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Sent: Wednesday, December 29, 2010 8:59 PM
Subject: Incline Club News V15 LR #6 — Happy New Year, it’s time for The Double!
Happy New Year Incline Club!
It’s time to ring in the New Year, and we’re going to do it with a bang: The Double! The vets in the group will know the significance of this run. The rest of you, well... Trust me, you don’t want to miss the start.
And to help you get warmed up for Sunday’s run, we have the 33rd annual Rescue Run on New Year’s day. It doesn’t start till 10am. So you can stay up to midnight and party like a rock star and still get more than enough sleep before the race. :-)
--john
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NEXT RUN: Longs Ranch Road
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Sunday, Jan 2, 8:00am — Memorial Park
Waldo/LRR double! Run the UPT and then head over and do Waldo Canyon — either way. Next, head up LRR and return via the Barr Trail. 3-4 hours, if it would be longer just do Waldo or LRR.
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THIS WEEK’S QUOTE:
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I am always doing that which I cannot do, in order that I may learn how to do it.
--Pablo Picasso
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33rd annual Rescue Run
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This Saturday is the 33rd Annual Rescue Run!
Proceeds of this race go to the El Paso County Search & Rescue (EPCSAR). The EPCSAR is an all-volunteer organization that provides search and mountain rescue services in El Paso County. If somebody gets hurt on Pikes Peak or lost on our many trails, EPCSAR is there to help. EPCSAR also provides major support for several of the major trail races in the area, including the Pikes Peak Ascent and Marathon.
The race starts at 10am in Palmer Park. See http://www.pprrun.org/events/RescueRun/main.htm for details.
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IC Run Photos
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Tim Bergsten with PikesPeakSports.us has been busy taking photos of some of the recent Sunday morning club runs.
You can catch the most recent shots at http://pikespeaksports.ning.com/photo/albums/beautiful-morning-with-the
Earlier club run photos can be seen at
http://pikespeaksports.ning.com/photo/albums/kickin-it-with-the-incline and http://pikespeaksports.ning.com/photo/albums/incline-club-kicks-off-another
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Weather Report:
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This Sunday we are expecting the weather to be cold. Maybe 15 at the start, maybe up to 30 by the end.
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Suggested Course Overview:
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This week’s suggested run is the double!
Take Waldo and on your way back, turn up Longs Ranch Road rather than return along Ute Pass Trail.
WARNING: If it will take you more than 4 hours or so to finish, do not attempt the full route. Shorten it to just Waldo, just Longs Ranch Road or some other variant.
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Race Reports:
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Don and Jennifer go down south to a much warmer spot while Jon goes up north.
McDowell Mountain Frenzy — Fountain Hills, Arizona — 12/11/2010
Tucson Marathon — Tucson, AZ — 12/12/2010
El Chubbo Grande Fat Ass — Fort Collins, CO — 12/18/2010
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McDowell Mountain Frenzy — Fountain Hills, Arizona — 12/11/2010
Don Solberg reports:
Distance: 25K
Goal: Under 2hrs
Results: 1:58:36
Website: http://www.aravaiparunning.com/results/2010MMFResults25k.htm
General Summary:
Went to Arizona to watch the Broncos. That didn’t go well. Wanted to get some running in some nice weather and low elevation. The race was in McDowell Mountain Park, with rolling hills, single track and rocky. Almost 80 degrees at end of race. They put on a great race.
Things Done Right:
Ran on vacation.
Things Done Wrong:
Not enough water.
Any Other Stuff:
Saw a lady with a 2010 Barr Trail Mountain Race Shirt.
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Tucson Marathon — Tucson, AZ — 12/12/2010
Jennifer Stock reports:
Distance: 26.2
Goal: no faster than 3:45.00
Results: 3:48.44
Website: http://www.tucsonmarathon.com
General Summary:
This is a road race and used to be almost an all downhill course (after the first 3 rolling miles). The course has changed since Greg ran it in 2001. Now it rolls for the first 5 miles, then from 10-13.5, and again for the last 2 miles. Between the rolling hills it is a gentle downhill.
Things Done Right:
Got in a couple of 20’s before the race. Greg & I are running the Mt. Mitchell Challenge in February (20 miles up the mountain and 20 miles back down), and wanted to use this race to see how our downill muscles are. Having mentioned this, I need to continue in the next section.
Things Done Wrong:
Did not train enough downhill. This is good to know, since I don’t want to destroy myself in February.
Any Other Stuff:
This is not the most scenic, nor is it the fastest race out there. However, it is well run with plenty of aid stations. I also got one of the funniest photos ever, a large group of porta potties were set up next to a sign reading “do not enter when flooded".
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El Chubbo Grande Fat Ass — Fort Collins, CO — 12/18/2010
Jon Teisher reports:
Distance: 26.2ish
Goal: Not get lost.
Results: 6:32:47
General Summary:
Race #2 in the new Front Range Fat Ass series. Ran the singletrack through Horsetooth Mountain Park and Lory State Park. Included big climbs up to Horsetooth Rock and Arthur Rock. The guy in charge, Nick Clark (4th overall at Western States last year) just moved here from England and may not have figured out how us Americans measure distance yet, as I thought the course was closer to 28 miles. Also had a 50K and 20 mile course.
Race #3 in the series starts and ends in Old Colorado City on January 15, 2011. Details TBA...
Things Done Right:
Didn’t get lost.
Things Done Wrong:
Took too long on top of Horsetooth and Arthur Rock. Awesome views of the Fort up there.
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IC BIRTHDAYS: 12/29/2010 — 1/4/2011
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NEW IC MEMBERS: 12/22/2010 — 12/28/2010
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UPDATED ABOUT ME PAGES: 12/22/2010 — 12/28/2010
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