Morning with The Devil

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My Utah buddies would scoff at this mountain, but Mount Diablo is the high point of the Bay Area, coming in at 3,864ft. The mountain is a challenge for hikers, road bikers, mountain bikers and runners to name a few. For 10 bucks there is a paved road all the way to the top for those wanting to drive and just going for the views. I met up with Richard Byler, a fellow podiatry student, to run it.

We started running around 7:55am at the Summit Trail TH outside of the pay gate. The sky was a bit overcast but after a few miles we were in the sun. It was a beautiful morning and a great run. The majority of the route was trail but we ended up putting down few miles of road. This is it for Bay Area elevation training.

Power walkin' above the clouds.

Summit.

Run statistics:
C2C time: 2:27 (7min rest on summit).
Elevation gain: 3446 ft
Distance: 13.0 miles