December Winter Conditioning Runs: 4-6 miles - Saint Edward State Park

Meet at 7:00 am at the corner of Juanita Drive NE, NE Arrowhead Drive, and NE 153rd Place. You can park on NE 153rd Place. Do not park in the Arrowhead Elementary School parking lot as it will be quite busy when we finish our run. Following introductions, description of route, and current trail conditions, plan to start running by 7:10 am. No passes required. Bathroom available after ~2 miles next to the beach.

We will follow a generally counter-clockwise loop for ~4.5 miles total distance with about 500 ft elevation gain through Saint Edward State Park. We will warm up on the Juanita and Volunteer trails, then descend the North trail. We'll run along the waterfront and climb the Seminary trail. We'll add in the Orchard Loop, then head toward the Water Tower, but cut back on the Plateau trail. A final sprint on the Arrowhead trail will finish our run. We will look to do an avg pace of 4 mph: moderate hiking pace on uphill sections and 4.5-5.0 mph on level and downhill sections. 

For a complete description of  trail running with the Mountaineers, please consult the Trail Running Standards.

Gaia route: Here is a link to our intended route; variation happens.  https://www.gaiagps.com/map/?loc=14.3/-122.2644/47.7324&pubLink=ZWAdrEx0bvQJRZpnCbWbUYIx&trackId=f0e43f36-72a0-4341-affc-f57d6da16228

WA State Parks map: https://www.parks.wa.gov/DocumentCenter/View/1940/Saint-Edward-State-Park-PDF

Full details will be available soon after registration closes on Dec 11. In the interim, please contact the leader with any questions at andycahn@gmail.com.