Training runs

Offi­cial 2012 train­ing program

Below is this year’s ten­ta­tive sched­ule for the train­ing run program. Official group runs will be held on Sun­days:

  • Sunday train­ing runs will be coor­di­nated by Glenn Pacé, Rod Hat­full, and Patri­cia Jensen.
  • There will very likely be run­ners in a vari­ety of pace groups on each run.
  • Use the Feed­back Form to send ques­tions to the Train­ing Run Coordinators.
Good luck in training.
DateRun TimeRouteMeet­ing PlaceMeet­ing Time
May 62 — 3 hrsGrouse to Moun­tain High­way returnGrouse Mtn.8:00 am
May 133 — 4 hrsGrouse to Lynn Canyon return Grouse Mtn.8:00 am
May 203 –4 hrsGrouse to Mtn. Hwy up to GrouseGrouse Mtn.8:00 am
May 273 –4 hrsCleve­land Dam to Lynn Head­wa­ters, plus 2 options in Lynn Head­wa­ters ParkCleve­land Dam7:30 am
June 33 –4 hrsCleve­land Dam to Cypress return Cleve­land Dam8:00 am
June 104 — 6 hrsGrouse to top Sey­mour Grind return (“long” option to Old Buck)Grouse Mtn.7:30 am
June 174 — 6 hrsCypress Top Look­out (Sky­line Trail) to Deep Cove — alter­nate start may be Holly­burn cross-country park­ing lot in case Sky­line Trail park­ing area still closed due to constructionPanorama Park park­ing lot in Deep Cove7:30 am
June 233 — 5 hrsTrail Work Day on the Baden Powell (area TBA)TBA8:45 am
June 244 — 7 hrsFirst ¾’s
(Nelson Creek Park to Lynn Canyon)		Lynn Canyon7:30 am
June 263.5 — 4.5 hrsFirst Half
(Nelson Creek Park to Cleve­land Dam)		Cleve­land Dam7:30 am
July 12 — 3 hsLast ¼
(Lynn Canyon to Deep Cove)		Panorama Park park­ing lot in Deep Cove7:30 am
July 144:39 — 10 hrsRace day — Horse­shoe Bay (Nelson Creek Park) to Deep CoveNelson Creek Park 6:00 am

What to bring

  • 2 water bot­tles min­i­mum! Fanny packs or hand held bot­tles are the usual.
  • Food-energy bars, energy gels, bagels, candy, etc.
  • Opti­mistic atti­tude, trail fit bodies and a sense of direction.
  • Change of clothes.
  • Money for cab or treat (for the train­ing coordinators).

Meet­ing places

  • Grouse Mtn. – Top of Nancy Green Way in North Van­cou­ver. Meet in the lower unpaved Grouse Mtn. Park­ing lot to avoid paying for parking.
  • Cleve­land Dam – On the left going up Nancy Green Way, just past the Fish Hatchery.
  • Deep Cove – Panorama Park park­ing lot, Deep Cove.
  • Lynn Canyon – Lynn Canyon Sus­pen­sion Bridge park­ing lot – off Lynn Canyon Rd., North Van­cou­ver. Look for the signs on the right.

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Unof­fi­cial Train­ing Runs

Start­ing in April, a series of unof­fi­cial train­ing runs will be held on Wednes­day nights. Infor­ma­tion about these runs can be viewed here.

Train­ing Run Reports