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LOCATION IS CABALLERO TRAIL HEAD!

PLEASE READ THIS ENTIRE MESSAGE

* The complete UltraLadies Training Schedule can be found on the Trail Run Events "LATEST INFO".

* 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 Blog 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 safety rules and recommendations as posted on the ULs website. The course arrows are made by volunteers however they are not responsible for your safety on the runs. You are running entirely at your own risk and if you are not willing to accept this risk, please do not run with the group.

~ TRAINING RUN: Saturday, May 17 - Caballero Trail to Parker Mesa Overlook  Round-Trip for 20.6 Miles.

~ This run will be held "rain or shine".

~ LOCATION 
* Exit the 101 at Reseda Blvd. Go south.  
* Caballero Trailhead is about a mile below Marvin Braude Mulholland Gateway Park
* Look for the Caballero Trail Marker on the left side just before the stop sign at Country Club Place.

* Free Parking is on the street.

* Be sure to lock your vehicle and do not leave items in sight.

~ MEETING SPOT: We will meet at the trail head on the left side of Reseda Blvd.

~ MEETING TIME: 6:45 AM SHARP- Please arrive EARLY; bottles full and shoes tied; ready to run at 7:00 AM.  

~ START TIME:  7:00 AM SHARP.

~ 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.

~ DISTANCE: 20.6 miles (more-or-less).

~ MAX RUNNING TIME: 5h00m -- -- Designated turn-around time is 2h20m.  NOTE: If you choose not to turn-around at 2h20m, please do not run with the UltraLadies and do not use the sign-in sheet.

~ CUT-OFF: All runners please turn around at Parker Mesa Overlook or 2h20m, whichever comes first.  *See NOTE above. 

~ WATER: Water available at Trippet Ranch; mile 7 and mile 15.

~ TOILETS: At Trippet, per above.

~ Everyone runs for "time on their feet". The slowest runners should plan to maintain a pace of 4-mph overall. The cut-off time is firm 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.

~ ARROWS: Trails will be marked with minimal flour arrows. Arrows will not be placed in the center of the trail; they will be off to the side so as not to be smudged out by other trail users.  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, 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. 

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

ROUND TRIP FROM CABALLERO TRIAL HEAD

TO PARKER MESA OVERLOOK (VIA MUSCH TRAIL) FOR 20.6-MILES

1-Start at Caballero Trail Head
2-Follow Caballero Trail to Mulholland fire road -- mile 1.5
3-RIGHT turn on Mulholland fire road to Bent Arrow Trail -- 1.8
4-LEFT turn on Bent Arrow trail to Temescal fire road #30 -- mile 2.3
5-LEFT turn on Temescal fire road to Hub Junction -- mile 3.7
6-RIGHT turn on Eagle Springs fire road and continue to Eagle Junction – mile 5.2
7-CROSS STRAIGHT over Eagle Springs fire road and take Musch Trail down to Trippett Ranch Visitor Center -- mile 7.2  (TOILETS/WATER)
8-Leave Trippet Ranch Visitor Center to junction of East Topanga fire road -- mile 7.3
9-RIGHT turn on East Topanga fire road and continue approx. 2.5 miles to Parker Mesa Overlook Junction -- mile 9.8
10-RIGHT turn at Parker Mesa Overlook junction and continue to the Overlook -- mile 10.3

RETURN

11- Return to East Topanga fire road -- mile 10.8
12-LEFT turn on East Topanga fire road and return to Trippet Junction -- mile 13.3
13-LEFT turn at Trippet Junction and go 0.1 miles to Trippet Ranch Visitor Center -- mile 13.4 (TOILETS/WATER) -- Be sure you have enough fluid; the last miles have some up hills with sun exposure.
14-Leave Trippet Ranch Visitor Center via Musch Trail to East Topanga fire road -- mile 15.4
15-CROSS OVER East Topanga fire road take Eagle Springs fire road to Hub Junction -- mile 16.9
16-LEFT turn onto Fire Road #30 (look for signs to Mulholland) and continue to Bent Arrow Trail -- mile 18.3
17-RIGHT turn onto Bent Arrow Trail to Mulholland fire road -- mile 18.8
18-RIGHT turn onto Mulholland fire road to Caballero Trail -- mile 19.1
19-Caballero Trail is on your LEFT. Take Caballero Trail to the finish -- mile 20.6

To view a map of this run, go to:
http://www.mapmyrun.com/routes/view/34687240

PLEASE SUPPORT THE ULTRALADIES BY RUNNING OR VOLUNTEERING AT OUR EVENTS:

VALLEY CREST HALF MARATHON – JUNE 8, 2014

BULLDOG 50K/25K TRAIL RUNS – AUGUST 23, 2014

http://www.trailrunevents.com

Happy Trails,

NSD