First US Coast Guard Club Ultra competitor
Melissa Ownby is heading out to be the first PAUSATF registered USCG club member to participate in the Ultra Grand Prix. While the club has three dedicated ultra runners, she will be the first to take part in the series when she toes the line in the early morning hours of Saturday 10 October for the Dick Collins Firetrail 50. If you are out on the trails in the East Bay and you see her zooming (50 mile style) by, give her a few cheers.
Weekend Plan (10-12OCT)
We will not be sending a team to Folsom to race
You can still race, but you will be an individual (we don’t have 5)
Instead we will have a series of long runs planned.
Saturday AM – Briones (EBMUD), meet at Overlook Staging Area – 7:30. Run, long easy hilly loop around resevoir, approx 13 miles.
Sunday afternoon – Lake Chabot – meet at 1600 lake chabot marina area, by Park Map near rings (next to parking lot). Course will be clockwise around lake with option for Cameron Loop and Ten Hills trail extension (8.8mi / 12mi)
Monday AM – meet at 0800 on Redwood Bowl (parking lot). Run West Ridge to French, down to stream on Orchard, left on Stream to Skyline Gate and back on West Ridge (Some length around 8mi).
Given people are out of town or have plans for the weekend, these are suggested runs, think about running something similar. If you are at all interested in joining up with Ken for one of these, please contact him at ken@runuscg.org, otherwise he might sleep in.
Tuesday Workout (06 OCT)
Piedmont Track
1mi w/u, 2x400m – 4x800m – 2x400m, 1 mi c/d
Front runners pace for 5:00 min/mi (rest 1:15 for 400, 2:30 for 800)
Presidio Challenge
Logisitcs for Presidio Challenge are up.
*If you plan to attend the 10 October Race, preregister for $15 postmarked by Saturday 3 October.
See the schedule of Cross country for more details.
