December Winter Conditioning Runs: 4-6 miles - Tiger Mountain Lowlands

Meet at 5:00 pm at Evans Street gravel parking in Issaquah, near the middle school. Parking on street - no passes needed. Following introductions, description of route and current trail conditions, plan to start running by 5:10 pm. There are no public bathrooms at the trailhead, although we will run by one near the school towards the end of the run.

Coordinates: 47.52552, -122.02751

We will follow a clockwise loop for ~5 1/2 miles total distance with 1,164 ft elevation gain, through several Tiger trails. We will look to do an avg pace of 4.0 mph: moderate hiking pace on the uphill sections and 4.5-5.0 mph on straightaway and downhill sections. Goal is for everyone to run at a conversational pace, which means you can talk in complete sentence without gasping for air, can easily breath through your nose, and have an average heart rate typically less than 140 (75% of max heart rate).  Shouldn't be huffing and puffing. Please bring headlamp since we will be starting in the dark!

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

Gaia route: https://www.gaiagps.com/map/?loc=14.3/-122.0339/47.5274&pubLink=DW9Y5vP8y0thdmJE9uU6eROq&trackId=f9fe787a-e4b2-49d2-b4b4-4c1c140e7f61

City of Issaquah Trails map:https://www.issaquahwa.gov/DocumentCenter/View/4478/Issaquah-Trails-Map---Standard-PDF?bidId=

Full details will be soon after registration closes on Dec 26. In the interim, please contact the leader with any questions at bell.jennifer.lee@gmail.com.