I am in for a Sunday run. 12 max for me. The earlier the better but whaever the group decides is fine. See you there! Len McGee Windermere Real Estate Northern Arizona Associate Broker Email:lenmcgee@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx Website: www.Hassayampaforsale.com <http://www.hassayampaforsale.com/> www.Hassayamparesidents.com <http://www.hassayamparesidents.com/> www.lenmcgee.prescottforsale.com SEARCH FOR HOMES IN THE PRESCOTT AREA <http://www.lenmcgee.prescottforsale.com/> This Months Windermere Market Report<http://www.windermeremarketreport.com/> www.PrescottAreaMap.com <http://www.prescottareamap.com/> *Cell:928-713-4666* *Fax:928-541-4344* On Thu, Jan 5, 2012 at 12:00 PM, Hellenthal Mark A < Mark.A.Hellenthal@xxxxxxx> wrote: > ** > I am in and can get there at any time. I am only doing a 22 miler on > Saturday so whatever distance you guys pick will work for me (pavement or > dirt) - but I will be slow yet/still/as usual...lol > > Mark Hellenthal > *IRS - LB&I Revenue Agent ID #1000359609 * > *IMS SuperUser* > *NRC Group 1434: POD Phoenix, AZ* > > 4041 N. Central Avenue, Suite 112 > MS4201-PHX-MH > Phoenix, AZ 85012 > > VM 602-636-9416 - FAX 602-636-9460 > > > ------------------------------ > *From:* Golfdood51@xxxxxxx [mailto:Golfdood51@xxxxxxx] > *Sent:* Thursday, January 05, 2012 11:35 AM > *To:* mountainmilers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > *Cc:* dnracres@xxxxxxxxxxxxx; blaurance5@xxxxxxxxx; Hellenthal Mark A; > drysurfer@xxxxxxxxx > *Subject:* Sunday long run > > OK, we seem to have some interest a little different long run (Dave, > Deborah K, Brenda, Dana, Mark) for Sunday. > > Heidi has offered to help with pick-up. I will do an out and back on a > little different course so I can also help pickup runners. So we can > probably handle close to 10. > > This is an Iron Springs Road run. The run will start at Tonto rd. > and Iron Springs and go to Kirkland Junction. That is about 12 miles going > through Skull Valley. Anyone that wants to go further can be dropped off > closer to Prescott anywhere along the way to Tonto. For a Tucson trainer, > I started at Skyline and Iron Springs (before the summit and got in 20). > If you want to go shorter, you will need to drive to a start point and we > will get you back to your car. > > The winds are expected out of the north (trailing wind) and this is a > downhill course too. Some rolling hills though. > > Please let me know if there is interest. The highs should be in the 50 > degree range and mostly sunny. I will send out a confirmation to all > interested parties Sat AM. Thinking of a 9:30AM start but that is > changeable, I simply picked a time that will be a little warmer and give > time for Mark to get here from PHX if he wants to join us. Mark, you may > find it faster coming up through Wickenberg? > > To get there from Prescott, take Iron Springs to Tonto and turn north > (only way you can go) and look for a parking area on the right just a > couple of hundred yards from the intersection. > > Now the last thing is the road itself. This would be pavement run > although you could swing the Skull Valley 10K course (Tonto to Ferguson) > and add a mile or so and have about 5 miles of dirt road to start. The > traffic on Iron Springs is swift and at times, the shoulder is quite > small. I have never felt uncomfortable on this road as you can hear and > see cars coming from quite far off. Deb ran this exact trainer (by > herself) when I did the 20 miler. She said she felt fine with it all and > is coming back! There were some beautiful views and yellow leaves which no > doubt are gone now but it is still a nice run and there is a bar/restaurant > at the finish in Kirkland! > > Please let me know if interested. We will be in PHX much of Saturday. Ken > > >