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ULTRALADIES GROUP TRAINING RUNS FOR 2012

The first official UltraLadies’ Bulldog group training run is Saturday, April 7 for a 14-mile trail run on fire roads.

The complete Bulldog Training Schedule can be found on the Trail Run Events "Latest Info":

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 GUIDELINES and FAQs, that includes information for your safety. The Guidelines and FAQs will get you up to speed with regard to shoes and running gear that you will need.  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 email update about a week before each training run.  The update will include information about that weeks training run.  I will also post the update on "Latest Info" link.  In the event of last minute changes in location or cancellation, I will use the "Latest Info" link so its always a good idea to re-check the Blog on the night before each run.  This has happened on occasion due to park closures due to fire, for instance.

The training runs will begin at 7:00AM for April and May.  Sometime in late June, the runs will move up to 6:30AM.  It is important not to start the runs too early so as to allow you time to acclimate to the heat as the summer warms up.  Please arrive on time; bottles full and shoes tied; ready to run.  We will have a short trail briefing just before starting out on the first run.

The runs will be increasing in distance from 14-miles at the start to a couple of 26ers at the end.  Please be sure you have the ability to go double digits at the start.  More important than mileage is "time on your feet".  We will start with 3:00 maximimum time and eventually reach 6:00 max in training time. 

• All runs are on Saturday.
• Starting times TBA in weekly email updates.
• Run locations TBA in weekly email updates.
• Runs are "rain or shine".

A few simple rules:

• Please arrive on time.
  
• Please come prepared.
• Please use the sign in sheet at the beginning and end of your run.
• Read the Trail Guidelines
• Read FAQs 

ULTRALADIES GROUP TRAINING RUNS FOR 2012                                                                                     

• April 7 - 14 miles
• April 14 - OFF
• April 21 - 16 miles
• April 28 - OFF
• May 5 - 18 miles
• May 12 - OFF
• May 19 - 20 miles
• May 26 - OFF
• June 2 - 22 miles
• June 9 - OFF (Valley Crest race weekend)
• **June 16 - Bulldog 50K Qualifying Run
• June 23 - OFF
• June 30 - 24 miles
• July 7 - OFF
• July 14 - 26 miles
• July 21 - OFF
• July 28 - 26 miles
• August 4 - OFF
• August 11 - 20 miles
• August 18 - Taper week
• August 25 - Bulldog 50K race weekend                                                                                                                                                               
• **PLEASE NOTE: June 16 will be a Bulldog 50K Qualifying Run at Malibu Creek State Park; new race rules require that all Bulldog 50K entrants show proof of having completed either (a) the Bulldog 25K Trail Run or (b) proof of having completed a previous 50K trail run. 

Happy trails,

NSD