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The first official UltraLadies Bulldog group training run is Saturday, April 7.

The complete UltraLadies Training Schedule can be found at http://www.trailrunevents.com/ul/train-with-ul-50k.asp.

Whether youre a "newbie" or youve run with us before, please take the time to read all the information on the web page, especially the TRAIL GUIDELINES and FAQs, that includes information for your safety. With fairly large groups of runners, I cannot emphasize enough the importance of each and every one of you reading the entire information found on the training pages of the ULs website found at
http://www.trailrunevents.com/ul/index.asp.

It is always a good idea to check the LATEST INFO page on the night before each run in case there has been a last minute change of location or even run cancellation. This has happened on occasion due to park closures due to fire,for instance. This can be found at
http://www.trailrunevents.com/info.asp?ns=ul.

TRAINING RUN: Saturday, April 7

LOCATION: Marvin Braude Mulholland Gateway Park (Valley Crest Half Marathon site). Exit the 101 Fwy at Reseda Blvd in Reseda. Turn South and go all the way up the hill. Continue through the gate into Marvin Braude Mulholland Gateway Park.

RUN TIME: 7:00 AM - Please arrive early; bottles full, shoes tied, ready to run start running at 7:00am. If you arrive at 7:00am, you will already be late. We will have a short trail briefing just before starting out.

SIGN-IN SHEET: Please use the sign-in sheet on the clipboard located on the windshield of the gray Honda Element. Please write legibly and remember to check off when you return from your run.

DISTANCE: 14 miles (more-or-less).

MAXIMUM RUNNING TIME: 3h30m – Slower runners, please turn around at 1h40m or at 7-miles, whichever comes first. This will allow 1:50 to return. Please do not continue on past the turn around time.

WATER: Water available at Nike Base aka San Vicente Mt. Park, accessed at mile 3, and again at mile 11.

TOILETS: At Nike Base, per above.

COURSE DESCRIPTION: This is an out-and-back 14-mile run on hilly, graded fire roads. The first 3-miles are mostly up hill; next four are mostly down hill; next four are mostly up hill, last three are mostly down hill.

RUN MAP: http://www.mapmyrun.com/routes/view/15612820

PARKING: Meet below the YELLOW LINE on Reseda Blvd. If you would like to use the porta potty before parking, drive up to the top of Reseda, then return to park below the yellow  line. Please note: Dont park at the top of Reseda without buying a parking placard.

***NOTE STOP SIGN INSIDE PARK: There is a PHOTO ENFORCED STOP SIGN inside the park located just above the yellow line in the street.  There is also a crosswalk here. Please stop and count to 3 before proceeding ahead.

ADDITIONAL NOTES:

~ Many of the runs will include only one water stop.  Please carry enough fluid to allow you to consume +/- 20oz/hour. Please get used to carrying two 20oz bottles or equivalent hydration pack. Please do not show up with those little tiny water bottles!!!

~ SIGN IN SHEET:
* Please "PRINT" your name legibly.
* Please give the license number of your vehicle. This will help to determine who might still be out on the course versus who turned back early and drove home.
* Please check your name off the list when you return from your run.

~ Trails will be marked with flour arrows. You may get lost. Hikers may erase the marks. Other running clubs mark their own arrows too. Fatigue may cause you to miss an arrow. Pay attention to landmarks to avoid getting lost!

~ Pacing: You might be a fast runner or you might be a slow runner! You might be a fast runner on the way out and a very slow runner on the way back ;-). Please run at your own pace, following the arrows. You are not expected to "keep up". As most of our runs will be "out-and-back", you are encouraged to go as slow as you need to go on the way "out"; that will help insure that you can come back a little faster.

~ Ultra pace is "walk the up hills; jog the flats and down hills".

~ If you leave the trail for any reason, please leave your belt or pack on the trail to mark where you went in the bushes. Please remember to "leave only footprints"; pack everything out.

~ Everyone runs for "time on their feet". The slowest runners should plan to maintain a pace of 4-mph overall. A cut-off time for each run will be established in the email update and if you are a slower runner, you should expect to turn around at the cut-off time and head back to the cars. This means that although the run is tagged at xx number of miles, some of you may actually run fewer miles but will still complete enough "time on your feet" to finish a 50K race.

~ Bring a cooler with some drinks and snacks. A folding chair will come in handy as you wait for others to come in. It is a good idea for us to be sure that the last runners have made it in safely before leaving. This is the reason we expect you to all sign in and sign out and to respect the imposed turn around cut-off times.

Happy Trails,

Nancy