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Sent: Wednesday, April 19, 2006 1:41 PM
Subject: Incline Club News V10 LR#22
Howdy, Incline Club!
Easter Sunday Run and Snow Report
63 ICers came out for an Easter Sunday run to Barr Camp. The following
snow report was posted on the IC website: There is NO snow all the way to
the Camp:-) Above the Camp there is just a couple of spots of snow and ice
until the end of the big switch-back after the Bottomless Pit sign. From
there till the A-Frame it is still runnable but there were a couple of
slick spots. However, they were melting while I was there:-)
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Pikes Peak Fun Fact
According to www.springsgov.com (City of Colorado Springs), Pikes Peak is
the most visited mountain in North America and the second most visited
mountain in the world behind Japan’s Mount Fuji.
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Train hard and train smart!
Connilee
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NEXT RUNS:
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Thursday, April 20, 5:45pm — Hydro Street
Warm up from Memorial Park in time to get to Hydro Street. Do 30 minutes
of 1 min hard, 1 min easy up the Barr Trail. Run easy back down the Barr
Trail do 4 easy Hydro Street hill repeats.
Sunday, April 23, 8:00am — Memorial Park
Run out El Paso Blvd and turn right before Hwy 24. Take the dirt shortcut
to Crystal Park Rd. Run Intemann Trail until it connects with Section 16.
Head right and run that until taking a left down High Drive to connect
back to Section 16. Finish the loop and return via Manitou Avenue. 2-3.5
hours.
Thursday, April 30, 5:45pm — Hydro Street
Warm up from Memorial Park in time to get to Hydro Street. Do a 30 minute
tempo run up the Barr Trail. Run easy back down the Barr Trail do 4 easy
Hydro Street hill repeats.
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THIS WEEK’S QUOTE:
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“The heart already knows what the mind can only dream of... trust your
heart” -Unknown
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ICers WRITE
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Actually There WERE Gunshots on RRR Last Week
Bob Mischler writes (in reference to last week’s enewsletter):
I see that in the newsletter there is a note that for the first time in
memory no guns were being shot at the range last Sunday. Let me assure you
that was not the case. I was near the back of the pack at the turn off
RRR. I only went a couple of hundred yards down the trail, when bullets
starting hitting trees very close to me. These were not shotgun pellets,
they were rifle shots. I stayed behind a tree for about five minutes,
waiting for a break. The shooting was in closely spaced spurts, making it
pretty much continuous. Finally I got a break and went back up to the road
and up to the range. There was a ranger there, and I asked him whether
everyone should be shooting at a backdrop of some sort. He said that the
only people who were not shooting at the hillside were the people shooting
shotguns. That would be the people shooting in our direction. I told him
what had happened, and we walked down to where the people were shooting
down the hill. Sure enough a young guy was shooting a small caliber
semi-automatic rifle of some kind down the hill and into the trees. The
ranger corrected the problem. Only the very careless would shoot a rifle
this way. I have sent a letter to Frank Landis at the Forest Service
relating this experience, and asking what can be done to prevent future
occurrences. I’ll let you know if I get a response. ~Bob
Ladies Night at Boulder Running Company this Thursday (Tomorrow!)
Kerry Page writes: Boulder Running Company is hosting a Ladies Night this
Thursday evening. I figured the IC ladies could come after the Thursday
night workout since the “celebration” will last until 9 pm. They are
going to have Brooks bra fit experts, food, giveaways, prizes, and a
fashion show.
Guide Runner Needed for Garden of the Gods 10-Miler
Dave Sorenson writes: Guide Runner Needed For Garden 10 Miler. A visually
impaired runner from Washington DC wants to run the Garden 10 Miler on
June 11th when she is here visiting her parents. She does need a guide
runner to help her. Her pace is about 9.5 — 10 minutes per mile. If
anybody is willing to be her guide runner, please let me know and I’ll
give you her contact information.
Anthropology Study on Runners
Rebekka Hannula writes: Hi All, I’m writing a paper for my Cultural
Anthropology class about Runners If anybody out there would like to answer
these simple questions , I would really appreciate it:-)
1. How often do you train?
2. How many miles a week?
3. and any other information you would like to share?
I won’t mention names, unless you insist on the publicity :-)
Thank you very much! Rebekka Hannula
Are You Drinking Enough (Water)?
Connilee Walter reports: Came across an interesting new-to-me website that
speaks to the many benefits of proper hydration as well as the links
between unintentional dehydration and many common illnesses. For the
hydration-inclined, you can check it out at: www.watercure.com
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IC BIRTHDAYS: 4/19/2006 — 4/25/2006
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Al Alvares:
http://www.inclineclub.com/show.asp?name=Al%20Alvares
Barbara Dahl:
http://www.inclineclub.com/show.asp?name=Barbara%20Dahl
Harold Hays:
http://www.inclineclub.com/show.asp?name=Harold%20Hays
Larry Miller:
http://www.inclineclub.com/show.asp?name=Larry%20Miller
Mike Foster:
http://www.inclineclub.com/show.asp?name=Mike%20Foster
Paul Cooke:
http://www.inclineclub.com/show.asp?name=Paul%20Cooke
Payton Walter:
http://www.inclineclub.com/show.asp?name=Payton%20Walter
Ronald Garcia:
http://www.inclineclub.com/show.asp?name=Ronald%20Garcia
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NEW IC MEMBERS: 4/12/2006 — 4/18/2006
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Joy Grindeland:
http://www.inclineclub.com/show.asp?name=Joy%20Grindeland
Mark Gallagher:
http://www.inclineclub.com/show.asp?name=Mark%20Gallagher
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UPDATED ABOUT ME PAGES: 4/12/2006 — 4/18/2006
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Christopher Hahs:
http://www.inclineclub.com/show.asp?name=Christopher%20Hahs
Cindy Amoruso:
http://www.inclineclub.com/show.asp?name=Cindy%20Amoruso
Mark Aspelin:
http://www.inclineclub.com/show.asp?name=Mark%20Aspelin
Tim Steffens:
http://www.inclineclub.com/show.asp?name=Tim%20Steffens
Todd Gangelhoff:
http://www.inclineclub.com/show.asp?name=Todd%20Gangelhoff
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WWW POSTS:
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4/16/2006 Sun: Easter Sunday brought out 63 ICers for a run up the Barr
Trail. There is NO snow all the way to the Camp:-) Above the Camp there is
just a couple of spots of snow and ice until the end of the big
switch-back after the Bottomless Pit sign. From there till the A-Frame it
is still runnable but there were a couple of slick spots. However, they
were melting while I was there:-)
4/13/2006 Thur: 49 came out for a 30 minute tempo run up the Barr Trail.
This is the annual “truth” in that the trail doesn’t lie and will tell you
where you are compared to previous years. Many reported that things are
well:-)
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