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What is the Incline Club?
A group of nuts who meet most of the year for Sunday long runs on and around Pikes Peak. During the summer months they also meet on Thursday evenings for quality hill sessions. They proudly state that they have NEVER cancelled a workout due to the weather!
How do I become a member of the Incline Club?
Although there are virtual Incline Club members (those just on the e-mail newsletter list) to become a ?real? member of the Incline Club you must show up and complete four workouts ? it is that ?simple.?
This is a slick group with a slick website, a large number of serious and not-as-serious members, a newsletter, and a great training program that the running members support. Check 'em out! Directions to all of their runs (starting at Soda Springs Park in Manitou) are easily found on their website.
Many members of the club are training for the Barr Trail Mountain Race in July and the Pikes Peak Ascent and Marathon in August. The long-term plan goes something like this: On the last Sunday in November we start with 2-hour long runs (see the long run FAQ). In January we add onto the two 2-hour runs taking them to 2? hours. Finally in March we take them to 3 hours which is about as long as we go for the year although on occasion the runs can become as long as 3? hours if the snow gets deep and slows us down or if we just feel like running longer. (Note: All times are for the faster runners and it is recommended that slower runners run no more than 1 hour more than the faster runners even if it means doing shorter runs.) Thursday quality sessions (see the Thursday FAQ) start on the 1st Thursday after the 1st Sunday in April (Translation: the first Thursday after the switch to daylight savings time). Sometime in June ? depending on the snow ? we move the Sunday long runs to Elk Park trail and head up to the top of the Peak for the altitude phase of the program. The Thursday after the PPA/M we hold the annual Incline Club awards party and then we stop all the workouts until we start the process over again on the last Sunday in November!
When are the workouts?
Every Thursday from April through August at 5:30pm ? that is warmed up and ready to go at 5:30pm!!!
Every Sunday at 8:00am from late November through August. That is warmed up and ready to go at 8:00am!!! For the Elk Park runs we meet at 7:00am to drive up to the starting point. Also as the year progresses the road opens up later so we move the time back.
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Posted by: tradkelly and last modified on Aug 22, 2006 by thoos
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