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Train with your friends on the Bulldog race course:

DATES:

• Saturday, July 13
• Saturday, July 27
• Saturday, August 10

TIMES:  7:00am - Please do not start early; you need to train in the heat to race in the heat!

LOOP:  One loop is 15.4 (approximate) very hilly miles.

MEET UP:  Suggest meet up with groups at the parking site to run together according to pace.

PARKING IS FREE OUTSIDE THE PARK.  PARKING INSIDE THE PARK IS $12.00.

DIRECTIONS TO PARKING:

~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.                                                                                                                                                                               ~From here is it is a short walk along Las Virgenes to enter the park.                                                                                                                      ~Please use traffie lights to cross.

WATER/TOILETS:

• Water and toilets in the first picnic area after you walk into the park.
• The Bathroom at Tapia Park (mile 13.1) is CLOSED for repairs. That usually means the park has decided not to pay staff to service the bathroom.
• Emergency water is located at mile 13.3 inside Tapia Park:  Please cross the creek and come up to the Tapia parking lot on the other side.  In the middle of the parking lot there is a water faucet. 
• There are no toilets on this run.  Please carry out your trash.

YOU MUST CARRY ENOUGH FLUIDS, CALORIES AND ELECTROLYTES TO SUSTAIN YOU THROUGH 15 VERY HILLY MILES! RECOMMEND 20oz (one bottle) per hour that you expect to be out there:  Four hour runners will need at least 80oz; Three hour runners will need at least 60oz., etc.

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

COURSE MARKING:   On June 15, a few orange surveyor ribbons were tied at significant turning point on the race course but there is no guarantee that the ribbons have not been removed. The ribbons are off to one side so you need to search for them at turns. Best to print and carry the course directions.

CREEK CROSSING: Please note; there is a creek crossing between Tapia Park west and Tapia Park east at mile 13.1.  Please use the creek to cross; do not cross on the bridge on Las Virgenes.

BY ATTENDING THESE RUNS, YOU AGREE:

~That you are running at your own risk.
~That you are trained for and prepared to run 15.4 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
http://www.michaelroyer.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/Bulldog-25K-50K-Course-Preview-Directions-Poc
www.michaelroyer.org
http://www.michaelroyer.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/Bulldog-25K-50K-Course-Preview-Directions-Poc
www.michaelroyer.org

Happy trails,

NSD