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RAIN OR SHINE !

PLEASE READ THIS ENTIRE MESSAGE

* I will not be at the run this weekend but with a little help from our friends, you will get through your run. UltraLadiesMan Sundar will meet and greet and run with you.

* Read all the information on the web page, especially the TRAIL GUIDELINES and FAQs

* http://www.trailrunevents.com/ul/trail-guidelines.asp
* http://www.trailrunevents.com/ul/faq.asp

* It is always a good idea to check the Trail Run Events Latest Info on the night before each run in case there has been a last minute change of location or even run cancellation.

* http://www.trailrunevents.com/info.asp?ns=ul

* Please remember that this is a volunteer group and it is "free" to run with the group. That said, there are rules and recommendations as posted on the ULs website. The course arrows are made by volunteers who are not responsible to babysit you during the runs. You are running entirely at your own risk and if you arent willing to accept this risk, you are also free to leave the group.

~ TRAINING RUN: Saturday, April 21

~ 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.

~ PARKING: Park 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 come back to park below the white line. Please note: Dont park above the yellow line without buying a parking placard. Note: If the park gates are locked, meet by the part gates instead.

***STOP SIGN: There is a PHOTO ENFORCED STOP SIGN at the crosswalk above the yellow line. If you drive up to the top, please stop and count to 3 before proceeding ahead. Same thing on the way down.

~ MEETING SPOT: We will meet at the YELLOW LINE in the street.

~ The SIGN IN SHEET: Please use the sign-in sheet at the beginning and end of your run. Please note that if you fail to "check off" at the end of your run, you may risk having search and rescue called out at your own expense.

~ Good idea to carry your cell phone and put your cell number on the sign-in sheet.

~ RUN TIME: 7:00 AM SHARP- Please arrive EARLY; bottles full and shoes tied; ready to run at 7:00 AM.

~ DISTANCE: 16.5 miles (more-or-less).

~ MAX RUNNING TIME: 4h00m

~ TURN-AROUND TIME: All runners please turn around at Parker Mesa Overlook or 1h50m, whichever comes first. Please do not continue past the cut-off time or you will risk having search and rescue called out at your expense.

~ WATER: Water available at Trippet Ranch; mile 5 and mile 11.

~ TOILETS: At Trippet, per above.

~ ARROWS:  Trails will be marked with minimal flour arrows. You will follow the same arrows out and back. There is no guarantee that you wont get lost. Hikers may erase the marks; other running clubs mark their own arrows also; fatigue may cause you to miss an arrow. Pay attention to landmarks to avoid getting lost or better yet, carry your own bottle of flour and make your own arrows (seriously)! Remember, if you want to follow our arrows, you should stay behind the arrow marker.

~ 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 go your own pace. 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 run the 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.

~ RUN DIRECTIONS - You might want to print and take with you!

ROUND TRIP FROM RESEDA TO PARKER MESA OVERLOOK: 16.5 MILES

1-Start Reseda fire road cul-d-sac
2-RIGHT turn on the Secret Trail (just after the cul-d-sac) and continue to Mulholland fire road -- mile 0.2
3-RIGHT turn on Mulholland fire road and continue to Fire Gate #30 -- mile 0.3
4-LEFT turn at Fire Gate #30 and continue to Hub Junction -- mile 2.3
5-RIGHT turn on Eagle Springs fire road and continue to Eagle Junction -- mile 3.6
6-LEFT turn on East Topanga fire road and continue to Trippet Junction -- 4.7
7-RIGHT turn at Trippet Junction and go 0.2 miles to intersection
8-RIGHT turn at intersection and go 0.1 miles to Trippett Ranch Visitor Center (toilets/water) -- mile 5.0
9-Leave Trippet Ranch Visitor Center the same way to East Topanga fire road -- mile 5.3
10-RIGHT turn on East Topanga fire road and continue approx. 2.5 miles to Parker Mesa Overlook Junction -- mile 7.8
11-RIGHT turn on Parker Mesa Overlook fire road and continue to Parker Mesa Overlook at the dead end -- mile 8.3

RETURN

12-Take Parker Mesa Overlook fire road to East Topanga fire road -- mile 8.8
13-LEFT turn on East Topanga fire road and continue to Trippet Junction -- mile 11.3
14-LEFT turn at Trippet Junction and go 0.2 miles to intersection -- mile 11.6
15-RIGHT turn at Trippet Junction 2 and go 0.1 miles to Trippet Ranch Visitor Center (toilets/water) -- mile 11.6 -- Be sure you have enough fluid; the last 6-miles have some up hills with sun exposure.
16-Leave Trippet Ranch Visitor Center the same way to East Topanga fire road -- mile 11.9
17-LEFT turn at East Topanga fire road and continue to Eagle Junction -- mile 12.0
18-RIGHT turn onto Eagle Springs fire road and continue to Hub Junction -- mile 14.2
19-LEFT turn onto Fire Road #30 (look for signs to Mulholland) and continue to Mulholland fire road -- mile 16.2
20-RIGHT turn onto Mulholland fire road and go 0.1 miles to Secret Trail -- mile 16.3
21-LEFT turn on Secret Trail and continue to Reseda cul-d-sac -- mile 16.6

To view a map of this run, go to:

http://www.mapmyrun.com/routes/view/15614838

Happy Trails,

NSD