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Sent: Thursday, March 07, 2002 2:54 PM
Subject: Incline Club V6 LR #16
Howdy ICers,
I want to thank those of you that came to the Discovery of Pikes Peak presentation. Based on the counting of several people and by looking at several photos I was able to come up with 47 people in attendance. The great news however is that $345 was donated for the club’s website which almost covers it for two years!!! Or we could use the extra at the year-end party or who knows what. It might be neat to buy one of those measuring wheels Mike mentions below so we can quit beating up the PPRR’s. At any rate, I was not expecting that kind of generosity and I thank you. Also thanks to those that contributed outside of the presentation bringing the total to $360.
It seems that every time I look out my windows I see the Manitou Springs girl’s soccer team and the boy’s baseball team practicing. I guess that means spring is here:-) Like I said last week now is the time to keep at it because Thursdays are just around the corner with the first one being April 11th!
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NEXT RUN:
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Sunday, March 10, 8:00am — Soda Springs Park
Run Ute Pass Trail and turn right and cross Hwy 24 and run Waldo Canyon loop in the clockwise direction. Cross back over Hwy 24 (be careful) and continue up LRR and return via the Barr Trail using the “J” pipe trail. 2.5-3.5 hours. If it would take longer skip LRR and return via the UPT.
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ICers WRITE:
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Elizabeth Ahola writes:
So true about keeping up the hard work. I find myself lacking in motivation lately. I tell myself that my base is better than it was last year so I can afford to not work as hard and can take days off.
To overcome this, I’ve signed myself up for a few short distance races, 1/2 marathons. It helps me to focus if I have some short term goals that won’t interfere with my PPM training.
Maybe this could help others. :)
(Matt C adds: Yes indeed, you got that right. Those that set long term goals without short term goals often end up reaching no goals!)
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Randy Lindsay writes:
Hey, I was here before they changed Pike’s Peak in 1978, so I say, heck with ‘em, if the legislature can’t type an apostrophe in Pike’s Peak’s name, next thing you’ll be seein’ ‘em knocking it off Pike’s Peak’s own Avenue’s name.
And Randy writes in part:
I did the RRR-Williams-Waldo-UPT run Saturday since I’m to go skiing
with my family on Sunday. It was plenty cold, but livable. No ice on the
entire route due to all the warm weather. I guess that’ll get corrected in
the next week or so. My dog remembered all the turns which impressed me as
it had been probably a year since she got to do it. Now I’m sore, so
telemarking should be lots of fun!
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Mike Kolesnik writes (after asking about the PPRR’s measuring wheel I have been using):
I found a measuring wheel and went out and bought it. It was only $25 and I got it at Harbor Freight Tools if you want to get one for yourself. I know there is a Harbor Freight store in CS so you may want to look into it. http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/Displayitem.taf?itemnumber=42293
I measured a course which I could swear was 4.5 — 5 miles to the turnaround When I got to the end it was 4 miles exactly. Talk about depressing!
I had not even broke 40 minutes for this turnaround and felt even worse after finding out the true distance. However something good came out of it. Since I finally knew the distance it gave me a new found incentive to run better as I knew I could do better than 10 minute miles. I went out today and busted a 38:08 beating my previous best time by almost 3 minutes! (however I paid for it on the return :)
My next priority is to measure my 6 mile course which my legs swear is really 6 miles! One training aid which really seems to be working is alternate run/bike days so each week I run 3 days and ride 3 days.
I ran another 12 mile trail run(2:22) with the DURT crew and managed to stay with the lead pack to the summit.
They all went out fast at the start but I ran my pace and caught and passed three of them near the top.
They then blasted me on the return but I was overjoyed anyway. Losing 10 pounds really made a difference
in my running and I am excited because I still got 20 to go!
Always in the back (or front) of my mind is Pikes Peak.
Even though I am far away, PP is still my goal and now I finally think I have a shot at a respectable time (3:15 -3:30) if I continue at my present rate.
Also, I am glad to hear the IC has made a more formal pace grouping of runners. At least for me the best training is to run with some people slightly faster than me.
You guys and gals must be quite a sight, 70 strong, heading up Ruxton Ave.!
(Matt C adds: Mike got a quick lessen in why we prefer to go by time instead of distance when running in the mountains. In fact I have not even posted the LRR distances yet because I know that is going to be depressing!)
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Dawn Hunsaker writes:
I think I want to ask Dr Rocket about Paul Sullivan’s driving. . . This sounds good.
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ICU (Incline Club Ultra) REPORT:
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Rick Hessek writes:
Keith and I are going to start at 6:00 am. Sunday. Run up Rampart Range Road to the Overlook. From there run down into the North portion of Waldo. Go clockwise in the Waldo Lollypop loop and over to Highway 24. Up Longs Ranch, right at Bob’s Road and either go up to Barr Camp and then back to Soda Springs Park, or up Barr Trail to the trail down to the water pipe. Then follow the jeep road back around to No Name. Then down Barr Trail to Soda Springs Park.
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R REPORTS:
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Jonathan Cavner reports:
Race = Mountain to Fountain
Location = Fountain Hills, AZ
Date = Feb. 23, 2002
Distance = 15K
Goal = Run an easy race
Results = 52:46
Website = http://www.3disciplines.com
General = I was working in Phoenix last week and stayed the weekend. The only race was the Mountain to Fountain 15K near Fountain Hills, AZ(2000ft. elevation). I decided to run it, but not to press too hard because I wanted to train in the mountains later. I went out easy and immediately noticed a difference in altitude. It actually felt like I was running on air.
Three people ran out very fast. I decided to let them go. A few people ran with me for a while, would try to pass and then sink back. In what seemed like only a few minutes I passed a chalked number 3 on the road. I thought, oh that must be 3K, but looking at my watch it said 16:40. So, I knew it must be 3 miles. At this point I had pulled away from the chase pack and was closing in on 3rd place. I passed 3rd place at the 1st water stop, and small hills began at this point. 5 mile at 27:40. I couldn’t believe how easy this felt! 6 mile at 33:25. The second and first place runners disappeared in the distance. Then there was the famous “long sustained” hill which all the runners had talked about being excruciating. It was rather lame to Colorado standards. Later I found out that the chase pack had expected to catch me on the “big” hill, but that was not to be. Didn’t they know that I train with the Incline Club?
The last couple miles seemed long as I was expecting the end to come. Finish was 52:46. I think this was the only race in years that I actually felt energetic after the race. Even felt good enough to drive to the mountains to run 12 miles (2000ft. elevation gain) near Payess, AZ. Couldn’t let a weekend go by without running up a mountain.
With the exception of snowshoe races I haven’t done a 5K, 10K, or 15K since I was 18, I PRd them all in this race. The 5 mile was also a PR. Much fun was had!
Right = Didn’t go out with the leaders.
Wrong = Drank bear the night before. Stayed up late. Got up late, and missed the bus. Ran in my heavy training shoes. No warm-up. Ran hard Wednesday and Thursday, and was still sore from those workouts. Mostly... everything, but I didn’t care too much. It was just a fun race. I wanted to see what it was like to run a race at low altitude.
Other Stuff = The race was fairly well done, with the exception that they started the race 15 minutes early! Doing my business before the race, I almost missed the start.
The BIG QUESTION that all true Incliners must ask: “Do I get a R for an out of state 15K with a 12 mile mountain run thereafter?” ;)
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Daniel Adams reports:
Race = Honolulu Marathon
Location = Honolulu, Hawaii
Date = December 9, 2001
Distance = 26.2 miles
Goal = 4 hours (actually, finish in one piece & run the whole thing)
Results = 5 hrs 24 min (finished in one piece & ran the whole thing ssslllooowww)
Website = http://www.honolulumarathon.org
General = Well I should probably submit this before too many months go by.
I was in Hawaii on active duty with the Navy for two weeks & was only running about once a week beforehand. I heard about the race a few days before & signed up. But, having the desire to feel pain I went for it. Actually, I could do without the pain but it was a great race & quite scenic I might add, beautiful place.
Right = Woke up at 2:45AM to run off base & catch the bus at 3:30AM to go downtown for the race start at 5:00AM. Actually took my time in the race since I hadn’t prepared for it. This was the 4th marathon I’ve run (3 in 2001 & 1 in 200) the first time to run the whole thing only stopping to drink liquid then get rid of it. The first long race that I felt not half dead after, with actually enough remaining energy to walk around Waikiki the rest of the day. Also wasn’t feeling too bad the days after.
Wrong = Didn’t stay long enough. They made me come home after my two weeks was up. Stayed on base at Pearl Harbor because I had to. It would have been better in a nice hotel off of Waikiki Beach.
Other Stuff = I know you all feel sorry for me having to go to Hawaii for two weeks but it’s a tough job and somebody has to do it & it might as well be me. By the way, the beaches were great and the water was warm. There were a number of different people running in costumes, a couple of Japanese santa clauses, some natives in traditional garb, one marine with a full back pack, one marine carrying a huge flag through the whole race, one Japanese guy ran the whole race in traditional Japanese garb including wooden shoes, three Japanese guys in sumo wrestling type outfits & some other odd stuff.
I heard people talking about a dreaded hill before the race, well it was nothing & didn’t compare to the hills & mountains we run out here.
I do have to say I was glad it was cloudy, even with the clouds I started to heat up, it got a little too warm at times. But all in all it turned out really well.
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Gordon Neal reports:
Old Pueblo 50 mile run
Tucson, Arizona
March 2, 2002
Weather: Cool, sunny, and windy at times
Winning time: 7:03
My time: 10:29
Finish place: 20/52 finishers
This course is a large loop through the Santa Rita
mountains south of Tucson. It is run on rough jeep
roads and single track trail with no real sustained
uphills but also very little flat terrain. It is
a tougher coarse than it appears on the map, mostly
because of the poor footing over much of the coarse.
It seemed to be a universal consensus that this is
a beautiful coarse and a well conducted race. The
field doubled this year and the race director was>
forced to turn away runners when he reached the 60
runner limit that was on his forest service permit.
This year the race was very different than last year, as the field was much larger and faster. Last years winner finished tenth overall in a faster time than she ran last year. I finished faster than last year, not because I ran faster, but because I stayed on the coarse. With my altitude and cold weather training I should have had a significant advantage, but I ran out of steam about midway through the run. This was the first 50 mile run I ran 18 years ago. I have run this race seven times and been race director twice so it is an old favorite of mine and I will be returning in the future.
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WWW POST:
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3/3/02 A cold day of 10 degrees produced the smallest turn-out of the 2002 season when “only” 53 came for the Rampart Range Road / Williams loop. There were a few points when the wind combined with the cold to make you think your ears were going to fall off. However the views of Pikes Peak from RRR were worth it as always.
2/28/02 At least 47 came to the Incline Club’s fund raiser for the website at the Colorado Running Company. A presentation on the discovery of Pikes Peak was given followed by a Q&A on training and racing for any of the Pikes Peak races. The talk raised $345 which was more than enough to cover the costs of the site for the year.
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Go out hard, when it hurts speed up...
Matt Carpenter
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