maybe the Kahtoola K10 or some crampons even.

[@Kelly_Ben]

@@UltraTrailSteven I love my crampons for hiking, but running in them would probably result in my bleeding out on the side of a mountain! 😆 I'm not the most coordinated individual.

[@UltraTrailSteven]

@@Kelly_Ben yeah I am thinking the same thing 😂

[@imback7937]

What pace do you usually run on mountain trails ? Given the typical mountain terrain?

[@UltraTrailSteven]

Well the slow really slows me down a good bit. Back in TN with similar elevation gain (not taking into account the effects of altitude) I would generally average 11-12 min miles over a 20 mile run with 6k+ elevation.