+ Thursday night holiday lights run and party: Wash Park
+ Saturday Evergreen Runners Circle run: next run Jan 8.
+ Tue morning runs: South Table Mtn (T=3, P=2, N=4)**
+ 2nd annual New Year's day run and pancake breakfast. RSVP!
+ Incline Club carpool
+ Races, clinics and other upcoming events


Happy Solstice everyone. The bad news is that it's cold outside. The
good news is that the days start getting longer.

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This Thursday evening is our annual holiday lights run and party. Meet
at 6:00pm, at the South HS parking lot, NW corner, at Louisiana and
Franklin, just across from Wash Park (red star on attached map).

The run will be a casual jog through the neighborhoods around Wash
Park. This will be a very easy run, about 50 minutes, as we look at the
decorated houses.

After the run, join us for a celebration and dinner at Las Margaritas, 1066 S
Gaylord, just N of Mississippi. That is 5 blocks E, and 2 blocks N of the HS
(blue X on attached map). Bring warm and dry clothes to change into after the
run. You are welcome to join us for dinner even if you can't make the run. Meet
us there around 7:00 - 7:15pm.

The forecasts call for very cold temperatures on Thursday. If it is as
cold as expected, we won't wait around much before the start, we will
probably run a little faster to keep warm, and won't dawdle afterwards
before heading over to the restaurant for dinner.

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There is no Evergreen Runners Circle (ERC) run on 12/25 or 1/1. The
next ERC run is scheduled for 1/8.

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:
1/8 - Upper Bear Creek Rd

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Leigh Singleton is 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. Leigh, and now Ray, are looking for some additional company.
Look for Leigh in a yellow Nissan XTerra, often with a standard poodle.
These runs will continue every week as long as people show up. Please
contact Leigh for more info: inclinerunner@.... It's also helpful
if you let her know if you plan to show up, It's not a prerequisite.
It's OK to just 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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The 2nd Annual New Years Run and Pancake Breakfast will take place on
Jan 1, 10am, at Derek and Jessica Griffiths' house, at Ken Caryl. This
is a low key gathering is intended to be fun and enjoyable. It consists
of a 5-mile or 8 mile trail run, followed by a pancake breakfast. The
run is optional. Derek & Jessica will be providing the grub.

Please RSVP to Derek at derek@... to help them get
the right amount of food.

Directions: Take C-470 to the Ken Caryl exit and head west. Stay right
at the "Y," at the light, and head up the hill past the horse barns,
towards the Manor House. Stay to the left at the next fork in the road.
Continue through the stop sign. Bradford Intermediate School should be
on your right. Park here and then walk across the main road (Valley
Parkway) to Dawn Heath Dr. Derek and Jessica's house is on the corner
of Dawn Heath and Tecoma Circle at 28 Tecoma Circle.

For more information and detailed driving and running maps, go to:
http://www.coloradorunnermag.com/other/PancakeRunInfo.html

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The Incline Club (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/

Contact me if you are interested in carpooling with others these runs.

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12/31; Bravo's Snowshoe Resolution Run; 5k; Vail; 970-581-5254;
http://www.altituderacing.com/

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

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

1/9; Beaver Creek Snowshoe Series #2; www.bcsnowshoe.com; 970-476-6797
x107

1/15 - Swift Skedaddle snowshoe race; 3k/10k; Silverthorne;
970-389-4838; www.racingunderground.com/snowindex.html

1/19, 5:30pm; Nighthawks Nordic Series, ski & snowshoe races; Eldora
Mtn, Nederland; 303-440-8700 x267

1/21-23; Grand Lake Snowshoe Festival; guided tours/hikes, 10k race
(1/22), other events; 970-627-1881;
http://www.grandlakesnowshoefestival.com/

1/22; Pazzo's Colorado State Championships at Meadow Mtn.; 9mi
snowshoe; Minturn; 970-845-0931

1/26, 5:30pm; Nighthawks Nordic Series, ski & snowshoe races; Eldora
Mtn, Nederland; 303-440-8700 x267

1/29; Cordillera Snowshoe Adventure; 5K/10K; Edwards; 970-581-5254

1/29; Winter Park Snowshoe Race; 5km (officially, but more like 4mi);
800-903-7275; http://winterpark-info.com/events/index.html?event=1455

1/30; Snowshoe cross-training for runners, cyclists and triathletes;
Nederland; www.racingunderground.com/snowindex.html; 303-642-7917

2/5; Snowshoe (and ski) Orienteering; Frisco Nordic Center;
www.rmoc.org

2/19; FREE snowshoe race; Salida area; details here later;
tsobal@..., 719-539-4112

2/27; FREE snowshoe race; Echo Lake or Berthoud Pass; details here
later; http://www.runuphillracing.com, info@...;
303-870-0487

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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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