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RAIN OR SHINE!
 

REMINDER: You are running at your own risk! Trail Run Events and the UltraLadies assumes no responsibility for your safety or well-being on these training runs. 

TRAINING RUN: SATURDAY, APRIL 9

LOCATION: Marvin Braude Mulholland Gateway Park (Valley Crest Half Marathon site). Exit the 101 Fwy at Reseda Blvd in Reseda. Turn South/west and go all the way up the hill. Continue through the gate into Marvin Braude Mulholland Gateway Park. Be aware that speeds and stop signs are monitored by police.

PARKING:
Free parking below the YELLOW LINE in the street. Note the photo enforced STOP SIGN above the white line.

PHOTO ENFORCED STOP SIGN ABOVE THE YELLOW LINE REQUIRES A FULL STOP!

MEETING LOCATION:
We will meet at the YELLOW LINE at 6:45AM.

ARRIVAL TIME:
6:45AM!  Please arrive on time; shoes tied, bottles filled.
We will have a short trial briefing at 6:50AM.

RUN TIME: 7:00 AM Sharp!
 

MAXIMUM RUNNING TIME: 3h00m 

All runners must turn around at 1h40m or at 7-miles, whichever comes first. This will allow 1:50 to return. When you run with the ULs, you agree to turn-around at the required time.

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

WATER: Water available at Nike Park aka San Vicente Mt. Park, accessed at mile 3.6, and again at mile 10.7.

TOILETS: At Nike Park, per above.

COURSE DESCRIPTION: This is an out-and-back 12-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

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.
• Failure to check back after your run may result in search & rescue being called, at your expense.

ADDITIONAL NOTES:

• 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 little tiny water bottles!!!
• 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 small cooler with some drinks and snacks. A folding chair will come in handy as you wait for others to come in. It is important 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.

DIRECTIONS:  PRINT AND CARRY

~0mi Head southwest on Reseda Blvd
~0.4mi Left turn on Mulholland Dr toward the east
~1.2mi Continue on Mulholland Dr to Caballero Canyon Trail
~3.50mi Continue on Mulholland Dr through San Vicente fire gate
~3.55mi Turn right onto Water and Power Pole Rd ? paved driveway
~3.60mi San Vicente Park aka Nike Base (toilets/water)
~3.62mi Continue through San Vicente Park onto W Mandeville Fire Rd aka Westridge
~4.11mi Slight right to stay on W Mandeville Fire Rd
~7.2mi Continue on W Mandeville Fire Rd to dead-end at Westridge 

(TURN AROUND)

~7.2mi Head north on W Mandeville Fire Rd
~10.8mi Continue through San Vicente Park aka Nike Base (toilets/water).
~10.8mi Turn left onto Water and Power Pole Rd ? paved driveway
~10.86mi Turn left onto Mulholland Dr ? go through San Vicente fire gate
~10.93mi Head west on Mulholland Dr toward Sullivan Fire Rd
~13.0mi Continue west on Mulholland Dr past Caballero Trail Head heading toward Reseda Blvd
~14mi Turn right onto Reseda Blvd
~14.1mi Head north on Reseda Blvd to parking
~14.41mi Destination

Happy Trails,
Ultra Mama