+ Thursday evening run and potluck picnic: Chimney Gulch/Lookout Mtn
(T=3, P=3, N=2)**
+ Saturday's Evergreen Runners Circle run: Mt. Falcon trail race (T=3,
P=5)
+ Races, clinics and other upcoming events
+ Tim Erickson long run, 6/12
+ Big Horn carpool


This Thursday's is at Chimney Gulch/Lookout Mtn (T=3, P=3, N=2)**. The
main group will start at 6:15pm sharp. A smaller group usually starts
around 5:30pm; look for Scott, Ray, Connie or Kim.

Note: This is a good run for beginners. The route is very easy to
follow. It is an out-and-back run for all but the fastest.

Directions (see attached map): Meet at the dirt turnout, at the first
hairpin turn, just above the pillars. Take hwy 6 to Golden. Turn west
at Lookout Mtn/19th ave. The turnout is about 3/4-mile up, just above
the pillars. There's a porta-potty in the small park on the left, below
the pillars. If coming from Boulder, take hwy 93 south, and continue
south on hwy 6. From the east on I70, take hwy 58 west, through Golden,
to hwy 6; turn left at hwy 6, up the hill, to Lookout. From the south,
take C470 to the end; just past I70, it will let you off onto hwy 6.

Route: The main route is out and back. The run should be about 1:05.
Please judge your turn around time appropriately, at around 40 minutes.
There are some additional options for faster runners. Start up the road
~1/2-mi. Go left onto the trail at the small dirt turnout. Head up the
trail for another ~1.5 mi. Cross the road at Windy Saddle, jog left,
and pick up the Beaver Brook trail on the other side. In another
1/4-mi, at the next trail junction, make a sharp left. About a mile
further up, take a sharp right and continue another ~1/3-mi to the
Boettcher Mansion. Slower and intermediate runners may want to turn
before the mansion. Judge your time accordingly. Return along the same
route.

For faster runners from the mansion (top): 1) Go left on the road at
the mansion, for ~3/4 mi down the hill. Go left again at Lookout Mtn
Rd, then look for a park on the left. Enter the park and look for a
trail on the far left. This will merge back with the trail we took up
at the last junction before the mansion. Continue down the same way you
came up. 2) For an even longer route, go right and follow the trail
along the west side of the mansion, outside the fence for ~1mi. Go left
at Lookout Mtn Rd for another 1.1 mile to the park.

Regrouping: Please regather in smaller subgroups at the following
places. If you are familiar with the route, please wait and help newer
runners, about your pace, at these key spots: 1) At the Windy Saddle
road crossing, for slow and intermediate runners; 2) At Boettcher
Mansion, if you make it to the top.

Here's the proposed summer schedule. It's subject to change, and I
welcome your suggestions:
6/17-Mt Falcon Time Trial
6/24-Deer Creek, potluck picnic
7/1-North Table Mtn (new route)
7/8-Apex
7/15-Green Mtn, time trial, 3.2mi on rolling course
7/22-Deer Creek, potluck picnic
7/29-Hogback/Matthews Winters
8/5-Ken Caryl
8/12-Mt. Falcon time trial
8/19- Lookout/Chimney Gulch
8/26-Lair o' the Bear, potluck picnic

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This Saturday's Evergreen Runners Circle (ERC) run is on the Mt. Falcon
trail race (T=3, P=5)**. See schedule below. The race is 8mi, 4 up and
4 back, and follows the same route as our time trial.

Take C-470 to Morrison Rd., hwy 74. Go west, through the town of
Morrison. Turn left onto hwy 8. About 1 mile up the hill, look for
signs to the park. Turn right onto Forrest. Take the next right to the
park. If the lot is full, you may have to park on the road. From hwy
285, and the south, take the hwy 8 exit, the first exit west of C-470.
About 1 mile north of The Fort restaurant, look for Forrest drive and
signs to the park.

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. Several of us do the ERC runs,
but I don't organize them. Please forward your questions to Dave via
the link below ERC. For more info about the ERC schedules, go to:
http://www.geocities.com/Colosseum/Lodge/7018/index.html

Schedule:
6/19: O'Fallon Park.
6/26: Chief Hosa.
7/3: Evergreen Lake House.
7/10: Lower Parking Lot at Elk Meadow.
7/17: Evergreen Peak Race

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* A few of us may be carpooling to, and camping out after the Matchless
Mine race. Contact me if interested in either.

* 6/12; Matchless Mine 25k/50k; Leadville; www.anytrail.com;
anytrail@...; 1-888-486-3155

6/12; Telluride Mtn Challenge; 1k, 5k, 13m; Telluride;
www.telluridemountainchallenge.com; (970) 728-7537

6/12; Mt. Falcon Trail Race; 8m; Morrison;
http://www.evergreenlakehouse.com; Sharon Martin; (303) 674-6441 x26

6/12; Coyote Cutoff & Beach Run; 6.5m; Montrose;
http://www.montrose.org/org/runners; (970) 249-8536

6/12; Trail Triathlon; 3 Sisters, Evergreen; (303) 674-5446

6/12; Waterton Canyon 10k; Littleton; http://www.comastersrun.org; Colo
Masters; (303) 279-7020

6/13; Horsetooth Mtn Trail Run; 8m; Ft. Collins;
http://www.runnersroostftcollins.com; (970) 224-9114

6/19; Prospector 5k; Idaho Springs; Will Wyckoff; (303) 674-5446

6/19; Mt. Evans run; 14.5mi; danelle@.... This will be an
unofficial event (i.e., no permit), not a race. They may need help with
drivers taking people down after the run. I'll provide more details
next week.

6/19; San Juan Solstice; 50m; Lake City; http://www.lakecity50.com

6/19; Red Bull Divide and Conquer; 13m; Durango;
http://www.redbulldivideandconquer.com; (608) 233-7635

6/20; Teva 10k @ 10,000'; 10k; Vail; http://www.vailrec.com; (970)
479-2280

6/20; Joe Colton's Offroad Adventure Run; 5m, 10m, 15m, 1m kids fun
run; Rollinsville;
http://http://www.joecoltonadventure.org/details.html;
lori.kinczel@...; Lori; (303) 258-7113

6/26; Slacker half-marathon; 13.1m, 5k; Georgetown;
http://www.bkbltd.com; bluther@...; (303) 519-0357

6/26; Spring Creek Memorial; 10m, 5k, 1k kids; Steamboat Springs;
http://www.runningseries.com; (970) 879-6342

6/26; Aspen Grove Trail Run; 13.1m, 10k; Aspen;
http://www.exploreadventures.com

6/27; Saxon Mtn Hill Climb; 5m/15m; Georgetown; Will Wyckoff; (303)
674-5446

7/4; Vail Hill Climb; Mt Team Championships; 7.5m; Vail;
http://www.vailrec.com; (970) 479-2280

7/10; Trophy Series; 2mi; Bible Park, Denver; http://www.rmrr.org;
rmrr@...; (303) 871-8366

7/10; Evergreen Mtn Trail Race; 10k; Evergreen;
http://www.evergreenlakehouse.com; Sharon Martin; (303) 674-6441

7/10; Fastrek Forest Challenge; 8m; Idaho Springs; Will Wyckoff; (303)
674-5446

7/17; High Mtn Institute Trail Run; 25k/50k; Leadville;
http://www.hminet.org; hmi@...

7/25; Vail HalfMarathon; 13.1m; Vail; http://www.vailrec.com; (970)
479-2280

7/31; Hamlin Scramble; 9mi; St. Marys Glacier; Will Wyckoff; (303)
674-5446

8/1; Golden Gate Canyon Trail Run; 10.3mi; Gilpin Cty, Golden Gate Cyn
St Park; http://www.runuphillracing.com; info@...; Adam
Feerst; (303) 282-3921

8/6; Trophy Series; 5km; deKoevend Park, Littleton;
http://www.rmrr.org; rmrr@...; (303) 871-8366

8/14; Ekiden Trail Relay; various dist; Bear Creek Reservoir; Will
Wyckoff; (303) 674-5446

8/15; Berry Picker Trail Run; 5k; Vail; http://www.vailrec.com; (970)
479-2280

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Tim Erickson writes:
"My next training run will be the West Lost Creek Loop on June 12. It
is about 30 miles with 6500' of climb and travels through forests,
meadows, alpine tundra, and deep canyons. The low point is about 8000'
and the high point is about 11,900'.

Interested runners can contact me at EricksonZoo@... or
tim.erickson@.... Be sure to put "Interested in the
West Lost Creek Loop" in the subject. Or they can call me at
720-280-0465."

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Big Horn Carpool

Ben Nachtrieb writes:

"Hello is anyone interested in carpooling to the Big Horn Trail Ultra
Run in Dayton, WY? One other person and I are probably going to leave
around 9am on Thurs the 17th of June and return on Sunday the 20th of
June in the afternoon. I am running the 100 and he is running the 50.
There are 30k's and 50k's too. Check out the website by doing a google
search for it. We will be driving a minivan so there is plenty room.
Or maybe you want to volunteer for the race? Come along. Let me know
asap though."

mountainclimber11@...
Cell: 303 859 0948

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** Trail Rating - 1-5 scale, 1 being the easiest.
T = technical difficulty (rocks, narrow, curves, etc.)
P = physical difficulty (length, steepness and number of climbs)
N = navigational difficulty (ease of following the routes)





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