+ Tue morning runs: South Table Mtn (T=3, P=2, N=4)**
+ Thursday morning run: Lair 'O The Bear Park (T=2-3, P=3)
+ Saturday Evergreen Runners Circle run: O'Fallon Park (T=2, P=3,
N=4)**
+ Carpool to snowshoe race on Sat.
+ Incline Club: carpool to first run 11/28.
+ Arthur Lydiard lecture
+ Wild West Relay
+ 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.
Please contact Leigh to let her know if you plan to show up, and for
more info: inclinerunner@...

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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There is a run this Thursday. The run will be in the morning to give
you time to get to, and free up calories for your Thanksgiving
afternoon festivities, Meet Joe Paniccia at Lair 'O The Bear Park
(T=2-3, P=3) at 8:30am. This seems like a lot more fun than a lame, BKB
road run in Wash Park. :)

If you are planning to attend the run, please contact Joe Paniccia at
Joseph.Paniccia@.... It's not neccessary to respond - it's OK to
just show up - but it would be helpful.

Directions: Take C-470 to the Morrison exit, hwy 74. Go west, through
Morrison, and continue 4.5mi to the park entrance on the left. Meet at
the far, west end of the lot.

Route: Head west on the Creekside trail from the lot. Follow the creek,
up the canyon, for about 1 mile. Look for the Bear Creek single-track
trail coming in from behind you on the left. If you get to the chain
across the trail, or hwy 74, you've gone too far. It's about 100'
before the chain. A couple of miles up, it crosses a few other trails.
Feel free to explore. Remember to stay on the Bear Creek Trail to get
back to Lair. Follow the Bear Creek Trail out as far as you want to go,
then return the same way.

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This Saturday's Evergreen Runners Circle (ERC) run is at O'Fallon Park
(T=2, P=3, N=4)**.
http://www.co.jefferson.co.us/ext/dpt/comm_res/openspac/alderfer.htm

Take C-470 to the Morrison exit, hwy 74. Go west, through Morrison, and
continue about 6mi to Kittredge. The park entrance is on the left,
shortly before the intersection with Meyers Gulch Road.

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:
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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The first snowshoe race of the season is this Saturday, at Ski Cooper,
near Leadville. This is the renewal of what has been traditionally been
the first race of the season, but hasn't been held for a few years.
This is a good race for beginners because it is fairly fast (in
snowshoe terms, that means the winner will be likely ~8:30/mile pace)
and not too technical (the course is mostly on packed, rolling trails,
assuming it's the same as before).

If interested in carpooling to the race, please contact Martin Pahl,
801-712-5471 (yes the area code is correct), thebodydynamic@...

Directions: Take I-70 to the Copper Mtn exit, #195. Go south on hwy 91
towards Leadville. As you are coming into Leadville, go right onto hwy
24 north. Go ~8miles to Ski Cooper, at Tennessee Pass. Please call the
number listed in the calendar to make sure that there's enough snow for
the race.

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The first Incline Club (IC) run of the season is Sunday, Nov 28. The IC
runs on trails around Manitou Springs every Sunday, from Thanksgiving
until the Pikes Peak race. They stay on lower trails over the winter,
then start going higher on the Pikes trails as the snow fades away. The
group is organized by Matt Carpenter. There is a large number, often
100 or more, and a wide range of runners at these runs. The group is
free. For more info go to http://www.inclineclub.com/

Leigh will be going to the first run as is looking for people to
carpool with. If interested, please contact her at
inclinerunner@.... To carpool to future IC runs (or other events),
send me a message (please by the weekend before) and I'll post it here.

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Arthur Lydiard will be speaking at Boulder HS on Dec. 1, 7:30-9:00pm. Lydiard
coached New Zealand runners to Olympic medals in the 60s, establishing many of
the modern distance training practices followed today. “Your maximal oxygen
uptake goes up 5% just by shaking his hand,” jokes Mark Wetmore, CU track and
cross-country coach, who will join him that night. Many of you are probably
follow his training principles without knowing it. Tickets are $10 in advance at
Fleet Feet in Boulder, or $12 at the door. For those who can't get to Boulder in
advance, Greg Cunningham, the store manager, told me that you can call the store
and put your name on a list, then only pay $10 at the door. 303-939-8000,
http://www.fleetfeetboulder.com/

Please send me a message if you are interested in carpooling to this
event.

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The Wild West relay is a new event for 2005. Also known as "Get Your
Ass Over the Pass," the 195-mile race goes from Ft. Collins to
Steamboat Springs. There will be teams of 12, with each person doing
three legs averaging ~5.25miles. There will also be a category for
"Ultra" 6-person teams, with each runner doing a single leg of about
32.5mi The race takes place August 19-20, 2005. For more info go to
http://www.wildwestrelay.com/.

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

12/1, 7:30pm; A Night with Arthur Lydiard; Boulder HS; 303-939-8000,
http://www.fleetfeetboulder.com/

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)



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