January Winter Conditioning Runs: 5-7 miles - Lord Hill Regional Park

Meet at 8:00AM at Tester Road Trailhead at the Lord Hill Lower South Parking Lot (13823 Old Tester Road) in Snohomish. No passes required. Following introductions, description of route and current trail conditions, plan to start running by 8:10 am. There are no public bathrooms at the trailhead, but we will pass an outhouse about 1/2 way along the route at the north entrance.

This route covers Lord Hill Regional Park.

We will follow a clockwise loop for ~6.9 miles total distance with ~1,489 ft elevation gain. We will look to do an average pace of 3.5 mph: moderate hiking pace on uphill sections and 4.5-5.0 mph on the  straightaway and downhill sections. Goal is for everyone to run at a conversational pace, which means you can talk in complete sentences without gasping for air, can easily breathe through your nose, and have an average heart rate typically less than 140 (75% of max heart rate).

Link to GAIA route

Link to Strava route 

Expect hot coffee to be awaiting you at the parking lot. Please bring your own cup if you wish to partake.