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The first official UltraLadies’ Bulldog group training run is Saturday, April 10.

The complete Bulldog Training Schedule can be found on the Trail Run Events blog:

http://www.trailrunevents.com/tre_blog/?cat=5

Whether you’re a “newbie” or you’ve run with us before, please take the time to read all the information on the web page, especially the TRAIL RUNNING GUIDELINES and FAQs, that includes information for your safety. With fairly large groups of runners, I cannot emphasize enough the importance of each and every one of you reading the entire information found on the training pages of the ULs website. Please read this at least once before you run.

You may expect to receive an UltraLadies emailed update about a week before each training run.  It is always a good idea to check the Trail Run Events blog page on the night before each run in case there has been a last minute change of location or even run cancellation.  This has happened on occasion due to park closures due to fire, for instance.

TRAINING RUN:  Saturday, April 10

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.

TIME: 7:00 AM – Please arrive early as we will have a short trail briefing just before starting out.
DISTANCE: 14 miles (more-or-less)

WATER:  Water available at Nike Base aka San Vicente Mt. Park accessed at mile 3 and mile 11.

TOILETS: At Nike Base, per above.

COURSE DESCRIPTION: This is an out-and-back 13-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.

ADDITIONAL NOTES:

~ I’ve tried to schedule the runs to include at least one water stop however this is not guaranteed.
Please carry enough fluid to allow you to consume +/- 20oz/hour.  Please do not show up with those little tiny water bottles!!!

~ The 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.

~ 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.

~ 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.

~ 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 cooler with some drinks and snacks.  I will set my cooler next to my car, but with larger groups, it is always nice to have more drinks, etc. A folding chair will come in handy as you wait for others to come in.  It is a good idea 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.

PARKING: Meet below the white 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:  Don’t park at the top of Reseda without buying a parking placard.

STOP SIGN AT PARK EXIT:  There is a PHOTO ENFORCED STOP SIGN at the park exit.  Please stop and count to 3 before proceeding ahead.

REMINDER:  Please go the Trail Run Events website and read the Trail Guidelines and FAQs before attending the first run.

Happy Trails,

Nancy

REMEMBER TO SAVE THE DATES:

2010 VALLEY CREST HALF MARATHON — Sunday, June 13

http://www.active.com/running/tarzanalos-angeles-ca/valley-crest-half-marathon-2010

2010 BULLDOG 50K/25K TRAIL RUNS — Saturday, August 21

http://www.active.com/running/calabasaslos-angeles-ca/bulldog-50k-ultra-run-2010

http://www.active.com/running/calabasaslos-angeles-ca/bulldog-25k-trail-run-2010