+ Tue morning runs: South Table Mtn (T=3, P=2, N=4)**

+ Thursday evening run: Red Rocks

+ Saturday Evergreen Runners Circle run: Beaver Brook Trail, Genesee (T=4, P=3, N=4)**

+ Free clinics: Winter Training Tips

+ Races, clinics and other upcoming events

+ Rimrock entries for sale and carpool request

 

 

Leigh Singleton will be leading runs every Tue morning at South Table Mtn (T=3, P=2, N=4). The runs will start at 5:15am, and run into the sunrise. Look for Leigh in a yellow Xterra, often with a standard poodle. These runs will continue every week as long as people show up.

 

Directions: Meet at the NREL visitors' lot. Take I-70 to Denver West Blvd. Go north to the first street. Turn left. Go 2 blocks to the NREL lot. From 6th ave, exit at Indiana. Go north to Colfax. Turn right and continue past the shopping center on the left. Turn left at Denver West Marriott Blvd. Go over I-70 and follow the directions above. There are no bathrooms or changing facilities at this site.

 

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

 

Directions: From C470, take the Morrison exit. Head west, through the town of Morrison. Go past the traffic light at hwy 8. Take the next right and follow the signs to the Trading Post.

 

From I-70 (from central Denver, take hwy 6 to I-70), take the Red Rocks exit, #259. Go south, about 1 mile down the hill. Turn right into Red Rocks and follow the signs to the Trading Post.

 

From hwy 93 (Golden/Boulder), go south to hwy 6, and continue south on hwy 6. Turn right on Heritage Rd., the light at the top of the hill, across from the "Taj Mahal" (Jefferson Cty bldg). Turn right at US 40 and follow it up the hill to I-70. Continue under I-70, and follow the I-70 instructions above.

 

You can choose either a road or trail route, depending on the trail conditions, your light, and comfort level. See the attached map.

 

Road Route (T=1, P=3, N=2): Follow the yellow line. Starting at the Trading Post (TP), head down the hill. At the first junction (L), take a left and follow the road to the Will Call booth. Take the next left on the dirt road (D1). Go left up the dirt road to the next paved road (D2). Go left up the paved road. At the 3-way junction (3-WAY), go left and head back towards the Trading Post. Go right just before TP. This road winds down hill for about 3/4 mi. At the road junction (B), make a sharp left and head up the road to the next junction (L). You've gone ~3.7mi. From here, you can repeat the loop, staying straight at L the first time, then going left and returning to TP the next lap, for 7.4mi. You can repeat just the lower loop (TP-B-L-TP) for 6.1mi. Repeating just the upper loop (D1-D1-3WAY-TP) is 5.3mi.

 

There are several ways to add more. From 3WAY, run up-and-back either to the observation point (OBS), 0.7mi; through the tunnel to the upper lot (UL), 0.9mi; or both, 1.5mi.

 

The dirt road from D1 to D2 may be muddy, so be prepared to improvise.

 

Trail Route (T=3, P=3-4, N=3): Follow the purple line. Starting at the Trading Post (TP), head up the hill past the ampitheatre. Just before 3WAY, look for a trail on the right. Take the trail down the hill, then parallel the dirt road up to D2. Take the Red Rocks trail up into Matthews Winters park. At RR*, ~0.7mi up,stay right at the trail junction and follow the trail around the plateau. To avoid any major climbs, continue to MS or beyond; and return the same way. If you're looking for more hills, continue around to MS (the trail comes in from behind), take a sharp left, climb up and across the plateau, down the other side, then return back along the trail. For a shorter way back, at the road at D2, go right to 3WAY, then left to TP. For a little longer return, follow the dirt road from D2 to D1; go right on the paved road; about a 1/4-mi up, take the trail back up to TP (not marked on the map).

 

* Regrouping points. Please regroup at the gazebo to help guide new runners, and to run with others of similar paces.

 

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This Saturday's Evergreen Runners Circle (ERC) run is at the Beaver Brook Trail, Genesee (T=4, P=3, N=4)**.

 

Meet at the park-n-ride lot, on the north side of I-70, at the Genesee exit (#254), by the buffalo overlook.

 

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 ERC link below. For more info about the ERC schedules, go to:

http://www.geocities.com/Colosseum/Lodge/7018/index.html

 

Schedule:

11/13 - Elk Meadow, lower lot

 

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I am giving a couple of FREE talks/clinics on Winter Training Tips. The cold and dark of winter can make training much more challenging over the winter. I will cover issues to help make it easier, whether you are training for a winter/early spring race, just looking to maintain your fitness over the winter, or recovering from a fall marathon. Topics will include:

·         Doing speedwork in the cold and dark

·         Training on a treadmill

·         Alternative indoor and outdoor cross-training methods

·         Adapting your schedule to varying weather conditions

·         Lights and other equipment for dealing with the cold, dark and ice.

 

11/ 9, 7pm. Winter Training Tips- Free talk and Q&A session with Adam Feerst; Boulder Running Company; 8116 W Bowles, SE corner Bowles & Wadsworth, Littleton; 303-932-6000; info@...; http://www.runuphillracing.com

 

11/ 10, 6:30pm; Winter Training Tips- Free talk and Q&A session with Adam Feerst; Two Feet To Go; 4340 Tennyson, Denver; 303-458-7700; info@...;  http://www.runuphillracing.com

 

The talk on Mon, 11/8, at Fleet Feet Sports in Westminster, has been cancelled.

 

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11/7; Trophy Series; 10mi; Waterton Canyon; http://www.rmrr.org; rmrr@...; (303) 871-8366

 

Look for snowshoe races in upcoming messages.

 

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Dana Fletcher writes: "I know of two entries to Rimrock that friends would like to transfer to runners in need of an entry." Please contact her at DFletcher@...

 

Ralph L. Petrilli writes: "I will be leaving after work fairly late on Friday Nov. 12 for the Rim Rock Run on Sat. Nov. 13, near Grand Junction. If anyone is interested in coordinating carpooling and/or splitting motel costs"

RalphP302@...

 

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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)