Looking for someone to lead a DTR group at Centennial Cone on any or
all of the following dates: 10/5 (this Sun), 10/11, 10/19, 10/25.

Centennial Cone is one of the newer OS parks in the Jeffco system,
with really nice trails, just ~10mi W of Golden. The basic loop is
either 12 or 16.5mi, depending on where you start. There are options
to do shorter out-and-back runs/hikes. Oct would be a good time to go
up there to get some good views, before it gets gold and icy.

Centennial Cone has an alternate use policy on weekends. Odd numbered
weekend days are hiker only.

"Leading" a DTR run is easy. It just means picking a time and meeting
place (we usually meet by the Loaf 'n Jug, just off Iowa and hwy 93,
in Golden, to carpool). It helps if you are familiar with the trails
so you can help people pick the appropriate routes to take for the
time they want to run. You do not have to be the fastest to lead a
run; i.e., you don't have to be the lead runner.

If interested, send a message to the group at
DenverTrailRunners@yahoogroups.com. Include the important details
(where and when to meet, approx run time and time of return, etc.). If
you want, you can contact me for more questions about the park first.

Park info: http://jeffco.us/openspace/openspace_T56_R95.htm

If you're coming from Evergreen (or similar), you can meet us in
Conifer, rather than driving down to Morrison. Take hwy 73 S from
Evergreen to hwy 285, by the Safeway. Go ~1/2 S on hwy 285, to the
park-n-ride lot on the right. We should be there a little between
8:45-9:00am. Or, you can meet us at Pine Valley Ranch, around 9:15am.

If you have any questions about directions, call me on Sunday morning,
303-870-0487.

--- In DenverTrailRunners@yahoogroups.com, "Adam Feerst, Runuphill
Racing" <runuphillracing@...> wrote:
>
> Join us this Sunday at Buffalo Creek. You can run, mtn bike (some of
us will be doing both), hike or fish.
>
> The trails at Buffalo Creek are about the best in the state. There's
a good mix of climbs, flat, and rolling terrain. Most of the trails
are soft and smooth, so you can really fly, even on the steepest descents.
>
> Meet at The Fort restaurant at 8:30am. We'll carpool to Pine Valley
Ranch from there. It's about a 30 min drive.
>
> The Fort is located at 19192 Highway 8, Morrison. Take hwy 285 to
hwy 8, the first exit up from C470. The Fort is ~100 yards N of hwy
285. There's a large dirt lot along the E side of hwy 8.
> http://www.thefort.com/
> http://tinyurl.com/3lg2wv
>
> We'll start at Pine Valley Ranch
(http://jeffco.us/openspace/openspace_T56_R17.htm). The basic route is
~7.5mi, with options to go a longer. Please download the FS map
(http://www.fs.fed.us/r2/psicc/publications/buffcrk.pdf).
>
> Basic route: Start W on the Narrow Gauge trail, along the N side of
the S Platte River. In ~200m, go left across the bridge. In another
1/4mi, stay right onto the Buck Gulch trail. We'll be coming back from
the trail on the left. We'll stay together until here.* Buck Gulch
climbs ~1,100' in ~2.5mi, on a smooth, double-track wide trail. At the
the top there's a dirt road and FS kiosk. Go left there onto the
Skipper Trail. Skipper is a very fun single track. Most of the trail
is gently sloping downhill. In the middle there's a short, steep drop
to a small creek, and short steep climb up the other side. In ~2mi,
you'll come to a 4-way junction.^ The basic route will go left here,
onto the Strawberry Jack trail. It starts as a wide, smooth path, then
turns to a single-track. Some of the descents are steep, but the
footing is good most of the way down. There's a moderate climb ~2mi
down. Stay left at the top of the climb and follow the trail back to the
>  junction with Buck Gulch.* Go right there and retrace your steps
back to the start - cross the bridge, then right.
>
> For those wanting to run longer here's a brief description of some
options. Bring the FS map and I can explain them in more detail on
Sunday. All of the longer routes follow the basic route up Buck Gulch,
then left on Skipper to the 4-way Strawberry Jack junction.^ From there:
> Go straight across the junction onto the Homestead trail. You'll be
coming back from the right. In ~2-2.5mi, take a right onto Charlie's
Cut-off. Over the hill, take a right on the wide trail. This leads
back to the 4-way junction in ~1/4mi.^ Continue straight onto
Strawberry Jack, down to the start. ~11mi.Take Homestead past
Charlie's Cut-off (stay left), to Sandy Wash/Miller Gulch. Go right up
Miller Gulch ~3mi. Take the first right, which leads down to the 4-way
junction in ~1/2mi.^ Continue straight down to the start. Total ~15mi.
> Stay left at Sandy Wash/Miller Gulch, onto Sandy Wash. This drops
down to the Buffalo Creek Rd. Go right up the dirt road ~3mi. Lok for
a single track on the right. The trail splits just up from the road.
Go either way onto Baldy or Gashouse. They rejoin near the top.
Continue up to Miller Gulch. Go right on the with path ~1/4mi. Go left
down to the 4-way,^ and continue back to the start. Total
~20mi.Similar to the last route. Except, part way up the Buffalo Creek
road, take the first left up Shinglemill, then right down Morrison
Creek, back to the road. Then left up the road to Gashouse/Baldy.
Total ~25mi.
>
> Some of us are going to run the basic route, then mountain bike.
We'll decide the mtn bike route on Sunday.
>
> Additional links:
> USFS - http://www.fs.fed.us/r2/psicc/spl/biking.shtml
> Weather - http://tinyurl.com/3e9zzb
> Adam Feerst
> Runuphill Racing, LLC
> Running and Endurance Sports Coaching
> Race Management and Consulting
> www.runuphillracing.com
> ********************
> When in doubt, run uphill!©
>

Here's the missing link to the South Valley Park main page.
http://jeffco.us/openspace/openspace_T56_R19.htm

--- In DenverTrailRunners@yahoogroups.com, "Adam Feerst, Runuphill
Racing" <runuphillracing@...> wrote:
>
> Attached is a map with route descriptions for the run this Thursday
evening, in both pdf and jpg format. If you can't or don't want to
open the attachment, use the route descriptions and link to the Open
Space Map below. There is a large display map at the park. There also
should be paper maps there for you to take.
>
> Neither Joe nor I will be at the run. Look for Scott, Jeff, Mike,
David, Kristen, and other experienced DTRs to lead the group.
>
> Back in May, we developed the Thursday schedule for the entire
summer. This Thursday is the end of that schedule. Now that the summer
is over, we will start introducing some of our regular off season
routes; e.g., Green Mtn, South Table, Bear Creek Lake Park. We'll
decide on the run location each week, based on the weather and group
preferences. If you have any suggestions for next, or any future week,
please let one of the run leaders know, or you can send us an e-mail
to DenverTrailRunners-owner@yahoogroups.com
>
>
> South Valley, hogback route: This is a variation of the CMRA race
course, held in June. We'll stay on the E side of the road, and cross
over and back of the hogback. We don't do the hogback in the winter
because the ice makes it treacherous going over the hogback. We do run
the other route here over the winter.
>
> It gets dark early, Sunset is at 6:52pm; civil twilight (i.e., dark)
is at 7:19pm, so please adjust your route to finish before then.
>
> Slide 1
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>
>
>
>
> Routes
>
>
> All: From the gazebo, take the trail up the hill. Continue as it
curves right, and rolls down along the top of the meadow. Take the
next left (1), up the short, steep, Lyons Back Trail. Just past the
top, go right at the fork (2), down the hill, to the junction with the
wide, Cathy Johnson Trail (3).
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Short: Take a left up the CJ trail ~ ½mi. At the next junction (5),
take a sharp left. This is before the trail crests. Follow the trail
rolling back up to the top of Lyons Back (2). Take a right back down
Lyons Back, and return to the start. ~4.25mi. S-1-2-3-5-2-1-F
>
> Slide 1
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>  {font-size:149%;}
>
> Medium: Take a right at (3) and follow the wide path down to Deer
Creek Cyn Rd (4). Then turn around and head back up CJ. Continue past
the first trail (3), to the second junction (5). Take a sharp left and
follow the short route back to the start. ~5.2mi
>
>
> S-1-2-3-4-3-5-2-1-F
>
> Slide 1
> .O
>  {font-size:149%;}
>
>  Long: Follow the medium route, but continue up CJ past (5), over
the crest, and down to the road (6). Turn around and return back along
CJ to the first junction on the right (5). Then, follow the above
routes back. ~6mi. S-1-2-3-4-3-5-6-5-2-1-F
>
>
>
>
> Extra Long: To add extra, on the return, at the bottom of Lyons Back
(1), go left ~0.4mi to the first right (7). Take a sharp right. Take
the next right (8) onto Swallow Trail, rolling up back to the start.
Adds ~¾mi to all.
>
> Adam Feerst
> Runuphill Racing, LLC
> Running and Endurance Sports Coaching
> Race Management and Consulting
> www.runuphillracing.com
> ********************
> When in doubt, run uphill!©
>

Does anyone want to carpool to the Autumn Color Run in Buena Vista this
Saturday, 9/20/08?  It is a fun downhill half marathon.  Can drive or
ride.  Probably leave around 5:30 a.m.

A lot of DTRs have done Imogene. I'd like to get a variety of opinions to
Linda's questions below. We'll collect them, then post combined responses in a
week or so.
Adam

----------

I know Imogene has just happened. I'm thinking of doing it next yr. I
read the web site a bit. I think to get in its a lottery. I would
love to hear someone's first hand report, especially a first timers
thoughts about the experience. Or are there any web "trip" reports.

How much of the route is jeep road vs trail?? I've had some say that
its not that nice/scenic of a run...

Any suggestions for making it a "good", successful experience? Can
friends provide personal support, ie hand out clothing, food along
the trail?

Is there time limits? I enjoy running trails, but I'm not fast. Don't
do lots of running miles per wk. I'm more of a hiker-climb 13ers and
14ers every weekend, nearly all yr around. Done Pikes Marathon 6x, in
2007 up was 5:04, down 3:35. Also done Mt Evans rd race in 4:04 this
yr. If I could do similarly would I have a chance of meeting the
cutoffs? I dont know how to compare betwn the 3 races.

If you wish to reply directly, email me at lindajagger@...
Thanks.

Linda

To get to this week's Thursday run in Willow Springs...  When you
take the Quincy exit off C-470, you will need to take a LEFT at the
end of the exit ramp.  This is true regardless of whether you exited
C-470 from the north or the south.

Here's a reprint of the entire message, with corrected directions:

This Thursday is a run and potluck party at Christine, Rick,
Christophe and Bobbi's house in Willow Springs.

Meet at their house at 6:00pm, to drop off food, change, etc. The run
will start at 6:15pm sharp, so we can finish before dark and start
the
party. Sunset is at 7:04pm; Civil Twilight (dark) is at 7:30pm.

The run will be ~45-60 min. There will be both trail and road
options.
The trail routes are hilly. Christine, Rick, and/or Bobbi will guide
us. We will stop and regroup at key intersections. The road route is
gently rolling. There are no maps for this on the DTR site.

Party: The hosts will provide a main dish. DTR will provide plates,
utensils, cups, napkins, etc. Bring salads, drinks, desserts, side
dishes, etc., or just a smile. Please stick around even if you can't
bring food. We always have plenty of extra food.

Bring warm/dry clothing for after the run. Bring warm socks too. They
ask us to remove shoes inside the house.

Directions:
5939 Willow Springs Dr.
Take C470 to the Quincy exit.
From the N, go L at the end of the off ramp and head S.
From the S, go L at the end of the off ramp, over the hwy, and
continue S.
The road ends at Belleview. Turn R onto Belleview.
Go ~1.5mi up the hill
Just past the lake on the left then turn L on Willow Springs Drive.
*Go over several speed bumps, then stay L at the first fork on Willow
Springs Drive.
At the second fork/stop sign, the house is directly in front of you.
Turn L and park by the first driveway on the R, as far to the side of
the road as possible. The first few to arrive can park up the
driveway.

Alternate:
Take hwy 285 SW, ~2mi, to hwy 8, the first exit past C470. Turn right
at the first street, Willow Springs Road, just after the off ramp,
just past the big white mansion, just before The Fort restaurant.
Follow the road down the steep hill, under hwy 285, and back up the
other side, for ~1.4mi. Turn right at Willow Springs Drive. Then
follow the above directions.*

H: (303) 277-1817
C: (720) 284-4217

Next week's Thursday night run is scheduled for South Valley Park.
After that, we will move the start of the runs to 6:00pm, for several
  weeks, to get a little more daylight.

DTR continues to run through the winter. We will be sending out some
info later about lights, and running in the cold, and in snow and ice.

++++++++++

We'll be have a group run at Buffalo Creek, on Sunday, Sept 28.
Buffalo Creek has some of the nicest trails in the area. Buffalo Creek
is about 30 min from Morrison, where we'll meet to carpool. There will
be both running and mtn biking options, some of us will do both. There
will be running routes from 7.5mi, to as long as you want. Mark your
calendar. Look for details next week.

++++++++++

Upcoming Trail Races:

Lakewood Trail Running Series - Wed eve races in our own backyard.
9/17; #3, Bear Creek Lake Park; 6.5mi; Lakewood.
9/24; #4, Green Mountain. 1.3mi uphill; Lakewood.
http://www.lakewood.org/comres/page.cfm?ID=561&TrailRunningSeries/

Colo Masters races. Many DTRs are regulars at these races, some are
race directors.
9/20; Barr Lake 1/3-Marathon; Brighton
10/19; Coal Creek XC Challenge; 5.72mi; Louisville. Part of Fall Cross
series.
11/15; Chatfield 10-Miler; Chatfield St Park, Littleton.
12/6; Aurora Sports Park XC; 4km, 8km, 12km.
http://www.comastersrun.org

Fall Cross - A series of x-c style running races around Boulder
10/4; Rocky Mountain Shootout; 8km, women 6km; Boulder. Also watch the
collegians run.
10/19; Coal Creek X-C Challenge; 5.72mi; Louisville.
11/1; Twin Peaks Rotary Challenge; 3.5mi; Longmont.
11/23; Fall Cross Finals; Boulder
http://fallcross.com/

Evergreen Parks and Rec - Small, friendly races on great courses.
10/11; Lair O' the Bear; 10mi, 2mi run/walk; Idledale.

Pikes Peak Road Runner fall races, Colo Springs area
9/21; Pony Express Run; 15M; Woodland Park
10/4; Neilsen Challenge; 2M; Colorado Springs
10/5; Fall Cross Country Series I; 3.5M; Colorado Springs
10/11; CC Tiger Classic; 5km; Colorado Springs
10/19; Fall Cross Country Series II; 3.5M; Colorado Springs
11/1; Neilsen Challenge; 2M; Colorado Springs
11/2; Fall Cross Country Series III; 5.5M; Colorado Springs;
11/16; Fall Cross Country Series IV; 7.5M; Colorado Springs;
11/22; Turkey Trot Predict; 5km; Colorado Springs;
12/6; Neilsen Challenge; 2M; Colorado Springs;
http://www.pprrun.org


Other upcoming races
9/20; Frisco Trail Running Festival; 6mi & 12 mi solo, 6hr & 12hr
solo/relay
9/20; Run for Lift Up; 7M, 3M; Steamboat Springs;
http://www.runningseries.com
9/20; Autumn Color Run; 13.1M, 5km, 10km; Buena Vista;
http://www.fourteenernet.com/colorrun
9/21; Rattlesnake Ramble; 4.1M; Eldorado Canyon;
http://www.aceeldo.org/celebrate_eldorado/EldoradoTrailRun.php
9/21; Animas Mountain Mug Run; 6.6M; Durango;
http://www.durangogov.org/resident/parks_leisure/
9/27; Mountain Chili Cha Cha; 15M, 7M, 3M; Pagosa Springs;
http://www.joingecko.org/events
9/27; Golden Leaf Half Marathon; Snowmass - Aspen;
http://www.utemountaineer.com/
10/4; Chris Severy XC; 5km; Aspen; (970) 925-2172
10/4; Bacon Strip Trail Races; 4M, 10M; Fort Collins;
http://users.frii.com/jwelzel/
10/4; Gateway School Canyon Crawl; 10M; Gateway; (970)
http://www.active.com/page/Event_Details.htm?event_id=1539268&assetId=35512eb7-a\
d14-47b1-9f29-707f286865ad
10/5; Red Rock Scramble; 5km, 5mi; Lyons;
http://www.coloradoindianbar.org/rrs/index.htm
10/5; Blue Sky Marathon; Fort Collins; http://www.blueskymarathon.com/
10/5; Gore Grind; 3mi, 6Mi; Kremmling; http://www.runkremmling.com/
10/11; HRCA Backcountry Trail Run; 5M, 10M; Highlands Ranch;
http://www.highlandsranchrunseries.com/
10/12; Run to Whitewater; 18M; Grand Junction; http://www.mmstriders.org/
10/18; 24 Hours of Boulder; 100mi, 24 Hours, solo/relay; Boulder;
http://www.24hourstherun.com/
12/6; Rock Canyon Half Marathon; Pueblo; http://www.socorunners.org/
12/7; Colder Bolder Cross Country Challenge; 5km; Boulder;
http://www.bolderboulder.com/

Look for a list of snowshoe races coming soon.

This Thursday is a run and potluck party at Christine, Rick,
Christophe and Bobbi's house in Willow Springs.

Meet at their house at 6:00pm, to drop off food, change, etc. The run
will start at 6:15pm sharp, so we can finish before dark and start the
party. Sunset is at 7:04pm; Civil Twilight (dark) is at 7:30pm.

The run will be ~45-60 min. There will be both trail and road options.
The trail routes are hilly. Christine, Rick, and/or Bobbi will guide
us. We will stop and regroup at key intersections. The road route is
gently rolling. There are no maps for this on the DTR site.

Party: The hosts will provide a main dish. DTR will provide plates,
utensils, cups, napkins, etc. Bring salads, drinks, desserts, side
dishes, etc., or just a smile. Please stick around even if you can't
bring food. We always have plenty of extra food.

Bring warm/dry clothing for after the run. Bring warm socks too. They
ask us to remove shoes inside the house.

Directions:
5939 Willow Springs Dr.
Take C470 to the Quincy exit.
From the N, go R at the end of the off ramp and head S.
From the S, go L at the end of the off ramp, over the hwy, and continue S.
The road ends at Belleview. Turn R.
Go ~1.5mi up the hill
Just past the lake on the left then turn L on Willow Springs Drive.
*Go over several speed bumps, then stay L at the first fork on Willow
Springs Drive.
At the second fork/stop sign, the house is directly in front of you.
Turn L and park by the first driveway on the R, as far to the side of
the road as possible. The first few to arrive can park up the driveway.

Alternate:
Take hwy 285 SW, ~2mi, to hwy 8, the first exit past C470. Turn right
at the first street, Willow Springs Road, just after the off ramp,
just past the big white mansion, just before The Fort restaurant.
Follow the road down the steep hill, under hwy 285, and back up the
other side, for ~1.4mi. Turn right at Willow Springs Drive. Then
follow the above directions.*

H: (303) 277-1817
C: (720) 284-4217

Hi Adam,

Here's an announcement about our race coming up on Nov 1.  I hope you and some
other from down south can make it up again this year.  In addition to the usual
shwag that everyone gets, Fleet Feet is awarding some prize money this year,
both for my race and the overall race series.  Thanks for posting this info and
hope to see you on Nov 1,

Jason

--
Jason L. Kaminski, Past President
Longmont Twin Peaks Rotary
314 Cattail Court
Longmont, CO 80501
303 956-0634 cell
303 772-2755 office
303 772-0104 fax
www.LongmontTwinPeaksRotary.org

2nd Annual Twin Peaks Rotary XC Challenge (3.5 mi running race)

Race #4 in the 2008 Fall Cross Race Series

Saturday, November 1, 9AM at Roger's Grove Park, 220 Hover Street, Longmont

Race #4 in the Fall Cross race series.  All race proceeds benefit the Longmont
Twin Peaks Rotary Club scholarship fund.  Entry fee includes a professionally
timed race, aid station, overall and age-group awards, a goody bag (limited to
first 200 entries), and a warm fuzzy feeling.  Please thank and support our
sponsors!  For race series information, see www.fallcross.com.

Registration: $15 in advance, $25 race day.  Pre-register by October 30:

    1. On-line at www.active.com by 11:59PM October 30 or
    2. Walk-in registration at the Boulder Running Company, Boulder Fleet Feet
Sports, or Longmont Vision Source! Mees & Kaminski Eyecare, by 5PM October 30

Male and Female Age groups: 11-15, 16-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70
and better

Race Day Schedule:                                                        Race
will be held rain, snow, or shine

7:30- 8:45AM Registration and bib pick-up                    No strollers or
headphones allowed

9:00AM Women's race                                                  Entry fees
are nonrefundable & nontransferable

9:45AM Men's race                                                     Questions:
jasonod@...

10:30AM 10-and-under kids' 1.2 mi free fun run

11:00AM Awards

Parking lot opens at 7:30AM, and races will commence promptly at 9AM.  Please
give yourselves plenty of time to park, get your bib & packet, return to your
car, and warm up!

HI
I am running in this relay this Friday and Saturday - we have (had) a
ten girl team and one girl injured her foot - so we need a sub
desperately - basically it is a 3 leg per person relay from Idaho
Springs to Glenwood Springs , you just need to get to Idaho Springs
Thursday night - we have a dinner and sleepover at a B&B arranged
Thursday night and start 6am Fri morning.. All transportation etc is
organized. If you are interested please call my cell phone at 303-808-
7171
thanks

Karen