TUESDAY SPEED
This week's speed workout will be at Bear Creek Lake Park or Red
Rocks, depending on the weather. Meet at the dirt lot, at the corner
of Morrison and Rooney Roads, at 6:00pm.

If it's dry, we'll jog out together to the base of the North Park
Trail (see map), and repeat the workout from two weeks ago. Take the
bike path into the park. Instead of going right at the first bridge,
stay straight on the bike path, onto the park road. Just past the toll
booth, stay left at the Y. Follow the road W for ~1mi. Just before the
road curves L and goes uphill, go left on the trail, cross to the
right of the creek, then meet at the 3-way trail junction. The
workout will be on a short trail loop from there.

If it's wet, but not to bad, we'll head the other way to red Rocks.
Cross the road, then go right on the bike path, W, into and through
Morrison. Continue up hwy 74 ~200 yards past the elementary school,
then turn right into Red Rocks park. At the fork ("B" on the Red Rocks
map), go left and continue up around the first two switchbacks. We'll
do repeats along the road, up-and-back to the ampitheatre.

If it's raining hard, you're welcome to show up, but I won't be there.

The speed workouts will take place every week, as long as there is
interest. Sometimes there will be a separate e-mail with the workout
info, Mon evening, or Tue during the day.

These workouts are for runners of all abilities. (The only exception
is for beginning runners or those coming back after a long lay-off.
You should build a good base, with lower effort, and gradually longer
runs, before you start doing speed work.) The group stays in a compact
area (e.g., short loop or out-and-back), so no one will get left
behind. We run for time, starting and finishing together. The route is
designed typically with the hard efforts on climbs and/or
non-technical terrain; descents and rocky terrain will be easy
efforts. The purpose is to combine track-like speed workouts with
power training for hills.