Striders Winter Circuit has now officially made the Fast Running Blog supported race list. Race schedule:
5K February 16th 8:00am Ogden Ice Sheet/Dee Events Center in Ogden
10K March 1st 8:00am Ogden Ice Sheet/Dee Events Center in Ogden
10 Miler March 15th 8:00am Ogden Ice Sheet/Dee Events Center in Ogden
Half-Marathon April 5th 8:00am Red Moose Lodge (First half of Ogden Marathon course)
30K (18.64m) April 26th 7:30am Red Moose Lodge in Ogden Valley
More details at
http://www.stridersrunning.com/2008_winter_racing_circuitQuick course review:
5 K - very hilly loop course, great strength builder, commando points from Brent. If you want to know your true max HR, wear an HRM and take a reading at the end of the hill at 1.5 mark.
10 K - similar to 5 K, double strength builder, double commando points from Brent.
10 M - even hillier than the other two, triple strength builder, triple commando points from Brent.
Half - gentle downhill for the first half, rolling hills for the second, about a minute slower than Moab when Moab is not head-windy. Head wind on the half is unlikely.
30 K - gentle rolling hills.
All courses are USATF-certified, which means they are guaranteed to be the correct length. Something we always expect, and often do not get. I have the 5 K in the predictor already, and will soon add others. Your performance in those races is a very accurate indicator of what you will do in Ogden.
The half mostly overlaps the first half of Ogden. The 30 K covers a good portion of the first half of Ogden as well. As you drive to those two and back, if you are coming from I-15, you will see the majority of the Ogden second half. So this is a great chance to become more familiar with the Ogden course.
After running the Circuit, you will be more than prepared to race in the Ogden marathon.
We strongly encourage the reader to run in all or at least some of the races of the Striders Winter Circuit.