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

+ Thursday evening run: South Valley Park

+ Saturday Evergreen Runners Circle run: Elk Meadow, lower lot (T=3, P=2-5, N=2)**

+ Free clinics: Winter Training Tips

+ Races (snowshoe), clinics and other upcoming events

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 South Valley Park. The main group will start at 6:30pm. A smaller group usually starts around 5:30pm; look for Scott, Ray, Connie or Kim.

Directions: From the north, take C470 to the Ken Caryl exit. Go west, into the canyon. Go left at the "Y" (light). Continue taking lefts. The lot is on your left, ~1.3mi from the "Y".

From the south, take C-470 to Kipling. Go south ~50 yards to the stop sign and turn right onto Ute. The road curves left, goes down the hill, then merges with Deer Creek. Go right up the canyon, past the S. Valley lot along Deer Creek. After ~1.2mi, take the next right onto South Valley Rd. After0.4mi up the hill, take the next right, still S. Valley Rd. Continue north ~0.9mi to the lot on the right.

Route: This is a new run location for us. I haven't run there yet. A few of the regulars say that it's a good location for winter running. Please refer to the map linked below.

Start south on the hiker only, Swallow trail (the one on the right) for ~1mi. Stay right at the fork for 1/4mi. Cross the road, then continue another 1/4mi to the Grazing Elk trail.* This is a 2.2mi loop. Go right and do 1-3 loops. 1 loop is 5.2mi total. 2 loops is 7.4mi total; 3 loops is 9.9. You can add some variety (and distance) by taking the Rattlesnake Gulch trail, from the S end of Grazing Elk, down the hill, across Deer Creek Rd, and up to the Deer Creek lot. It's ~0.6mi ea. way.

http://www.co.jefferson.co.us/ext/dpt/comm_res/openspac/sovalley.htm

* Regrouping points. Please regroup at the Grazing Elk trailhead with others of similar paces.

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This Saturday's Evergreen Runners Circle (ERC) run is at Elk Meadow, lower lot (T=3, P=2-5, N=2)**.

Take the Evergreen Parkway, hwy 74, exit 252 from I-70. Continue through Bergen Park ~4.5 mi. Just after you pass Elk Meadow on your right, turn right at the light at the bottom of the hill, turn right onto Lewis Ridge Rd., then an immediate right into the dirt lot.

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:

11/20 - Alderfer/3 Sisters

11/27 - O'Fallon Park

12/4 - Chief Hosa

12/11 - Evergreen Lake House

12/18 - Genesee

12/25 & 1/1 - no ERC runs

1/8 - Upper Bear Creek Rd, 5mi marker

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FREE talks - 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.

And anything else that comes up from the audience.

Tuesday, 11/ 9, 7pm. Boulder Running Company; 8116 W Bowles, SE corner Bowles & Wadsworth, Littleton; 303-932-6000; info@...; http://www.runuphillracing.com

Both talks are the same. However, I encourage a lot of interaction with the audience, so questions will dictate where each talk goes.

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11/27 - Tennessee Pass Kick-Off Classic; snowshoe; 5mi; Ski Cooper; Leadville; 970-845-0931

12/4 - Vail Nordic Center 4-miler; snowshoe; Vail Golf Course ; 970-845-0931

12/11 - Beaver Creek Snowshoe Series #1; www.bcsnowshoe.com; 970-476-6797 x107

12/18 - Paddy's Eagle-Vail 5k or 10k; snowshoe; Eagle-Vail Pavilion; 970-845-0931

1/8 - Turquoise Lake 20-mile snowshoe race; Leadville; www.racingunderground.com/snowindex.html

1/8 - Governor's Cup; 5k/10k snowshoe and x-c ski races; Frisco Nordic Center; www.emgcolorado.com, 970-668-0866

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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)