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BULLDOG TRAINING DATES ANNOUNCED: TRAIN ON THE BULLDOG RACE COURSE

June 17, 2012

Join your fellow Bulldoggers for information training on the Bulldog race course.

DATES:
•    Saturday, July 7
•    Saturday, July 21
•    Saturday, August 4

ONE LOOP:  16.5 miles (from the car)

MEET UP TIME: Please arrive early, shoes tied, bottles full, ready to meet up and start running at 7:00AM.

RUN START TIME: 7:00AM. Please note that this is an unstructured run on the Bulldog race course. People just meet up at 7:00AM and form groups to run with.  I do not recommend starting earlier than 7AM; you all need to get your heat training on!

LOCATION: Meet on the corner of Las Virgenes Road and Mulholland Highway; this is outside of MCSP. 

DIRECTIONS:

~Exit the 101 at Las Virgenes Rd.
~Go south.
~Park at the corner of Las Virgenes and Mulholland Dr.
~Parking is free on the corner.
~Note: Can also be reached from PCH.

MILEAGE: 16.5 very hilly miles

WATER/TOILETS: There is NO ACCESS TO WATER on this run. Please note: The Bathroom at Tapia Park is CLOSED for repairs. That usually means the park has decided not to pay staff to service the bathroom. The only water and toilets is at start/finish inside Malibu Creek State Park. YOU MUST CARRY ENOUGH FLUIDS, CALORIES AND ELECTROLYTES TO SUSTAIN YOU THROUGH 16 VERY HILLY MILES! RECOMMEND 20oz (one bottle) per hour!

SUPPORT: THESE TRAINING RUNS ARE UNSUPPORTED. Please print and carry
the course directions for navigating the route. THERE WILL BE LITTLE TO NO COURSE MARKINGS; YOU ARE RUNNING AT YOUR OWN RISK! Suggest forming groups for safety.

COURSE MARKING: There will be little to no course marking. A very few orange surveyor ribbons have been tied at significant turning points but there is no guarantee that the ribbons have not been removed. The ribbons are off to the side so you need to look for them at turns. Best to print and carry the course directions. Volunteers to carry flour and mark arrows are welcome!

BY ATTENDING THESE RUNS, YOU AGREE:

~That you are running at your own risk.
~That you are trained for and prepared to run 16.5 very hilly miles.
~That you will carry enough fluid, calories and electrolytes to sustain you through the entire run.
~That you will run unsupported; finding your own way around the course, following the printed directions.
~That you are fully prepared to run in the heat.
~That you may encounter poison oak.
~That you may encounter rattlesnakes and/or other wildlife.
~That you will wear hats, visors, bandanas, sleeves, and sun block.
~That you will not wear headphones while running on the course.
~That you will not litter the course.
~That you will not hold Trail Run Events LLC or its agents or officers responsible for injury or death to yourself resulting from your training run.
~That you assume responsibility and expense for your own rescue and removal from the course should it be required. This includes, but is not limited to air evacuation.

RUNNING DIRECTIONS - PLEASE PRINT AND CARRY ON THE RUN:

Here is a link to a nifty Pocket Mod guide of the Bulldog race course.  Easy to print and fold to carry on the run. Thanks to Michael Royer for making this.

http://www.michaelroyer.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/Bulldog-25K-50K-Course-Preview-Directions-PocketMod-Booklet.pdf

And another link showing how to cut/fold the pocket mod.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IAb31rIeGZo

BULLDOG 25K TRAINING RUN – 16.5 MILES -- APPROXIMATE
RUNNING DIRECTIONS

~Park your vehicle on the northwest corner of Mulholland Drive and Las Virgenes. Optional parking is on the southwest corner; use crosswalk at signal to cross.

~Walk west on Las Virgenes Road approx. 1/8 mile to the entrance of MCSP.

~Turn RIGHT into MCSP and proceed through the guard kiosk.

~Follow the paved road to the end of the parking lot on your left – mile 0.4.

~ Note bathrooms on the left.

~The start of the Bulldog Race is here at the driveway at the end of the parking lot.

~Follow the paved road to the fire gate at the entrance to Craggs Road (across from the day use parking lot). Toilets are located in the parking lot on the left.

~Turn RIGHT onto Craggs Road – mile 0.7.

~Follow Craggs Road to the junction – mile 1.5 and continue RIGHT to the top of the hill overlooking Century Reservoir – mile 2.0.

~Continue down hill (porta potty on right). Continue straight to the river(bridge) – mile 2.6.

~Cross the river using the bridge and bear RIGHT. Take the narrow trail through the dry creek that opens back up onto Craggs Road – mile 3.1.

~Coming out of the dry creek, stay on the main trail, past the MASH site, to the bottom of Bulldog Motorway (mile 3.4). Turn LEFT on Bulldog Motorway, go up hill.

~At the junction of Bulldog Lateral (approx. mile 4.4), bear LEFT, and continue up hill.

~Follow Bulldog Motorway to the top of Castro Crest – mile 7.1.

~Turn LEFT at the top of Bulldog Motorway and proceed down to Corral Canyon – mile 7.9 - Go through the locked fire gate, down to the dirt parking lot.

~Leave Corral Canyon via Backbone Trail (aka Mesa Peak Motorway) to the southwest (to the left of the paved road straight in front of you); do not run down the paved road. This trail goes up and over some very interesting rock formations. It soon opens up onto an unmaintained fire road (Mesa Peak Motorway).

~Continue along Mesa Peak Motorway (bear LEFT at Puerco Canyon fire road) all the way into Tapia Park (mile 13.9). 

~At the Tapia toilet, follow the trail LEFT; the trail immediately turns RIGHT and heads down to the paved service road. Cross the road and take the trail by the chain link fence down to the creek.

~Cross the creek and follow the trail up to the Tapia picnic area; follow the trail left along the parking lot and through the fire gate – mile 14.2.

~Continue on the dirt fire road to Spur Trail (mile 14.5). Cross over the paved driveway to pick up Spur Trail.

~Follow Spur Trail up and over the mountain and down the other side into Malibu Creek State Park – mile 15.5.

~Leave Spur Trail by running through the dirt parking lot and turn RIGHT and proceed along gravel road.

~Turn LEFT at the pavement (mile 15.9) and proceed to the locked fire gate at the river crossing (Craggs Road – mile 16.1.

~Continue on pavement past the Craggs Road fire gate to the ranger kiosk at park entrance – mile 16.4.

~Turn left on Las Virgenes Road to corner of Mulholland Highway -- mile 16.5.

Happy trails,

NSD

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