+Thursday's Run at Red Rocks
+Evergreen Circle group run
+Trail Races in March
+Trail Races in April
+Trail Races in May
+Volunteers for the Greenland Trail Races needed
+Running with others

This Thursday's run is at Red Rocks we will met at the
Trading Post. The main group will start at 6:15pm. An early group
usually starts around 5:30pm; look for Scott, Ray, Connie or Kim.

Do not forget your headlamps - it is not yet Daylight Savings Time.
Only Two more weeks:)

Directions: Meet at the Trading Post, just below the amphitheater.
From C-470 south: Take the Morrison exit, hwy 74. Go west through the
town of Morrison. Just west of the town, look for the signs for Red
Rocks. I
believe it's the first right after the light at hwy 8. Follow the
signs to the Trading Post. From I-70, take exit 259, the
Morrison/Golden/Red Rocks exit. Go south, down the hill, for about 1
mile. Turn right into Red Rocks park and follow the signs to the
Trading Post.


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Route Description: There are several options.

Not knowing what the weather will bring I will give two different
options one for trails or one on the roads.

The trail option:
Starting at the trading post go out of the parking lot to your left
(uphill) and follow the road until just before the road junction
there will be a trail off to your right. Jump on it and follow it down
the hill. At the bottom of the hill the trail will meet the dirt road
and the trail begins to climb stay on the trail and do not cross the
dirt road.
The trail will come to a pave road cross the road and continue
following the trail on the far side. The next major point will be
trail junction with the Morrison Slide Trail. At this time of year we
want to take the right fork. The trail will stop the climb and level
out. In about ½ mile you will make a left hand turn (180 degrees) on
to the Morrison Slide trail the trail might be snowy and Icy in
sections as this is the north facing slope so take it easy up the
hill. Once you get to top follow the trail along the edge of the hill
top enjoying the view of the lights of Denver. The trail will then
start down the hill. The next trail junction that you will come you
will want to take a right. This is the way that you originally came
up on. From here on just follow the trail back to the Trading Post.
(If you want to make the route shorter back when you get to the paved
road just follow it up the hill and then take a left at the road
junction and it will lead you back to the trading post).

The Road Route - Start the same as the trail route by taking a left
out of the parking lot and heading up the main road. When you get to
the first road junction you want to go left on the road. When you get
to the next road on the right follow it up the lookout point and come
back down the hill. When you meet the main road take a right and
follow it up through the tunnel to the top of the Amphitheater. Turn
around and had back down the road. Take the first paved road to the
right (the way you came up). Just before the trading post take a right
on the road and follow it up and around the trading post to the far
side of the park. When you get to the next major road junction
(sometimes tricky to see in the dark) you want to take a left. This
will now start to climb up back to the trading post. The next road
junction if you want to go a little longer take a right and go for
another 10 minutes or so. If not make a left turn and head back up to
the trading post and your car.

Afterwards a group normally likes to have dinner in Morrison.

For a maps http://dtr.runuphillracing.com/Maps/

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This Saturday's Evergreen Runners Circle (E.R.C.) run is at the
O'Fallon Park.

The E.C. runs are usually 60-90 minutes long. Starting at 8:30am
They usually go out for coffee/breakfast afterwards. Several of us do
the E.C. runs, but I don't organize them. Please forward your
questions to Dave via the E.C. link below. For more info about the
E.C. schedules, go to:
www.geocities.com/Colosseum/Lodge/7018/index.html

Schedule:
3/19: O'Fallon Park. Run to Lair o' the Bear and back
3/26: Chief Hosa
4/2: Evergreen Lake House
4/9: Upper Bear Creek - 5 mile marker
4/16: Genesee overlook.

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Races in March

3/19/05; Spring Spree 10K 9am Twin Lakes Park; 303-791-3384
www.comastersrun.org

3/19; The Swift Skedaddle snowshoe race; 3K/10K; Frisco; 970-389-4838;
www.racingunderground.com/skedaddle.html

3/20; AARP Snowshoe Festival; Devil's Thumb Resort, near Fraser; (303)
764-5987; www.aarp.org/co/Articles/a2004-02-06-co-snowshoes.html

3/26; Snowshoe Shuffle; Vail; 10k/5k, 1mi fun run; www.snowshoeshuffle.com

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Races and trail clinics in April

4/2; Widowmaker Trail Race, 7m & 11mi; Grand Junction;
www.mmstriders.org, doowahdiddee@...; Paul Wubben, 970-241-6478

4/9; Trail Running 101; Running form clinic (great for road runners
too); www.runuphillracing.com/; infa@...; 303-870-0487

4/16; Greenland Trail Run; 12.5k, 25k, 37.5k, 50k; Douglas County;
www.coloradorunnermag.com

04/17 Canine Classic 5K, 10K Boulder, CO; (303) 443-0400 ext 107;
info@...; www.movingtoendsexualassault.org

4/23-24; Spring Desert Ultra; 5m, 10m, 25m, 50m;
www.geminiadventures.com, reid_delman@...

4/24; Trail Running 101; Running form clinic (great for road runners
too); www.runuphillracing.com/; infa@...; 303-870-0487

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Races in May

5/7; Collegiate Peaks Trail Run; 25m & 50m; Buena Vista;
www.collegiatepeakstrailrun.org, buenavista@...; 719-395-6612

5/15; Trail Running 101; Running form clinic (great for road runners
too); www.runuphillracing.com/; info@...; 303-870-0487

05/21 24 Hours of Boulder...The Run 24H Boulder, CO; (303) 249-1112;
reid_delman@...; www.geminiadventures.com

05/21 Hayden Cog Run 8.4M, 10K, 5K Hayden, CO; (970) 276 3741;
lheer@...; www.townof hayden.org

05/29 Wyoming Marathon Races 13.1M, 26.2M, 52.4M Laramie, WY; (307)
635-3316; RunWyo@...; www.angelfire.com/wy2/marathon


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Remember what make races possible is Volunteers

Derek is looking for volunteers for the Greenland Trail Races on April
16. There are 4 different distances - 50K, 37.5K, 25K, and 12.5K. It
is the Colorado USATF 50K and 25K trail championships for 2005. If you
are interested in volunteering, please email Derek at
Derek@....


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Leigh Singleton and Ray Grundmeyer are leading runs every Tue morning
at South Table Mtn. They meet at 5:15am, and run into the sunrise. The
pace is casual. They welcome some company. Please see the message
posted on Mondays for more details.

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Start your Wed mornings off right with some stair climbing at Red
Rocks on Wed mornings. Stairs are a great way to build hip strength
both for climbing, and for a longer stride on the flats. Park at TNT
Country
Breakfast, in Morrison, at 5:45-5:50am, and run up. Or meet in the
amphitheater at 6:00am. See the message posting on Tuesdays for more
details.

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If you can't get up that early on Tuesday you can join the Rocky
Mountain Road Runners at 6pm at South High School Parking lot and join
them for 1 to 3 laps around Washington Park.

Or if you work downtown you can meet at NikeTown on Tuesdays at 16th
and Glenarm and run with another group that runs along the Cherry
Creek bike path 3-8 miles They leave at 5:45 p.m. sharp so don't be
late or they will leave you.

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Remember it is not how fast or how far that you run but that you get
out there and enjoy your self while running.