In my 43/43 goals, I planned to walk the Civil Rights Half Marathon in January, 2011, in San Francisco. However, it clearly isn’t going to happen (I guess the organizers quit), so I’ve been looking for other races, and I’ve found the one I want to train for: the Canyon Meadow Trail Run, in Redwood Regional Park in Oakland, the first Saturday in June. It’s a serious hike, so I’ll be glad of the long, slow leadup–giving myself six months to become able to walk 13.1 miles with an 1900′ elevation gain sounds good. Training in San Francisco should do nicely.
So, I’ve laid out a training schedule, and begin on Monday. Whee!
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December 31, 2010 at 12:47 pm
Erp
You might look to the local Sierra Club (San Francisco or Loma Prieta chapters). They have a lot of regular hikes at that range (3B by their scale) or less. You don’t need to be a Sierra club member to go on most of them and they are free except for park fees/car pool cost.
For instance this Saturday there is a 9 mile walk of the Stanford Campus including dish (Black Mountain section, Loma Prieta chapter).
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December 31, 2010 at 1:54 pm
Amy Zucker Morgenstern
Thank you!
I love city walking, and as I now live in Bernal Heights, I can’t walk out my door without either heading up a very steep hill, or down one that I will then have to scale to get back home. But it would be good to do some trail walking along the way, as well as a pleasure to get into the woods. And thanks for reminding me of the Dish–I never walk there because I’m intimidated by the climb! I’ll definitely make it my walk on some work days.
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December 31, 2010 at 9:34 pm
Erp
The Dish is less bad if you scale it from the Campus Drive East side (long but less slope). The Stanford Avenue side is shorter but steeper. I will note that University Church does a Easter sunrise service by the Dish with the congregation walking up from the Stanford Avenue side. I believe the minister sometimes cheats by driving up with the musicians (they get special permission from the University to bring in a couple of vehicles). Another good nearby hiking area is Arastradero Preserve which is about 5 miles by car from UUCPA though it is recommended you hike with someone (mountain lions); it has more loops, less slope, and a couple of ponds.
I know the Loma Prieta Day Hikers section does city walks but their idea of a short hike is what you are working up to.
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