Photo | Running up that hill in Capitola

Photo | Running up that hill in Capitola

Jen Jordan and Tighe Melville got in their speedy steps as they ascended the 86 stairs that connect the Capitola Esplanade with Depot Hill above. Melville, who as a child was a Capitola Junior Guard, has been challenging himself with sprinting up the staircase for more than three decades, and Jordan joined in the endeavor in 2017. The Depot Hill Steps have a long history, with a stairway existing at the site since the mid-1800s. While the origin…