+ Thursday evening run: Green Mtn., Rooney Road lot (T=3, P=2-4)
+ Saturday's Evergreen Runners Circle run: Alderfer/3 Sisters (T=3,
P=3)
+ Trail/Snowshoe races, clinics and other upcoming events
+ Female Shoe Testers Needed for Nike
+ Other weekend outings and carpool opportunities


This Thursday's run is at Green Mtn. (T=3, P=2-4). Meet at the Rooney
Road lot. I'm hoping that the relatively warm weather and sunshine
expected this week will dry the trail. The main group will start at
6:15pm. A smaller group sometimes meets at 5:30pm. Look for Scott,
Connie or Ray at the early start.

T=technical difficulty; P=physical difficulty; 1-5 scale, 5 being the
hardest.

Directions (see attached): From Denver, take 6th ave to the end of the
freeway. Turn left onto Colfax, US 40. Go about 1 mile, just under the
C-470 extension, then turn left at the light, Rooney Road. The lot is
about 1 mile ahead on the left.

From the south, take C-470 to Morrison Rd. Go west, then take the first
right onto Rooney Road, before you enter Morrison, by the Conoco
station. About 2.5 miles up, the road ends at Alameda. Go left, cross
over C-470, then take the next right onto Rooney Road again. The lot is
about 1/2 mile up on the right.

Route (see attached): There are several options. Please choose the
appropriate route for your speed to finish in about 1:00.

Start by taking the pedestrian bridge over C-470. Take the far right
dirt trail. Follow the trail around the south side of the mountain.

There's a junction in ~0.75mi (GM1). Go right (left takes you back to
the start; straight climbs up) and continue around the mountain. The
trail takes you next to a small lot and the road at ~1.8mi. There's
another trail heading up at ~2.25mi (GM2). You'll see (in the daylight)
a fence on the left, up the hill. Do not go left here. Continue to the
next junction, the Utah trail, ~3mi (UTAH). This is the first option.

Option 1A: Slow and medium runners should go left here, or see 1C
below. Go up for ½mi then go left at the trail junction (GM5). Go up
the trail another 1mi to the service road (GM6). Go left and continue
to option 5.

1B: Faster runners should continue straight and continue around to the
Florida lot (FLA).

1C: If you want to avoid any big climbs, continue to the Florida lot,
or until you've been out 30-35 min, then return the same way.

Option 2A: At the large, dirt, Florida lot (FLA), go left onto the
single track at the north end of the lot. It merges with 2B about ½mi
up, at a 90 degree left turn. Continue up to option 3.

2B (we usually avoid this in the winter): Go straight through the north
end of the lot for ~1/4mi. Go left up the next trail. It merges with
2A.

Above the next rise after 2A&B merge, there's a single track on the
left (GM4).

Option 3A: Go left on the single track. After ~0.3mi, go right at the
junction onto the Utah trail (GM5). Continue another 1mi up to the
service road. Go left, then continue to option 5.

3B: Continue climbing up the ridge to the towers. This is a couple of
minutes shorter than 3A, unless you take 4B.

Option 4A: Go left at the towers and follow the service road another
mile, over the top of Green Mtn, to option 5.

4B (we usually avoid this in the winter): Go right at the towers and
start down the ridge for about 50 yards. Go left onto a single track.
This parallels the service road heading NW. Merge back up to the
service road. Go right and continue to option 5.

Option 5A: (GM7) The service road takes a sharp, left turn and heads
down steeply. Stay on the road. It's about another mile to the finish.

5B: Stay straight onto a single track. After ¼mi, Go left onto a single
track (GM8). This rocky trail winds its way down the side of the
mountain. After ~1mi, go left at the saddle down a steep trail. This
goes over a couple of rises, then merges back with the service road. Go
right and continue another 0.4mi to the finish. 5B is ~.75mi longer
than 5A.

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This Saturday's Evergreen Runners Circle (ERC) run is at Alderfer/3
Sisters (T=3, P=3). The run starts at 8:30am sharp.

Take the Evergreen Parkway exit, hwy 74, #252, from I-70, to the main
light in Evergreen, just below the dam. Go south (right if coming from
I-70) on hwy 73 towards Conifer. Make the first right, about 3/4 mile
up, on Buffalo Park Rd. Continue up the hill, past the high school,
past the lower Alderfer lots, to the open meadows at the top. Park in
the dirt lot on the right, just past the yellow house.

The ERC runs are usually 60-90 minutes long. Occasionally, some people
will start early, or run longer, to get in more mileage. They usually
go out for coffee/breakfast afterwards. I don't organize these runs (I
and other DTR regulars often attend them), so please don't ask me
questions about ERC. For more info about the ERC schedules, go to:
http://www.geocities.com/Colosseum/Lodge/7018/index.html

Schedule:

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* Application attached. Volunteers needed.

2/24; Mother of All Ascensions; up Snowmass; Snowmass; Jennifer
Benvenuto; (970) 922-0305

* 2/28; Swift Skedaddle snowshoe race; 3k/10k; Frisco Nordic;
http://www.racingunderground.com, www.active.com; danelle@...;
Danelle; (970) 389-4838

2/28; Wild Hare snowshoe race and trek; 5k; Devil's Thumb Ranch;
http://www.thesportingwoman.com; (303) 316-8392

2/28; Cordillera Night Snowshoe Race; 5k; Cordillera Nordic Center,
Edwards; http://www.altituderacing.com; altituderacing@...; (970)
581-5254

2/28, 6:30pm; Vail Mtn snowshoe race; Lionshead, Vail;
http://www.pedalpowerbike.com; pedalpwr@...; (970) 845-0931

2/29; Steamboat Nordic Challenge; also x-c ski races; 4-10k; Lake
Catamount; http://www.steamboatxcski.org/nordicchallenge.htm

3/5; 7:00pm; Best of BANFF Mountain Film Festival Tour; Paramount
Theatre, Denver; http://www.rei.com/stores/denverflagship/index.html

3/13; Beaver Creek Snowshoe Series #4; N American Championships;
5k/10k; Beaver Creek; http://www.bcsnowshoe.com; (970) 476-6797 x108

3/13; Romp to Stomp Out Breast Cancer, snowshoe; Frisco Nordic center;
http://www.tubbsromptostomp.com; (800) 882-2748

3/13; Alfred Packer Trail Challenge; half, full & ultra marathon;
Chatfield State Park; http://www.coachweber.com; (303) 973-7575

3/20; America's Uphill Race; 3,000' vertical on snowshoe or skis;
Aspen; http://www.utemountaineer.com; Ute Mountaineer; (970) 925-2849

3/20; AARP-Redfeather Snowshoe Festival; FREE; 3k run, 1k fun walk;
Devils Thumb; http://www.redfeather.com/eventandraces.html or
www.aarp.org/co/

4/3; Snowshoe Shuffle; 5k/10k; Vail; http://www.vailresorts.com

4/10; Mother/Daughter snowshoe; Rocky Mountain National Park;
http://www.womenswilderness.org; (303) 938-9191

4/17; Red Rocks 5-miler; Red Rocks ampitheatre;
http://www.comastersrun.org; (303) 430-8731

4/25; Trail Running 101; 3+ hr trail running clinic; Denver foothills,
http://www.runuphillracing.com; info@...; Adam; (303)
282-3921

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Please use the contact info below.

"Nike Product Testing needs women's size 7.5 and 8.0 runners that are
currently averaging 15 or more miles a week for a running shoe test.
This test will begin mid-February and will last approximately 8 weeks.
Let us know if you have any friends, neighbors or relatives that can
help with this evaluation. Please feel free to pass this message
along!"

Mike Kubisiak
Nike, Inc.
Product Testing Coordinator
mike.kubisiak@...
800.896.6453x325074
503.532.5074

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Looking for company on a long weekend run? Want to carpool to a
snowshoe race, Incline Club run or other outing? Let me know and I'll
send out the word. Please send me specific information about where and
when you want people to meet, or how to contact you. Try to send me the
information a week in advance so I have time to get it into my weekly
message.


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