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RAIN OR SHINE ! 

PLEASE READ THIS ENTIRE MESSAGE

Short and Simple everyone...

• I will not be at the run this weekend but with a little help from our friends, you will get through your run.  Veteran UL Helga Jessen will leave early and mark the arrows for you!  Veteran UL Rebecca Ronquillo will meet and greet and run with you.
  
• The complete Bulldog Training Schedule can be found on the Trail Run Events Blog.
  
• Read all the information on the web page, especially the TRAIL GUIDELINES and  FAQs
  
• 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. 
  
  

~ TRAINING RUN:  Saturday, April 23

~ 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.

~ MEETING SPOT:  We will meet at the white line near the pay kiosk.  If the park gate is locked, we will meet at the park gate. 

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

~ DISTANCE: 16.5 miles (more-or-less).

~ MAX RUNNING TIME:  4h00m

~ WATER:  Water available at Trippet Ranch; mile 5 and mile 11.

~ TOILETS:  At Trippet, per above.

~ 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. Note: If the park gates are locked, meet by the part gates instead.

***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. 

~ The SIGN IN SHEET:  There will be no sign in sheet for this run.  Please note per Trail Guidelines; YOU ARE RUNNING AT YOUR OWN RISK!

~ Trails will be marked with flour arrows.  There will be out-and-back arrows.  You will follow the same arrows out and back.  There is still no guarantee that you wont 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!

~ 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.