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Sent: Thursday, December 09, 1999 11:05 AM Subject: Incline Club V4 LR #3 Hi all, Considering the cold (11 degrees) and the fact that several club members headed down to the Pueblo half marathon I was really amazed to see 20 people and 4 dogs last Sunday. I know I keep telling the same old story but I remember when a day like that would have had only 2-3 of us out there — it is going to be a great season! A group of us got to talking after the run. All agreed that the off season is one of the most important parts of a well rounded year. Those that took a small break are looking fresh, well rested and most importantly — injury free. The flip side of that is NOW is the time to be very careful! Our minds are 100% but our bodies need time to catch up. Take it easy on the first couple of long runs and especially on the downs! There is plenty of time for going fast later in the season!!! ### This Sunday, December 12, 8 a.m. meet in the COG parking lot. Run out the Ute Indian Trail and then cross Hwy 24 and do the Waldo Canyon lollipop loop clockwise. Cross back over Hwy 24 (be careful) and return to COG parking lot via Ute Indian trail. 2-2.5 hours. If this loop will take more than 2.5 hours do an out/back instead! #### Got asked by a couple of people why we run Waldo clockwise. You do not have to! However take note the next time you run it and you will see there is far more ice on the North side of the loop than the South. Clockwise will keep you from having to go down in the ice where the potential for really going down is higher. ### Can someone at LSI get in contact with Jeff Miller and Kevin Caffey and have them update their e-mail. ### Ken Romero writes: Colorado Springs Pikes Peak Highway, the Pikes Peak Observatory (PPO), the Colorado College Student Astronomy Instrument Team (CCSAIT) in conjunction with Colorado Springs Utilities are proposing to design, fabricate, and install a panoramic camera on the summit of Pikes peak. The camera will provide high-resolution 360 degree images of the area surrounding the Peak at a frequency useful for assessing real-time conditions on and around the summit. The images will be processed and integrated by an onsite computer and sent down-town over CSU’s microwave to be distributed on the Internet. On that note does anyone know the status of the Softronics Peak Cam --> seems to have been down for weeks now! #### This got passed my way and thought it was interesting: This year will be the first full moon to occur on the winter solstice, Dec. 22, commonly called the first day of winter. Since a full moon on the winter solstice occurred in conjunction with a lunar perigee (point in the moon’s orbit that is closest to Earth) The moon will appear about 14% larger than it does at apogee (the point in it’s elliptical orbit that is farthest from the Earth) since the Earth is also several million miles closer to the sun at this time of the year than in the summer, sunlight striking the moon Is about 7% stronger making it brighter. Also, this will be the closest Perigee of the Moon of the year since the moon’s orbit is constantly deforming. If the weather is clear and there is a snow cover where you live, it is believed that even car headlights will be superfluous. On December 21st. 1866 the Dakota Sioux took advantage of this combination of occurrences and staged a devastating retaliatory ambush on soldiers in the Wyoming Territory. In laymen’s terms it will be a super bright full moon, much more than the usual AND it hasn’t happened this way for 133 years! Our ancestors 133 years ago saw this. Our descendants 100 or so years from now will see this again. I hope someone else might find this interesting! Remember this will happen December 22, 1999. I passed it on to the “other” crazy Pikes Peak club — Those that hike up the mountain while there is a full moon: www.pcisys.net/~rld/hike #### For the “newbies” Sid Rubey writes: The Sunday run was great! Just what I needed. Although I was the slug of the group, I am certainly not discouraged, it was kind of what I expected. I didn’t expect to be on the heels of the Matts, Kellys, & Dans. I finished the Ute-Waldo-Ute trail in a little under three hours. I’ve been having trouble with cramping, which I had again at about 2-1/2 hours. The muscle just above the knee on the inside. I attribute this to not enough long runs and practice on the hills. So, if I can keep showing up on Sunday, it will be what the doctor ordered. Being in a group adds a little more regularity and consistency to my long runs. #### Nancy Hobbs writes: Fresh from the USATF convention where mountain runners are finally getting some recognition, I will make a special presentation to Matt on Sunday, December 12 prior to the run. Be there if you can. #### Go out hard, when it hurts speed up... Matt Carpenter www.skyrunner.com
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