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NCAR Climb

We briefly wrote about the NCAR Climb, located in Boulder, CO, in our route guide of the NCAR/Eldorado Canyon Loop, but this one deserves a guide of it’s own. Its a good, quick climb that is great for hill intervals … Continue reading

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The Waldo Canyon Run

Waldo Canyon is located West of Manitou Springs, in the foothills of Pikes Peak. The canyon contains one of the more challenging trail runs in the area. The trail’s long climbs and overall altitude gain have the Waldo Canyon run … Continue reading

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Golden Leaf Half Marathon

The Golden Leaf Half Marathon embodies everything we look for in a race: it’s challenging, it is well organized, it has a great goody bag, it showcases the best attributes of a town and the scenery is unbelievable. Aspen is … Continue reading

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Lake Drive Loop

A scenic and fast route along Milwaukee’s water front, this run provides access to some of the area’s best urban features, scenery and coffee. Continue reading

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Siamese Twin/Balanced Rock Loop

A combined road and trail run that loops around the Garden of the Gods Park, passing numerous formations and vistas only accessible via trail. A great trail to being exploring trail running in the Garden. Continue reading

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Garden of the Gods

The Garden of the Gods is a playground for runners and bikers. Easily accessible from the West Side of Colorado Springs and downtown Manitou Springs, the Garden is an easy add-on for a longer ride, or a great location for running. Continue reading

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Intemann Trail / Red Rock Park Loop – Manitou Springs, CO

This route reflects our attempt to link Manitou’s Intemann Trail with Red Rock Canyon, the latest addition to Colorado’s State Park System. Due to a break in the Intemman Trail near the Manitou Springs High School, this route is composed … Continue reading

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Forest Park – Portland, OR

As a rule, running in Portland during the rainy season will require that you get muddy. Very very muddy. And since Portland’s rainy season is fairly extended, embracing the idea of getting covered in mud every time you hit a … Continue reading

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Eagle Creek

Incredible views, almost always perfect running weather, a good mix of hills and flats and numerous “I can’t believe I am seeing this on a run” moments makes Eagle Creek the best trail run we have found so far. Try to keep it on the down low. Continue reading

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Incline to Barr Camp

Due to my extended stay in Manitou I have been able to do a more extensive reconnaissance of the trails in the area. For the most part I have known about, or heard about, most of the trails around town, … Continue reading

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