Mountain Man Course Rides Starting...NOW!

I have to work at new student orientation Saturday 12-5 so I'm out for the ride (can't do it in the morning).

I do my long runs on Saturdays because of the race schedule and then I have to rest on Sunday. The last two times I didn't, I paid for it all week. I'm old, remember? I could do a short ride on Friday morning. When are you coming in? I had put down the 12th... Chris might be up again.

On top of my training plan I have to fit in the copy-editing of my book and the contractors starting on the house this week. More reasons I'm so inflexible. If I start moving things around too much I won't get it all done, especially the long run. And I have a 15K coming up in less than two weeks... argh!

Anyone interested in a trail run on Saturday afternoon? I'll have to work till 4 or 5 and then will head out east to the Campbell Mesa Trail system just past the Country Club area.

There's a whole bunch of loop trails with different length, all starting at the same trail head, all pretty flat and not too rocky. Easy on the legs and just so beautiful in the forest.

The gym with a 25-yard outdoor pool is also right there. For $9 you can get a guest pass and swim after the run. Very refreshing and good for recovery--so you can all bike the next day.

I have to rest on Sunday since I'm planning on a long run. Well, long in terms of time not distance, ahem. You guys can probably run the same trail and call it a short run and be fine on Sunday! But, again, everyone could run their own distance since there are so many loops to choose from.

Oh yes! It's an easy, mostly flat trail and people use it for dog walking too. No need for any special equipment. Kinda like Buffalo Park but with more shade.

There are a bunch of shorter loops with some gorgeous views of the mountains from a different angle than the usual one from town. Maybe that will spike the tourists' interest

http://www.fs.fed.us/r3/coconino/recreation/peaks/campbell-mesa-tr.shtml

How does 1:00 sound?  Any time after noon would be fine with me.  It's going to be hot for us mountain folk but is 85 degrees ok for you all?  I'm looking forward to it.

I was planning on a 90-minute run, pretty much from the gym along the street, around Campbell Loop and then back to the gym--with walking breaks. That way I can leave all my stuff in a locker at the gym and not worry about the wallet sitting in the car. And I jump in the pool afterwards.

But there is parking at the trailhead if you want to do a shorter one. Does 4:45 at the trailhead work for you? 

I will run from the gym so that adds 2 x 1.5 miles to my run (to and from the trail head) and leaves 60 minutes in the middle with you. Does that work?

And those will all be VERY slow minutes! With walking breaks for sure.

Saturday, it's for the run. Oh no! Sportyj, now we got everyone confused...

Recap so far: 

Run: Saturday, 4:45 p.m. from Campbell Mesa trail head for whichever distance you want to run

Bike: Sunday, 3 p.m., location tba

(Chris, I'm starting the run at the FACE to make it a bit longer and to get in the pool afterwards. You can do the same if you want to but I don't think the Sportybots have the time for it.) 

hey! i am new and slow to all of this but i would love to start riding with you. my goal is to do the sprint at mountain man. let me know!

candice